insert_link Africa Somalia Faces Rising Hunger Crisis Amid Forecasted Drought The World Food Programme warns that an additional one million people in Somalia could experience crisis-level hunger in the coming months due to an expected drought during the next crop cycle. And according to Reuters, Jean-Martin Bauer, director of WFP's Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Service, cautioned that the situation could worsen due to funding cuts. In 2022, the Horn of Africa endured its worst drought in over 40 years […] today5 March, 2025 21
insert_link World Millions in Haiti face starvation as violence increases in Port au Prince The World Food Programme says if the security situation in Haiti is not resolved soon it will run out of food in the coming weeks. Briefing reporters in New York on Tuesday, the WFP's Jean-Martin Bauer said that four million people in the Caribbean state remain food insecure. Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry has meanwhile announced he will step down from his position as violence intensifies. Jody Jacobs reports from […] today13 March, 2024 66