The UK failed to increase its support, announcing £96 million for countries in the Horn of Africa, in a wider package of £143 million for East Africa. Last year the UK cut its funding for the humanitarian response by 80% (2/3). Today’s announcement cuts UK support even further (4). This comes after ten NGOs, including Oxfam GB, ONE UK, CARE International, CAFOD, and Action Against Hunger UK, wrote to the Prime Minister on Monday urging the government to pledge significant funding in New York.
For decades, world hunger steadily declined until recently. Now, the number of malnourished people around the world has risen by 150 million since 2019 due to COVID-19, poverty, conflict, climate change and disasters. Action Against Hunger’s mission is to ensure that millions of people across the globe are no longer hungry. Their best-in-class programs include building economies resilient to hunger, saving the lives of children and families during crises, and innovating solutions for systemic change. Hunger is 100% predictable, preventable and treatable. Knowing that, I was especially interested to read the organization’s 2023 Hunger Funding Gap Report to answer the question: Does rising hunger lead to increased funding for hunger programs?
Aiming to extend a helping hand, the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and several local and international NGOs like Action Against Hunger (ACF) have set up mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) initiatives for the refugees in Bangladesh.
Food insecurity is rising globally and with it, a mental health crisis. Approximately 258 million people in 58 countries face life-threatening hunger, according to the 2023 Global Report on Food Crises. All over the world, climate crises are accentuating the problems of access to water and food. In countries like Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), it is difficult to find mental health support, but the connection between psychological health and hunger is becoming increasingly recognized and addressed.
The world is not a stable place. Conflicts, both civil and international, as well as deglobalisation and the looming threat of climate change, are just some of the things that have the potential to radically disrupt the food system. At the City Food and Drink lecture in the Guildhall, London on Monday, population biologist Sir Charles Godfray spoke about the successes and challenges of feeding the world.
United Nations, NY, May 18, 2023 — Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) and the International Rescue Committee (IRC), alongside 19 other leading organizations working to improve the protection of civilians in armed conflict (PoC), have published a joint statement ahead of the May 23rd UN Security Council Open Debate at the sixth edition of PoC Week. This statement calls for UN Member States to take swift and ambitious action in addressing the need for policies and practices that effectively address the full protection of civilians in all their diversity.
Grace Taku, a member of staff of International non-governmental organization, Action Against Hunger, who was abducted nearly four years ago, has been rescued.
Cyclone Mocha struck the coasts of Bangladesh and Myanmar on May 14, causing significant damage. Action Against Hunger teams are assessing needs and preparing to launch our emergency response in the coming days.
Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards were unveiled this week, and the nonprofit Action Against Hunger was honored for its potentially lifesaving new app that is equipping health workers and parents with a faster, more effective way to detect childhood malnutrition.
