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Billionaire Wealth Soared in 2024. So Did Child Hunger.
Roughly 35 kids were born into hunger every minute this year as billionaire wealth reached a record $14 trillion.
Sudan Suspends Cooperation With Global Hunger Monitor as War Expands Famine
According to the monitor, half the nation's population faces “high levels of acute food insecurity.”
Minnesota Guaranteed Free School Meals for All Kids. Now Let’s Do It Nationwide.
The program has been a massive success, reducing families' food insecurity and improving academic performance.
UN Says Food Availability Has Hit “All-Time Low” in Gaza Under Israel’s Blockade
"In the past four months alone, nearly 19,000 children were hospitalized due to acute malnutrition,” said a UN official.
Brother of Gaza Soup Kitchen Chef Killed by Israeli Drone Speaks Out
It’s not about killing Palestinians who are harming Israelis, he says, but about killing those helping Palestinians.
New Documentary Spotlights the Victims of Israel’s Starvation Campaign in Gaza
Al Jazeera worked with Palestinian journalists in Gaza to document the families facing a famine aided by US weapons.
Israel Is Carrying Out Deliberate “Starvation Campaign” in Gaza, Says UN Expert
"We’ve never seen a civilian population made to go hungry so quickly and so completely,” says Michael Fakhri.
Advocates Urge Action as US Food Insecurity Reaches Its Highest Levels in Years
A new USDA report reveals that about 13.5 percent of US households struggled to access enough food in 2023.
1 in 11 People Went Hungry in 2023. The Climate Crisis Is Partially to Blame.
Rising global temperatures are driving spiraling hunger and food insecurity.
More Than Half of Sudan’s Population Could Suffer From Malnutrition by September
Famished people are reportedly boiling leaves, as well as eating grass, peanut shells and even dirt.