Countries in west and central Africa are facing a food crisis with multiple causes. Estimates in late December 2025 suggested that 41.8 million people were already in crisis or worse in ...

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday said food must not be used as a weapon of war as world leaders gathered for a food summit in Africa, where 280 million people face chronic hunger. The African Union ...

The number of hungry people around the world reduced for a third straight year in 2024. But across Africa, conflict, climate change, and economic shocks are increasing hunger and malnutrition. A ...

The ongoing burden of rising global crises has exacerbated hunger in Africa and the Greater Middle Middle East, UN agencies warn. According to the UN's State of Food Security and Nutrition in the ...

An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger in 2024, down from 8.5 percent in 2023 and 8.7 percent in 2022. However, progress was not consistent ...

The boy made no sounds, recalls Dr. Ibrahim Alashi. Not a cry. Not even a whimper. Severe starvation had robbed him of even that, he says. "When I first saw him, I was shocked. His body was extremely ...

Global crises are fueling hunger in Africa and the Middle East, with trade tensions, conflicts, and climate change driving food inflation, according to the UN's SOFI report. The ongoing burden of ...