THE climate and food security crisis remains critical in southern Africa with more than 26 million people food insecure in ...

FAO and WFP experts believe that the conflict in Sudan ... Since the last report in May 2024, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia and the Niger have been added to the hunger hotspots list, partly due to ...

“Catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity” bordering on starvation are expected to impact hundreds of thousands of people ...

According to the World Food Programme, five countries — Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe — have declared national drought disasters this year, while Angola and Mozambique also ...

The FAO/WFP report also noted that La Niña heightens ... added to the UN report since the last update in June are Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, and Niger. This is partly owing to the impact of climate ...

FAO and WFP are urging world leaders to prioritize conflict resolution ... Since the previous edition of the Hunger Hotspots report (June 2024), Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia and Niger have joined the list ...

Zambia and Zimbabwe remain on the “hunger hotspot” list from the agencies' last assessment in May, while Kenya, Lesotho ... access,” the report warned. WFP’s chief economist Arif Husain ...

ROME (AP) — Severe food crises threaten hundreds of thousands of people in vulnerable areas, including the Palestinian territories, Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali, where populations face or near ...

Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia and Niger are new to the list of hunger hot spots this year, joining Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Malawi, Somalia, Zambia and Zimbabwe to round out the list. WFP’s Husain said ...

"The situation is dire, and the need for action has never been clearer." Millions of people across southern Africa are ...