Africa
More than 295 million people faced acute hunger in 2024, with the outlook ‘bleak’ due to funding cuts for aid efforts.Global hunger hit a new high last year with the outlook for 2025 “bleak,” according to a United Nations-backed report. Acute food insecurity and child malnutrition rose for a sixth consecutive year in 2024, affecting more than 295 million people across 53 countries and territories, the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises (GFRC), released on Friday, warned. Conflict, weather extremes and economic shocks were identified as the main drivers. The report, which provides its analysis through a collaborative effort with…
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WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says contributions have fallen sharply across the board.The head…
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Late Pope Francis, who came to be known as a strong voice for the poor,…
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