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- Famine projected to reach catastrophic levels in South Sudan as 7.8 million face acute hunger
Published: May 1, 2026
Section: Africa
United Nations agencies have issued an urgent warning that over half of South Sudan’s population will face crisis levels of food insecurity by July 2026. Driven by climate shocks a...
- Lebanon Faces Imminent Hunger Crisis as Conflict Leaves Over One Million People Food Insecure
Published: Apr 29, 2026
Section: Middle East
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification reports that 1.24 million Lebanese citizens will struggle to access basic nutrition in the coming months. Ongoing warfare and mass...
- Qatar’s EAA Foundation and FAO Launch Major Livelihood Initiative in Sudan to Benefit 1.8 Million People Amid Conflict
Published: Apr 25, 2026
Section: Africa
The Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, in partnership with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), has launched a comprehensive youth employment and food security projec...
- United Nations Warns of Global Agrifood Catastrophe if Strait of Hormuz Disruptions Persist
Published: Apr 13, 2026
Section: Global Economy
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has issued a warning that a prolonged crisis in the Strait of Hormuz could trigger a global food disaster by halting vital fertilizer and e...
- Somalia Humanitarian Crisis Intensifies as Middle East Instability Triggers 150 Percent Fuel Price Surge in Mogadishu
Published: Mar 31, 2026
Section: Africa
A combination of regional conflict and localized environmental shocks has pushed food and fuel costs to critical levels across Somalia, leaving one in three residents facing severe...
- Niger Delta Food Security Summit Set For April; Organizers Target Youth Financing And Value Chain Gaps To Combat Regional Hunger
Published: Mar 21, 2026
Section: Africa
The Organizing Committee for the Niger Delta Food Security Summit & Expo has identified limited agricultural financing and low youth engagement as primary threats to Nigeria’s food...
- Nigeria and FAO Partner on $350,000 Technical Intervention to Contain Bird Flu Outbreak in 11 States
Published: Mar 12, 2026
Section: Africa
The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have launched a Technical Cooperation Programme to combat Highly Pathogenic Avian Infl...
- Ireland Nominates Phil Hogan for Director General of United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
Published: Mar 4, 2026
Section: Politics & Debate
The Irish government has formally endorsed former European Commissioner Phil Hogan to lead the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome. Hogan, who previously manag...