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October 29, 2020

Malnutrition surges among young children in Yemen as conditions worsen

If the war does not end now, we risk losing an entire generation of Yemen’s young children, says UNICEF.
May 22, 2020

UN chief calls for solidarity to preserve Africa’s hard-won progress

The coronavirus pandemic threatens the hard-earned gains Africans have made throughout the continent, said the UN chief, urging the world to stand in solidarity with the country's people, “now, and for recovering better.”
March 16, 2020

Millions of Cyclone Idai survivors in Zimbabwe still facing hunger

A year after Cyclone Idai destroyed crops, ruined lives and left millions in Zimbabwe without food, the country is facing its worst drought in four decades.
March 7, 2020

Securing sustainable food systems hinges on gender equality

The United Nations' Rome-based agencies dedicated to food and agriculture have called for bolder action to achieve gender equality and empower women and girls in the agricultural sector and beyond.
October 17, 2019

Poor diets damaging children’s health worldwide, warns UNICEF

An alarmingly high number of children are suffering the consequences of poor diets and a food system that is failing them, UNICEF warns in a new report on children, food and nutrition.
October 16, 2019

Children affected by conflict in Africa call on goverments to protect most vulnerable

Some five million African children have been killed by conflict-related disease or hunger in the last 20 years.
April 26, 2019

Number of malnourished children set to double in Idai-hit areas of Mozambique

The number of acutely malnourished children under five in cyclone-hit areas in Mozambique is expected to jump from nearly 60,000 to 115,000, after crops and livelihoods were swept away by the storm, Save the Children has warned.
March 29, 2019

Ten million Afghans face severe hardship after extreme weather

A quarter of Afghanistan's population faces severe acute food insecurity and need urgent help after floods and drought, say the Afghan Red Crescent Society and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
December 28, 2018

Austerity results in ‘social murder’, according to new research

Researcher says austerity is a form of structural violence that deepens inequalities and injustices.
December 23, 2018

Migrants and refugees crossing Libya subjected to 'unimaginable horrors'

Migrants and refugees are being subjected to "unimaginable horrors" in Libya and, if they make it that far, during their subsequent attempts to cross the Mediterranean sea, according to a new UN report.