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Keywords: Food insecurity
Hunger in South Africa reached its highest reported level since 2010 in 2025, highlighting the continued pressure on household budgets despite a slowdown in food price inflation. According to the 2026 South African Food Security Index, 12% of households reported experiencing hunger last year, compared......
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is calling for urgent funding to support agriculture across the Middle East and North Africa, warning that more than 45 million people in the region are facing crisis-level food insecurity or worse. The UN agency said prolonged conflicts, forced......
At least 11.7 million additional women and girls could face food insecurity by the end of 2026 as conflicts in the Middle East and disruptions to maritime traffic increase pressure on energy, fertilizer and transport costs, according to an analysis by UN Women. The assessment warns that the economic......
Acute malnutrition is increasing among children in Yemen as renewed fighting disrupts access to healthcare and nutrition services, UNICEF has warned, highlighting the growing humanitarian pressure on families already affected by years of conflict and food insecurity. UNICEF Country Representative in......
The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that South Sudan’s already severe hunger crisis is entering an even more dangerous phase as conflict, displacement, economic hardship, climate shocks and shrinking humanitarian funding converge. The UN agency says the strengthening El Niño weather......
Yemen is facing a growing risk of renewed large-scale conflict after several years of relative calm, the United Nations has warned. UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council that recent military escalation could quickly undermine years of efforts to reduce tensions and urged the country's......
Around 900 million people worldwide experienced their hottest July ever recorded in 2026, as exceptional temperatures affected large parts of Africa, Europe and the Americas. The extreme heat was particularly pronounced in the Sahel, where several countries recorded unprecedented July temperatures.......
Global hunger levels continued to decline in 2025 for the third consecutive year, according to the latest edition of the United Nations report on the state of food security and nutrition worldwide. The report estimates that between 608 million and 696 million people experienced hunger in 2025, representing......
Around 645 million people worldwide experienced hunger last year, representing 7.8% of the global population, according to a new report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). While the figures show a modest improvement compared with the peak of the post-pandemic crisis, international......