HUNGER

UN: One out of every 11 people in the world faced hunger in 2023

Published on: July 24, 2024
13:23

Brasilia, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Hunger affected 733 million people in the world in 2023, which is equivalent to one in eleven inhabitants of the planet, a United Nations report that warns of stagnating progress said.

A day of protest against hunger will be held in Argentina

Published on: July 19, 2024
13:01

Buenos Aires, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) The Territorios en Lucha (Territories in Struggle) front will hold a day of protest against hunger and the Argentine government's adjustment, with the participation of Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Pérez Esquivel.

Argentinian Front to rally against hunger and Gov’t policies

Published on: July 18, 2024
15:02

Buenos Aires, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina) The “Territorios en Lucha” front confirmed Thursday to arrange a Friday rally against hunger and the Argentinian Government's austerity measures, in which Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Perez Esquivel will participate.

UN holds forum on 2030 Agenda amid alarming delays

Published on: July 8, 2024
10:11

United Nations, Jul 8 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations will on Monday inaugurate its high-level political forum on sustainable development, the body's central platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda.

One billion meals thrown away every day in the world

Published on: March 27, 2024
13:45

Nairobi, Mar 27 (Prensa Latina) One billion daily meals ended up in household waste in 2022, while one-third of humanity experienced the drama of food insecurity, the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) said on Wednesday, with the warning of exposing conservative estimates.

Hunger kills more children in Gaza, WHO warns

Published on: March 20, 2024
11:16

Geneva, Mar 20 (Prensa Latina) The number of newborns and children on the verge of death is increasing due to hunger, caused by five months of intense bombings by Israel on Gaza, and constant denials of access to aid, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday.

Cuba denounces causes of global food insecurity

Published on: March 19, 2024
13:22

Havana, Mar 19 (Prensa Latina) Food insecurity on a global scale has reached extreme levels, which are structurally worsened by the prevalence of an unjust and unequal international economic order, Cuba said today in a message to a regional forum.

FAO values CELAC’s efforts to crack down hunger

Published on: March 12, 2024
16:39

Havana, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) The commitment against hunger and malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean advanced with the recent update of the CELAC plan, a United Nations expert deemed on Tuesday.

UN rapporteur accuses Israel of starving Gazans

Published on: March 1, 2024
08:58

Ramallah, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) The UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, accused Israel of starving to death the population of the Gaza Strip.

Gaza authorities warn of famine among civilians

Published on: February 21, 2024
08:44

Ramallah, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) At least 700,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip suffer from a critical lack of food, which may lead to their death, authorities in the territory warned.

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