Gaza’s health ministry reported that four more Palestinians died from hunger in the last 24 hours. This raises the total hunger-related deaths to 201. Meanwhile, the international community, including China, the UN, and several European countries, strongly condemned Israel’s plan for a “complete siege” of Gaza. They warned that this move will worsen the already […]
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White House announces multi-billion dollar plan to attack obesity, hunger
The White House announced Wednesday billions of dollars in pledges from major corporations including the likes of fast food behemoth Burger King to craft a national strategy on ending the twin US challenges of hunger and obesity. The private sector pledges were unveiled as President Joe Biden was hosting what the administration touted as the […]
One person dying of hunger every four seconds: NGOs
In an open letter to the UNGA gathering, 238 organizations express outrage at skyrocketing hunger levels One person is estimated to be dying of hunger every four seconds, over 200 NGOs warned on Tuesday, urging decisive international action to “end the spiraling global hunger crisis”. In an open letter addressing world leaders gathering in New […]
Pakistan calls for mobilizing financial resources to end poverty, hunger, climate issues in developing world
NEW YORK: Pakistan stressed the international community for evolving an emergency action plan and mobilizing financial resources to ramp up food production, keep supply chains open, assist poor farmers and build food banks for developing countries. Addressing a press conference here at the Untied Nations on Wednesday night, Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives […]
India falls to 102nd Place on Global Hunger Index
New Delhi: New Delhi: India has been classified as a country with ‘serious’ levels of hunger according to this year’s Global Hunger Index (GHI), slipping from 95th rank in 2010 to 102nd in 2019. The country with the severest problem of hunger at rank 117 is the Central African Republic. According to Concern Worldwide, an aid […]
400,000 children in DR Congo could die from hunger, says Unicef
The United Nations on Tuesday warned that more than 400,000 children in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are severely malnourished and could die within months without emergency intervention. The crisis — the latest to hit the poverty-stricken, strife-torn central African country — is unfolding in the vast region of Kasai, the UN’s children fund Unicef […]