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UN: 6m people in Afghanistan face risk of famine

UN: 6m people in Afghanistan face risk of famine

The UN has warned all member states that two thirds of Afghans are facing severe hunger and are in urgent need of aid. The intergovernmental organisation warned that six million people in Afghanistan face the risk of …

Half million people in Armenia suffer from malnutrition

Half million people in Armenia suffer from malnutrition

Half a million people in Armenia suffer from malnutrition, according to the Hunger Map UN World Food Program. Only in the past three months, this number increased by 0.01 million. Also, according to the "Hunger …

UN: world faces unprecedented global hunger crisis

UN: world faces unprecedented global hunger crisis

There is a "real risk" of multiple famines this year, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said on Friday and urged ministers meeting on food security to take practical steps to stabilize food markets and reduce commodity price volatility. …

World could face worst hunger since World War II

World could face worst hunger since World War II

The crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the aggravation of the situation in Ukraine could lead to an aggravation of the problem of hunger around the world, the head of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and …

WFP: 45 million people ‘teetering on the edge of famine’

WFP: 45 million people ‘teetering on the edge of famine’

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned that the number of people teetering on the edge of famine in 43 countries, has risen to 45 million - up by three million this year - as acute hunger spikes around the world. This number has risen …

U.N. says basic services in Afghanistan collapsing

U.N. says basic services in Afghanistan collapsing

Afghanistan is facing the collapse of basic services and food and other aid is about to run out, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday. OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke told a U.N. briefing in …

Food waste trashes the planet

Food waste trashes the planet

18 June is Sustainable Gastronomy Day, an international celebration of local cuisine that is produced in ways that are both environmentally friendly and minimize waste. That last part is becoming increasingly important