HUNGER

FAO values CELAC’s efforts to crack down hunger

Published on: March 12, 2024
16:39

Havana, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) The commitment against hunger and malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean advanced with the recent update of the CELAC plan, a United Nations expert deemed on Tuesday.

UN rapporteur accuses Israel of starving Gazans

Published on: March 1, 2024
08:58

Ramallah, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) The UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, accused Israel of starving to death the population of the Gaza Strip.

Gaza authorities warn of famine among civilians

Published on: February 21, 2024
08:44

Ramallah, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) At least 700,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip suffer from a critical lack of food, which may lead to their death, authorities in the territory warned.

Latin America and Caribbean update food plan

Published on: January 22, 2024
14:22

Havana, Jan 22 (Prensa Latina) The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) is working on updating a plan on food and nutritional security with horizons until 2030, which today endorses the relevance of regional cooperation.

Gaza faces catastrophic levels of food insecurity

Published on: December 21, 2023
16:07

United Nations, Dec 21 (Prensa Latina) Gaza faces catastrophic levels of food insecurity as the risk of famine surges every day, the Global Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Association warned on Thursday.

UN: Over 20 million people face severe hunger in Sudan

Published on: November 11, 2023
08:09

United Nations, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) More than 20 million people are currently facing severe hunger and depend on humanitarian assistance to survive in Sudan, according to estimates by the UN World Food Program (WFP).

FAO: 43.2 million people suffer from hunger in LatAm, Caribbean

Published on: November 9, 2023
16:27

Santiago de Chile, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) The new United Nations report, Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2023, states that 6.5% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean suffers from hunger, or 43.2 million people.

War doubles hunger in Sudan

Published on: October 19, 2023
14:40

Khartoum, Oct 19 (Prensa Latina) The conflict devastating Sudan paved the way for three of the four horsemen of the apocalypse: war, hunger and death, according to a report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Unicef.

UN warns of a setback to achieve zero hunger goal

Published on: October 16, 2023
16:48

United Nations, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations (UN) warned on Monday of a setback in the goal of ending hunger and malnutrition by 2030 on the World Food Day.

UNSG encourages talks to solve Haiti crisis

Published on: July 2, 2023
07:10

Port-au-Prince, Jul 2 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres has encouraged talks among Haitian political actors to seek possible solutions to solve domestic crisis and restore democratic institutions.

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