hunger

World News

We are far from achieving goal to eliminate hunger by 2030, UN warns

One in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa faced hunger in 2023 due to conflicts, climate change and economic downturns, according to the UN.

24/07/2024

Health news

Over 281 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2023, UN says

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the report is “a roll call of human failings,” and that “in a world of plenty, children are starving to death".

25/04/2024

Israel

Starvation fears as food deliveries into north Gaza halted

“The situation is beyond your imagination,” said Soad Abu Hussein, a widow and mother of five children sheltering in a school in Jabaliya refugee camp.

21/02/2024

World News

Ukraine war: Russia downs 'dozens' of Moscow-bound Ukrainian missiles

The latest developments from the Ukraine war.

26/11/2023

United Kingdom

UK's Rishi Sunak urges world to use AI and science to end malnutrition

Sunak was joined by ministers, diplomats and philanthropists from about 20 countries at a one-day Global Food Security Summit in London, where he urged world leaders to harness artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technology to end malnutrition around the globe.

21/11/2023

World News

Euroviews. How can we transform the global food system to preserve our planet?

Just like climate policy requires a focus across the entire value chain for emission reductions, the food industry must do the same, Johan Rockström writes.

05/07/2023

Euronews Debates

Euroviews. Green Week Debate 2023: Can Europe lead the way on food security?

As part of Euronews' Green Week, our expert panel debated whether Europe can future-proof its food security in the face of climate change and rising global hunger.

02/06/2023

Ukraine

World hunger worsens in 2022 due to Ukraine war - UN

The overall picture of global hunger is worsening, with economic shocks and conflict exacerbating each other

03/05/2023

Kenya

Death toll from Kenyan cult could rise with 213 missing: aid groups

The death toll at a ranch in coastal Kenya, owned by a pastor accused of leading a religious cult and ordering his followers to starve themselves, has reached 90.

26/04/2023

Vatican

Pope Francis calls for end to 'senseless' war in Ukraine

In his traditional Urbi et Orbi address, the Pope expresses sorrow over "the icy winds of war".

25/12/2022

Spain

Spain's 'hunger queues' lengthen as soaring inflation hits the poor

One volunteer said he has seen mothers "stopping buying feminine hygiene products so they can feed their children".

22/11/2022

Afghanistan

Afghans will struggle for their lives this winter, says Red Cross

"The economic hardship is there. It's very serious, and people will struggle for their lives," Martin Schüepp, director of operations at the ICRC.

21/11/2022

Ukraine

'I'm just 33 kilos': Frontline villages going hungry amid Ukraine war

Galina, 75, fought back tears as she described going without food during months of heavy fighting near her village in Ukraine.

23/09/2022

Green News

Extreme weather has put 18 million people on the brink of starvation

Oxfam found a 123 per cent rise in acute hunger in the 10 countries with the highest number of UN appeals driven by extreme weather events.

16/09/2022

Somalia

Somalia: severe drought puts millions of people at risk of famine

Severe drought has placed millions of people at risk of famine in the horn of Africa. Euronews speaks to Karl Schembri from the Norwegian Refugee Council.

13/08/2022

Green News

Ukraine food supplies 'deliberately destroyed' in warehouse attack

As the war in Ukraine continues and the food supply is destroyed, 45 per cent of Ukrainians are now worried about being able to find food.

30/03/2022

World News

UN agencies say millions at risk of famine without massive aid influx

Aid agencies have isolated global 23 hotspots where food shortages are the most acute.

31/07/2021

World News

Pandemic sees 161 million more people fall into hunger in 2020

The United Nations warned the coronavirus pandemic had likely contributed to a ‘dramatic worsening of world hunger’ in 2020.

12/07/2021

World News

World hunger rising and COVID-19 threatens to make it worse, says UN

It's put a UN deadline to eradicate hunger by 2030 in severe doubt.

14/07/2020