Driven by fear, hunger and thirst, 24-year-old Habiba and her four children crossed the border to safety in southern Chad late one afternoon in May, ending a harrowing three-month trek through the ...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — At 14 months, Adut Duor should be walking. Instead, his spine juts through his skin and his legs dangle like sticks from his mother’s lap in a South Sudan hospital. At half ...

The Long-Term Solution for Destitute Initiative has announced an expanded regional response to the growing hunger and food insecurity crisis across West Africa.The LOSDI said the initiative became ...

LONDON, October 16, 2025 – Of the around 118 million children plunged into hunger so far in 2025, around 63 million – over half - were forced into this situation by conflict as opposed to drought or ...

The UN Food Systems Summit called for action on hunger in Africa, Gaza and beyond — Solan Kolli UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday said food must not be used as a weapon of war as world leaders ...

ABUJA, (November 5, 2024) - An additional one million children in Nigeria will be suffering from acute malnutrition by April next year without urgent action as extreme flooding, escalating violence ...

MUDZI, Zimbabwe — It’s Tuesday morning, and 5-year-old Talent should be in school. Instead, he's foraging for the fruit that his family is counting on for food now that crops have withered in the heat ...

Mankind has no right to leave 733 million people to the scourge of hunger. In a world that annually produces almost six billion tonnes of food, this is inadmissible. In a world where military spending ...

Clara's Ronan Scully writes: "We are living through extraordinary times, a world marked by war, conflict, hate, instability, ...

A recent study reveals that children in the Western Cape are grappling with a concerning double burden of malnutrition, showcasing high rates of both stunting and obesity.