High levels of hunger will continue for another 136 years in many developing countries, according to a new report assessing global hunger. The report, the 2024 Global Hunger Index (GHI), paints a grim picture, predicting that global hunger levels will remain high for another century. If more progress is not made
Author: Busani Bafana, IPS
Political will and investment will score the goal for zero hunger
A world free from hunger is possible, but it demands political will, investment, and effective policies to transform agriculture and rural development, says Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). More than 800 million people in the world went to bed hungry in 2022, and 3.1 billion
Act on the Taliban and secure our right to education, Afghan women and girls’ plea
Busani Bafana It has been more than 500 days since the Taliban regime in Afghanistan shut down schools and shattered the education dreams of girls and women like Somaya Faruqi, who has been forced to leave her homeland to continue her education. Faruqi, a student and engineer, has appealed for global intervention