Hungr in the News

More Than 9 million In Sahel Face Food Crisis —Reuters

More than 9 million people in five countries in Africa’s Sahel region face food crisis next year, following low rainfall, poor harvests, high food prices, and a drop in remittances from migrants. WFP estimates between 5-7 million people are affected by what it called climate-related crisis and are in need of urgent assistance, with at least a million children in the Sahel facing malnutrition next year. 

Ivory Coast: Refugees Still Fear Returning Home —Global Post

8 months after this country’s post-election violence ended, hundreds of thousands of people still have not returned home. Many risk hunger if they leave a camp without humanitarian assistance. WFP is therefore offering food not only to those displaced but also to returnees. 

Greening Latin America: Investing In Nature For A Sustainable Future —The Huffington Post

Some of Latin America’s leading agricultural businesses from sugarcane growers to ranchers to soy producers understand that improving sustainability has a positive impact on their bottom line, local communities and the lands and waters on which all life depends.