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Latest research by Foodbank Australia shows rising costs are driving food insecurity in our households.

The UN World Food Programme reports that 266 million people faced acute hunger in 2025, with conflict being the main driver of the food crises. Read More: https://punchng.com/266-million-faced-hunger-worldwide-in-2025-wfp/

With no assurances on resignation of the Vice-Chancellor and the Chief Proctor, two students are continuing their hunger strike

President Bola Tinubu has blamed past leaders and opposition figures for the hunger and poverty in Nigeria, promising prosperity if re-elected in 2027. Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-to-opponents-you-created-hunger-poverty/

Bakeries across Gaza are struggling to find flour to make bread for people desperate for food.

Read the evening news recap, including Shoprite’s plan for a comeback and President Tinubu’s clash with Atiku Abubakar over hunger and poverty in Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/evening-recap-shoprite-plans-comeback-tinubu-atiku-clash-over-hunger-other-stories/

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu of delusion for blaming the opposition for Nigeria’s economic hardship and hunger. Read More: https://punchng.com/blaming-opposition-for-hunger-is-delusion-atiku-tells-tinubu/

President Bola Tinubu has blamed his political opponents for creating hunger and poverty in Nigeria, speaking at an APC campaign rally in Kaduna. Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-slams-opponents-in-kaduna-says-they-created-hunger-poverty/

The Karnataka Rajya Shoshitara Seva Samiti has threatened to launch an indefinite hunger strike in front of the Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company (Gescom) office in Yadgir from October 26, demanding seven hours of uninterrupted power supply daily to agricultural pump sets

Already struggling after losing homes to Israeli military operations, Palestinians face hardship as WFP halves aid.

Dem Sudan droht eine Hungerkrise. In einer gemeinsamen Erklärung fordern 32 Nationen eine Aufstockung humanitärer Hilfe.

The combined scourges of undernourishment, child stunting and wasting have become worse, halting a two-decade trend of improvement.

Raghad and Raad's family had to flee their home on foot because of the fighting between pro-government forces and the Houthis.

<img style="float: right" src="https://i.ds.at/9-OX8Q/rs:fill:150:0/plain/lido-images/2026/04/14/dea8e483-8b52-49c1-b9f8-638721ba1775.jpg">In Gaza und im Sudan wurde Hunger 2025 als Kriegswaffe eingesetzt, sagt Alex de Waal von der World Peace Foundation. Er kritisiert die Tatenlosigkeit internationaler Akteure

Nutrition quality rather than calories is now key to food security but conflict and climate change make the task harder

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