Links to recent news and analysis on the Global Goal to end hunger and ensure access by all people to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round.
African countries adopt new 10-year agriculture strategy
15/1/2025: The Kampala Declaration, a 10-year strategy adopted by the African Union, commits to increasing the continent’s agricultural output by 45% and tripling intra-African trade in agrifood products by 2035.
Source: Devex
Laureates call for moonshot innovation to avert hunger catastrophe
14/1/2025: More than 150 Nobel and World Food Prize Laureates are calling for urgent agricultural research to meet the food needs of nearly 10 billion people by mid-century. They say that neglected indigenous crops, rich in nutrition and resilient to climate change, are key to research focused on tackling global hunger.
Source: Inter Press Service
World Food Programme reports worsening global food security
22/11/2024: According to the Global Outlook 2025 published by the World Food Programme, hunger continues to rise, with 343 million people across 74 countries experiencing acute food insecurity – a 10 per cent increase from last year. Funding shortfalls in 2024 forced the agency to scale back activities, often leaving some of the most vulnerable behind.
Source: UN News
Brazil guides new global agenda against hunger
15/11/2024: One of the main issues under discussion in the G20 Social Territory in Rio de Janeiro is the Global Alliance proposed by Brazil to fight hunger and poverty. The Alliance is founded on the principle that no country can fight hunger on its own. The Brazilian initiative seeks to unite developed and developing nations in coordinated actions.
Source: G20 Social
Experts warn of high risk of famine in northern Gaza
8/11/2024: The head of the World Food Programme has warned that immediate and unimpeded flow of humanitarian supplies into northern Gaza is essential to prevent an all-out catastrophe. This situation is the result of large-scale population displacement and the destruction of infrastructure and health facilities.
Source: UN News
UN report warns of catastrophic hunger in 5 major hotspots
31/10/2024: A report issued by UN Food Agencies classifies 22 countries where acute hunger is at high risk of worsening between November 2024 and May 2025 due to the combination of conflict, economic instability, and climate shocks. Palestine, the Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti and Mali remain at the highest alert level.
Source: World Food Programme