Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2024 has launched Wednesday at Sheraton Dhaka, spotlighting the critical intersection of climate resilience, zero hunger and gender justice. Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe jointly organized the event under the theme "Towards Zero Hunger: Challenges and Way Forward," The event was graced by the presence of Farida Akhter,
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How extreme heat intensifies health problems and hunger
In May, temperatures soared above 52° Celsius (125.6° Fahrenheit) in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh. To cope, Samina Kanwal, a community health worker with Action Against Hunger, began work at 7:00 am — the earliest time possible given neighborhood security protocols — to travel door-to-door helping vulnerable with the health
Conflict’s long shadow has a name – Hunger
Scarce food and drinking water. Limited and inconsistent healthcare. Rapidly deteriorating mental health. With conflict on the rise globally, this is the grim reality for millions around the world. April 7th will mark the sixth-month anniversary of the attack on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza, which has killed over
A world of one billion empty plates
The Hunger Factory: The modern horsemen of the apocalypse Part- II
While often too quickly attributing -quasi exclusively- the world unprecedented hunger tragedy to the current proxy war in Ukraine, other major causes remain hidden in plain sight. Like the legend of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the modern ones are a mix of combined causes: inequality; speculation; indebtedness, and the
