More than half of the population are facing acute hunger and 3.2 million children are suffering from malnutrition. Humanitarian needs have tripled, and will continue to rise as the bitter winter sets in pushing communities to the limit.
Thousands of people have crossed into South Sudan as they flee ongoing conflict in Sudan. WFP is on the ground and supporting the new arrivals, but this additional response is putting pressure on an already severely underfunded operation.
Haiti is the poorest country in the Latin America and the Caribbean region and among the poorest in the world. Hunger is tightening its grip as insecurity, violence and deepening economic woes combine with climate-related shocks and other disasters.
Famine seems to be the hardest word—an outcome no one working to end hunger wants, not least Margot van der Velden, Head of Emergencies at the World Food Programme (WFP).
She is very concerned about the increasing number of hungry people in the world today.
According to figures released in December, there are currently 151 million people facing acute hunger, including 31 million at sever
Peru has achieved remarkable economic growth in the past 20 years. In 2008, it was classified as an upper-middle-income country. In the same period, poverty halved and chronic malnutrition among children aged under 5 decreased.
The immense scale of the damage is becoming clearer, but the situation is likely to deteriorate, and the number of people affected is expected to increase as heavy rains are forecast to continue.
Assessing the extent of the damage and needs remains a huge challenge.
Since the explosion of gang violence began in July 2021 some 200,000 Haitians have been displaced by violence across the country. Since mid-August, a surge in fighting has forced another 40,000 people to flee their homes in the capital Port au Prince.
As the world marks the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, the current global energy crisis is another wakeup call for clean and durable energy solutions that are also key to building food security.
That message is all the more powerful today, as the war in Ukraine sends food and fuel prices soaring and contributes to an unprecedented rise in global hunger.
That's why over the
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Any loss of life in humanitarian service is unacceptable and I demand immediate steps to guarantee the safety of those who remain.
Aid workers are neutral and should never be a target.