WFP estimates that the global food crisis has pushed an additional 23 million under-18s into acute food insecurity since the start of the year, taking the total of children now affected to 153 million.
Hosted by Italy, the Pre-Summit will be held in Rome from 26-28 July, with a vast programme and platform.
Earlier this month, the UN’s SOFI report (or The State of Food and Nutrition in the World 2021), confirmed the World Food Programme’s (WFP) worst fears — up to 811 million people went hungry last year as the combined effects of conflict, climate extremes and the coronavirus
With the country gripped by a devastating drought and forecasts of an unprecedented fifth consecutive failed rainy season, famine is now projected in several districts of the Bay region of Somalia from October to December, unless resources can be secured to sustain and expand the scale-up of humanitarian assistance.
“We know from experience that we cannot wait for a formal declaration of famine
WFP’s School meals programmes are effective safety nets, helping to ensure that every child has access to education, health and nutrition. This infographic highlights important figures from 2015.