The Latest Breaking News on Food Insecurity

The organization found that 30% to 50% of gang members are now children, with many coerced into joining due to hunger or fear

African heads of state are gathering for their annual summit in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa this weekend, with escalating conflict in the DRC, the war and resulting humanitarian crisis in Sudan and cuts to aid from the US dominating the agenda.

Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fews Net), a web-based platform for predicting famine, went offline on 30 January 2025. The system had provided up-to-date data to predict and track food insecurity in nearly 30 countries in Africa, central America and Asia for 40 years. It was funded by the US…

Namibia’s first president and ‘founding father’ who led the fight for independence from the apartheid regime in South Africa

Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long advance towards the Kavumu airport

A charity leader is sounding the alarm with an estimated 21 million children suffering from malnutrition

UN agency says children as young as 12 are also being enlisted or coerced to join the fighting by armed groups.

An aid agency is receiving ‘horrific reports’ of violence against children

USAID employees faced challenges evacuating from DRC due to escalating violence and lack of guidance, highlighting the need for accountability and support ...