The Latest Breaking News on Food Insecurity

Biden takes aim at food insecurity with first hunger conference in 50 years – as it happened

Biden releases national hunger and nutrition strategy, which includes a slate of goals to help end food insecurity

The Guardian - US · Sep 28, 2022

More than $8bn pledged to Joe Biden’s goal of ending hunger

White House officials announced the donations came from private corporations and non-profits alike

The Guardian - US · Sep 28, 2022

ADB plans $14 billion program to ease food crisis in region

The Asian Development Bank plans to provide at least $14 billion over 2022-2025 in a comprehensive program of support to ease a food crisis in Asia and the Pacific, its president said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Sep 27, 2022

Inflation and expiring benefits have more Americans going hungry

Hunger is spreading among Americans with steady but low-paying jobs, reversing President Joe Biden's early success in cutting food scarcity by nearly a third and threatening to worsen as the country teeters on the brink of recession.

Tribune News Service · Sep 27, 2022

Sudan officials warn of disease from unidentified bodies

Sudanese medical officials have warned that more than 1,500 unidentified bodies piled up in Sudan’s mortuaries could lead to an outbreak of diseases

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

In Syria, mounting cholera cases pose threat across frontlines

A cholera outbreak that has claimed 29 lives in Syria is posing a danger across the frontlines of the country's 11-year-long war, stirring fears in crowded camps for the displaced who lack running water or sewage systems.

Reuters · Sep 27, 2022

Londoners donate half a million meals to food banks via Deliveroo partnership

Deliveroo workers have also been volunteering at food banks

Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2022

Sudanese Head North to Egypt Seeking Brighter Future

At downtown Khartoum's al-Souq al-Arabi, travel agencies helping young Sudanese seek a brighter economic future in Egypt are replacing once-packed hardware stores in a corner of the capital's main commercial hub. The exodus reflects growing despondence over prospects at home, where the economy has been in free fall and the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 27, 2022

ADB to devote $14B to help ease food crisis in Asia-Pacific

The Asian Development Bank says it is devoting at least $14 billion through 2025 to help ease a worsening food crisis in the Asia-Pacific

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

WFP Provides Food Assistance for 250 Thousand Yemenis

The United Nation World Food Program (WFP) announced plans to maximize support for Yemen, suspended earlier this year due to funding shortfalls, supported by a 30 million euros contribution from Germany. The WFP said in its Situation Report for August that it will resume work to complete 300 assets in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 27, 2022