Some 64 per cent more people in Africa became food-insecure between 2016 and 2020, with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic expected to make matters worse, according to a recently released report.
Author: Sarah Polaski
UNICEF warns about food crisis in the world
Nearly 20 million people faced food crises in 2020 due to a toxic combination of conflict, climate change and Covid-19 pandemic, UNICEF warned.
Nutrition Security: The Next Battleground in the War on Hunger
With Americans increasingly unhealthy because of the highly processed foods they eat, there’s more talk about the need for quality over quantity of food.
Acute food insecurity soars to five-year high warns Global Report on Food Crises
The number of people facing acute food insecurity and needing urgent life and livelihood-saving assistance has hit a five-year high in 2020 in countries beset by food crises
Stalked by death: How rising food insecurity is killing war-torn Yemen’s children
Nearly seven years of war in Yemen have produced the world’s most dire humanitarian catastrophe. Millions are starving and have little in the way of medical care.
World Hunger Day: One in Five Canadian Children are Food Insecure, New Campaign Launches to Spark Conversations at Home and at School
With World Hunger Day around the corner on May 28th, the two organizations are proud to launch Food For Thought, a new campaign which aims to raise awareness of food insecurity in Canada.
Tigray could face famine without increased access to region, US aid official says
For the newly food insecure, help that preserves dignity
As job losses skyrocketed, the number of Americans facing food insecurity reached 265 million in 2020, according to a Northwestern University estimate.
25 Ways to Reduce Food Waste
For #StopFoodWasteDay here are more tips to reduce food waste
Tips to Reduce Food Waste
For #StopFoodWasteDay here are some tips to stop food waste at home
