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WHO warns about increased acute malnutrition in children

Published on: July 6, 2022
15:51

Geneva, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday regretted about 45 million children under five in wasting, the most acute form of malnutrition, increasing the risk of death up to 12 times.

Michelle Bachelet calls for solving crisis, hunger, poverty impacts

Published on: June 13, 2022
18:47

United Nations, Jun 13 (Prensa Latina) UN human rights officials on Monday called for stronger and more immediate action to solve the impacts of imbalances generated by crises, hunger and poverty.

Ukrainian war threatens unprecedented hunger, misery wave worldwide

Published on: June 8, 2022
17:02

United Nations, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina) The world is currently facing the risk of an unprecedented wave of hunger and misery, by threatening to spark off a social and economic chaos, UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres warned on Wednesday.

Sahel: Millions at risk with hunger and displacement on the rise

Published on: February 17, 2022
18:36

United Nations, Feb 17 (Prensa Latina) The number of people on the brink of starvation across Africa’s Sahel region is ten times higher than it was in 2019, the World Food Program (WFP) is warning, while the number of people who are displaced is up by 400%.

FAO: Time for extraordinary efforts to continue walking the talk

Published on: November 29, 2021
21:33

Rome, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) In 2022, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) must make extraordinary efforts to achieve tangible on-the-ground progress towards reducing hunger, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said.

161 million more hungry people due to pandemic

Published on: November 23, 2021
11:23

Rome, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) During 2020, the Covid-19 crisis and other factors dragged 161 million more people into food insecurity than the previous year, according to a new FAO report released today.

WFP warns 3 million more now ‘teetering on the edge of famine’

Published on: November 10, 2021
00:12

United Nations, Nov 10 (Prensa Latina) The World Food Program (WFP) warned that the number of people teetering on the edge of famine is increasingly growing, as acute hunger spikes around three million this year.

Millions of people in Afghanistan on the brink of famine

Published on: October 27, 2021
00:15

Kabul, Oct 27 (Prensa Latina) Afghanistan is on the brink of one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, United Nations agencies have warned, while more than half of the population faces an acute food shortage.

WFP urges greater efforts to fight hunger, climate crisis

Published on: October 15, 2021
18:34

Havana, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) The World Food Program (WFP) on Friday urged all nations on World Food Day to redouble their efforts to tackle hunger and climate crisis.

Millions of people with no access to healthy diet

Published on: October 14, 2021
19:36

United Nations, October 14 (Prensa Latina) Today, nearly 40% of humanity (three billion people) cannot afford to a healthy diet, the UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday.

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