World Feb 25 North Korea shows signs of worsening food shortage during COVID pandemic Speculation about North Korea’s food insecurity has flared as its top leaders prepare to discuss the “very important and urgent task” of formulating a correct agricultural policy. By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press
World Feb 01 Watch 10:26 ‘We can’t be fatigued about people dying’: U.S. calls for more aid to Somalia For the first time in nearly eight years, a cabinet member has visited Somalia. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s trip to Mogadishu comes as the region faces one of the world’s most acute humanitarian crises, caused primarily by… By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Dan Sagalyn
World Sep 12 Pakistan’s prime minister says his flooded country faces food shortages Pakistan's prime minister says his government is grappling with food shortages following months of deadly floods in the impoverished nation. By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press
World Jul 08 Sri Lankan police impose curfew ahead of planned protest Police have imposed a curfew in Sri Lanka's capital and surrounding areas a day before a planned protest demanding the country's president and prime minister resign over an economic crisis that has caused severe shortages of essential supplies. By Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press
Jul 06 U.N. says 2.3 billion people severely or moderately hungry in 2021 By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press A new U.N. report says world hunger rose in 2021, with around 2.3 billion people facing moderate or severe difficulty obtaining enough to eat. Continue reading
May 22 World Economic Forum returns in Davos after pandemic pause By Jamey Keaten, Masha Macpherson, Associated Press Forum organizers have their work cut out for them with soaring food and fuel prices, Russia's war in Ukraine, climate change, drought and food shortages in Africa, yawning inequality between rich and poor, and autocratic regimes gaining ground in some… Continue reading
Apr 19 Treasury Secretary Yellen, other finance leaders urge to boost fight against global food insecurity By Fatima Hussein, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has urged world finance leaders to "get concrete" as they look for ways to combat a looming crisis over food insecurity around the global that Russia's war in Ukraine has made worse. Continue reading
Apr 05 West Africa experiencing worst food crisis in decade, aid groups say By Carley Petesch, Associated Press Since 2015 the number of people in need of emergency food assistance has nearly quadrupled from 7 million to 27 million in West African nations. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 6:53 The age-old practice of ‘gleaning’ is feeding people during the pandemic By Michael Hill, Sam Weber Food insecurity in the United States skyrocketed when the COVID-19 pandemic began, leaving emergency food distributors scrambling to provide enough to those in need. To help fill the gap, organizations around the country have doubled down on the age-old practice… Continue watching