Hunger still rising across East Africa, says new UN-backed report

Over 50 million people in Eastern Africa will face acute food insecurity this year, according to a new study backed by the World Food Programme (WFP) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2022/07/1123132
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Sudan: One-third of population faces acute food insecurity 

16 Jun 2022

One-third of Sudan’s population, or 15 million people, are facing acute food insecurity, according to a new assessment released on Thursday by the World Food Programme (WFP). 

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WFP continues to support millions amid ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine

WFP continues to support millions amid ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine

10 Sep 2024

Nearly 50 million people in the Middle East, Northern Africa and Eastern Europe are not getting enough to eat, or double the number from before the Arab Spring over a decade ago, a senior official with the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday in New York. 

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Food insecurity in West Africa could leave 43 million at risk as coronavirus hits

05 May 2020

Well over 40 million people across West Africa face desperate food shortages in coming months, with COVID-19 restrictions a new factor adding to people’s vulnerability, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.