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Hunger

The latest stories and news on global efforts to end world hunger

As many as 62 million people in eastern and southern Africa could be facing food insecurity by early 2024, it is feared. AFP

UK urged to look to science and AI at global hunger summit

UKNovember 03, 2023

Khader Adnan began his hunger strike shortly after he was arrested on February 5. Reuters.

Palestinian prisoner's death described as 'deliberate assassination'

MENAMay 02, 2023

Richard Ratcliffe, left, sits alongside British-Iranian activist Vahid Beheshti outside the Foreign Office in London. Laura O'Callaghan / The National

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband supports hunger striker

UKMarch 24, 2023

Bassem Awadallah is seen being led to court in Amman, Jordan, in 2021. EPA

Jordanian prisoner Bassem Awadallah treated in hospital

WorldMarch 13, 2023

Somalis who fled drought-stricken areas receive food donations from city residents at a makeshift camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu. AP

World hunger is not ‘inevitable’, says David Cameron as food insecurity doubles

UKMarch 01, 2023

The royal couple view Going to the Match by artist LS Lowry. AFP

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Camilla cheers Marcus Rashford after viewing Going to the Match

UKJanuary 20, 2023

Flood-affected people wait for food distributed by army troops in a flood-hit area of Punjab, Pakistan, on August 27. AP

Cop27 should lead by preparing us for an over-heated world

CommentNovember 13, 2022

The bones of livestock lie scattered at a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia. AP

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East Africa's drought likely to kill one person every 36 seconds

AfricaOctober 14, 2022

'We see the greatest progress when governments, the private sector and local communities collaborate in global health programmes,' said foundation co-chairman Bill Gates. AFP

Gates Foundation announces $1.27bn commitment to curbing world suffering

USSeptember 21, 2022

A mother who fled Somalia's drought-stricken Lower Shabelle region sits next to her malnourished son, aged 2, at a camp for the displaced on the outskirts of Mogadishu. AP

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Famine knocking at the door in Somalia, UN says

AfricaSeptember 05, 2022

A doctor applies skin cream to a child showing symptoms of Kwashiorkor, a severe protein malnutrition causing swelling and skin lesions, at a malnutrition stabilisation centre run by Action against Hunger, in Mogadishu, Somalia. AP

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Unicef: one child at risk of dying every minute due to malnutrition

WorldJune 23, 2022

Children collect dry branches to burn and warm themselves after snowfall at Salat Zagrous Camp for internally displaced Syrians. EPA

In charts: the global refugee trends of 2021

UKJune 16, 2022

The Bakery close to the school is busy making the 250 pieces of Bread + to dispatch to the local school children. Afghanistan, Nangarhar 19 April 2022

UN says food crises and hunger threaten stability around the world

WorldJune 06, 2022

A girl carries firewood at a camp for internally displaced people in Kaya, Burkina Faso - one of four Sahel countries expected to face extreme levels of food insecurity in coming months. Reuters

UN says 18 million people in Sahel face severe hunger

AfricaMay 20, 2022

A displaced Yemeni woman collects spilled grains from the ground at a camp on the outskirts of Sanaa. EPA

World hunger doubled in five years before Ukraine breadbasket was hit by war

UKMay 04, 2022

Rend Platings (right) hugs her Ukrainian best friend Kristina Korniiuk as she welcomes her to her home in Cambridge. PA

British-Iraqi mother's delight at reunion with Ukrainian friend after hunger strike

UKMay 02, 2022

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