Food security

Over a quarter of a billion people were facing acute food insecurity in 2022. This number has increased for the fourth year in a row, according to a new report.

 

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Food security

Partnerships need to be enhanced to prevent and treat acute malnutrition among children and promote climate-smart programmes that help to reduce the region's high vulnerability to climate shocks and the risk of natural…

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Food security

Acute malnutrition threatens the lives of millions of children. UN agencies call for a coordinated response to meet the needs of this growing food crisis before it’s too late.

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Food security

The Global Alliance for Food Security (GAFS), jointly convened by the German Group of Seven (G7) Presidency and the World Bank Group, launched the Global Food and Nutrition Security Dashboard as a key tool to fast-track…

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Food security

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and UN World Food Programme (WPF) are expanding cooperation in 27 countries particularly hard hit by the global hunger crisis. This was agreed by…

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Food security

This year’s Global Hunger Index, which Welthungerhilfe presents jointly with Concern Worldwide on the occasion of World Food Day once a year, again reveals a dramatic global food situation.

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Food security

This report calls for urgent action to save lives and livelihoods and prevent famine in countries where acute food insecurity is expected to worsen over the coming months.

 

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Food security

The international community must work together to increase efficiency in production and trade, improve transparency, accelerate innovation and joint planning, and invest in food systems transformation in order to counter…

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Food security

International civil society – which also includes members of Germany’s Forum Environment&Development – has ample reasons to reject participation in the Global Alliance for Food Security. Existing institutions ought to be…

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Food security

The FAO Food Price Index dropped again in August, but still remains nearly eight per cent above its value a year before. Especially wheat prices declined, reflecting improved production prospects in North America and the…

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