Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in 2021, per AP News, hunger, malnutrition, and the risk of famine have put the nation's needs ahead of some traditionally associated with such issues (i.e., Ethiopia, South Sudan, Yemen, Syria), the UN WFP USA states. Afghanistan's population stands currently at roughly 41.7 million, of whom 24 million don't have enough food to eat, Action Against Hunger points out. And a full six million people in Afghanistan are so malnourished as to be considered on the brink of starvation, as the UN WFP USA notes on its web page devoted to its work in Afghanistan.
Jean-Michel Grand is Action Against Hunger UK’s chief executive, the international charity stopping life-threatening hunger in its tracks. He joined in 1994 as a field worker and spent nine years in some of the world’s most challenging environments, responding to a variety of humanitarian crises.
In January 2022, Action Against Hunger in Uganda carried out a contextual analysis for MAMI (the Management of small & nutritionally At-risk Infants under six months & their Mothers) in Kiryandongo and Adjumani Districts. They found that a large proportion of the small and nutritionally at-risk infants under six months and their mothers were not being identified nor was there an existing continuum of care from birth up to 6-months of age to support mothers and their young infants to survive and thrive.
“Imagine having a child who is malnourished, [who] is already very weak and not having a strong immune system,” said Roseval Supreme, Haiti country director of Action Against Hunger, which is integrating cholera response into its programs.
I asked you all last week to share your thoughts with me about how much influence the U.S. Agency for International Development may have in making wasting treatment delivery more effective, and what role simplified approaches could play in stretching resources to reach more children. I received this from Heather Stobaugh, senior learning and research specialist at Action Against Hunger, who helped draft the NGO letter to USAID Administrator Samantha Power:
“It’s important to note that simplified approaches are not a single ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution. Rather, simplified approaches are a range of innovations that show promise to help close the treatment gap for child wasting. This menu of options enables national governments and implementing actors to select and roll out innovations that are appropriate and acceptable within their unique contexts.”
Action Against Hunger strongly condemns violence against civilians in Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo, which has led to a rapid and significant increase in humanitarian needs.
Dr. Charles Owubah, the CEO of Action Against Hunger USA, a nonprofit leader in the global fight to end hunger, was ranked among Causeartist’s Top 25 Inspiring Nonprofit Leaders Who Will Impact the World in 2023. This annual rating celebrates social sector leaders who demonstrate adaptability, creativity, innovation, strong communication skills, and consistent impact.
Beirut - Around 2 million people in Lebanon, including 1.29 million Lebanese residents and 700,000 Syrian refugees, are currently facing food insecurity, according to Lebanon’s first ever Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Acute Food Insecurity Analysis. The situation is expected to worsen in the coming months.
The analysis predicts that the situation will deteriorate between January and April of 2023, with 2.26 million people - 1.46 million Lebanese residents and around 800,000 refugees - expected to be in the "crisis" phase or worse and requiring urgent assistance.
Find some of the photos that inspired Action Against Hunger's work in 2022 – the images that show why we cannot stop working to achieve a world free from hunger, for everyone, for good.
