hunger
Pushed beyond breaking point: communities in South Sudan’s north facing second year of hunger and isolation due to conflict
An estimated 90,000 people have fled to Nyriol County and its surrounds since conflict started in South Sudan.
Targeted agricultural policies need to seize the chance of eradicating global hunger, says IFAD, Oxfam
The real possibility of eradicating global hunger and poverty in our lifetime is dependent upon the international community getting more serious in supporting smallholder agriculture – a sect
Putting on the brakes: Averting a deepening crisis in South Sudan
NGOs urge regional leaders and donors to redouble efforts to push for a lasting peace agreement that transforms South Sudan’s trajectory from devastation to development.
Food security in South Sudan: Oxfam response to the release of the latest Integrated Phase Classification (IPC)
We are seriously concerned that a lack of food may peak in May and June reaching emergency levels in South Sudan.
Yemen is on the brink of humanitarian disaster with millions of lives at risk
More than half of Yemen’s population needs aid and a humanitarian crisis of extreme proportions is at risk of unfolding in the country if instability continues, Oxfam warns today.
Oxfam's reaction on WFP food cuts for Syrian refugees
In response to WFP food cuts for Syrian refugees, Andy Baker who heads up Oxfam's response to the Syria crisis said: "Millions of Syrians have left their country to flee war, death and destruction. It is unthinkable to leave them hungry. Rich countries must step up and support the World Food Program."
World trapped by ‘Toxic Triangle’ that puts profit for the few ahead of a sustainable future for all
People around the world are trapped in a ‘toxic triangle’ made up of short-term financial investors, timid governments and fossil fuel companies, which threatens to push up global temperatures, putting 400 million people at risk of hunger and drought by 2060.
Hungry being squeezed by climate change, rising commodity costs and land exploitation
Rising food costs, climate change and dramatic changes in land tenure are increasing the reality of hunger and leaving food-insecure people feeling they “are rated as the cheapest of the cheapest”.
Hidden hunger strips away dignity, perpetuates inequality and destroys South Africans’ potential to prosper
One in four people in South Africa do not have enough to eat, and half the population is at risk of hunger, despite the country producing more than enough food.
Hidden Hunger in South Africa
South Africa is considered a ‘food-secure’ nation, producing enough calories to adequately feed every one of its 53 million people. However, the reality is that one in four people currently suffers hunger on a regular basis.
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