insert_link Africa WFP to Shut Down Southern Africa Bureau The United Nations’ World Food Programme is closing its regional bureau for Southern Africa, a communications officer confirmed on Monday to CNBCAfrica. The decision, announced in an internal email from WFP Global Executive Director Cindy McCain, was shared with staff worldwide on Friday according to Bloomberg News. A WFP spokesperson in Johannesburg confirmed the closure to Reuters but did not provide reasons or clarify whether it was linked to recent […] today4 March, 2025
insert_link World 757 Million people experienced hunger globally in 2023 World falls short on zero hunger goals At the recent G20 Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty Task Force Ministerial Meeting in Brazil, a new annual report revealed the global setback in achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2, Zero Hunger, by 2030. The report shows that the world has regressed to levels of undernourishment comparable to those in 2008-2009, with current global hunger figures stagnating at around 713 to 757 […] today24 July, 2024
