One in three Venezuelans not getting enough to eat, UN study finds

Hyperinflation in Venezuela means that roughly one-third of the population – more than nine million people – do not get enough to eat and are in need of assistance, according to estimates published on Tuesday by the World Food Programme (WFP).  https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1058051
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Madagascar: Severe drought could spur world’s first climate change famine

21 Oct 2021

More than one million people in southern Madagascar are struggling to get enough to eat, due to what could become the first famine caused by climate change, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). 

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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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Amid COVID job losses, ‘high food prices are hunger’s new best friend’, WFP warns

08 Jul 2021

Job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic combined with high food prices are making it hard for millions of families to get enough to eat, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday.