More than half of all Syrians going hungry: WFP

More than half of the population in Syria is facing hunger as the country grapples with 12 years of war and recent devastating earthquakes, the World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Tuesday.

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Zimbabwe ‘facing worst hunger crisis in a decade’

03 Dec 2019

Zimbabwe is facing its worst hunger crisis in a decade with half of the population – 7.7 million people – food insecure, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.

Senior UN aid official urges comprehensive response to Haiti crisis

25 Apr 2024

The ongoing crisis in Haiti is having a “massive” and “devastating” impact, with over half the population acutely food insecure and more than one million staring at emergency levels of hunger, a senior UN World Food Programme (WFP) official said on Thursday.

Rising hunger in drought-stricken southern Madagascar forcing families to eat insects: WFP

27 Nov 2020

Hunger is on the rise in southern Madagascar due to consecutive years of drought, affecting half the region’s population, or 1.5 million people, and forcing most families to eat insects, the World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Friday.