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Hunger numbers stubbornly high for three consecutive years as global crises deepen: UN report

1 in 11 people worldwide faced hunger in 2023, 1 in 5 in Africa

Israa eats a piece of bread in Khan Younis city.

1 in 4 children globally live in severe child food poverty due to inequity, conflict, and climate crises – UNICEF

Children experiencing this level of food poverty are up to 50 per cent more likely to suffer from life-threatening malnutrition, new analysis finds

Daw Buu Shane feeding her daughter a nutritous meal cooked with ingredients grown in her backyard.

Malnutrition in mothers soars by 25 per cent in crisis-hit countries, putting women and newborn babies at risk – UNICEF

With half of stunting in children under 2 developing during pregnancy and before six months, new report raises the alarm on the need to invest in essential nutrition programmes for adolescent girls and women

Kokobe Ashebir, 20, has a two month old baby. She's attending a routine check-up with Workitu Abera, a health worker at Kolabe Bale Health Post in Sire, Oromia Region, Ethiopia.

FAO, UNICEF and WFP call for urgent and long-lasting action in West and Central Africa as the region faces another year of record hunger with thousands experiencing catastrophic levels of food security

The number of hungry people in West and Central Africa is projected to reach an all-time high of 48 million people (including 9 million children) next year if urgent and long-lasting solutions to address this crisis are not delivered soon

Over half a billion dollars pledged to tackle severe wasting since July in unprecedented international response to deepening child malnutrition crisis

At least 60 per cent of commitments will directly support UNICEF’s work in 15 countries hardest hit by the food and nutrition crisis

UNICEF Emergency Director: Immediate scaled up humanitarian response needed to save millions of children in drought stricken Somali region

“In Somali region alone, over 900,000 people have been displaced. Drought not only means lack of water. It means that children are going hungry and thirsty every day"

A child wrapped in a red polka dotted blanket looks up to the camera. he is held by his mother whose face is cast down.

As the war in Ukraine continues, millions of children in the Middle East and North Africa at increased risk of malnutrition amid food price hikes

Families struggle to bring food to the table during the holy month of Ramadan

More than half of parents and pregnant women exposed to aggressive formula milk marketing – WHO, UNICEF

New report details exploitative practices employed by $55 billion formula industry, compromising child nutrition, violating international commitments

On October 16, 2019, Eva Ramírez a woman of the community of Chicoy, Todos Santos, Huehuetenango, Guatemala is breastfeeding her son, Junior Chales Ramírez (16 months old).

Young children’s diets show no improvement in last decade, ‘could get much worse’ under COVID-19 - UNICEF

During crucial period when children begin to transition to solid foods, just 1 in 3 are fed a diet diverse enough to grow well

Hender Jonathan Godínez Hernandez, 23 months old, eats an apple and poses on the floor of the patio of her house. In the dishes there are beans, tortillas, rice, tomatoes, eggs, pasta and fruits. These foods are what his mother usually includes in his diet.

Global Report on Food Crises reveals scope of food crises as COVID-19 poses new risks to vulnerable countries

Annual report on acute food security and nutrition published today

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