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Aid agencies: more than 70 people, including women and children, killed overnight in Yemen
Aid agencies operating in Yemen are horrified by the news that more than 70 people, including migrants, women and children, have been killed in Hodaida and Sada on Friday morning.
DEC raises £26m as 2022 signals ‘unfolding catastrophe’ in Afghanistan
Just two weeks after launching an emergency appeal for Afghanistan on 15 December, the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has now raised £26m for the millions of people suffering in Afghanistan, as they face a desperate and freezing start to 2022. It is currently estimated that over 8 million people are on the brink of famine, with 1 million children under the age of five at risk of dying over the next three months.
Philippines emergency: Typhoon Rai
Typhoon Rai has affected more than 1,800,000 people and caused at least 375 deaths in the Philippines. According to local authorities, this is the worst typhoon to hit the country this year. Action Against Hunger is responding to the needs of affected communities – organising food distributions and facilitating access to water and sanitation.
DEC launches Afghanistan Crisis Appeal
Leading aid workers yesterday sounded the alarm to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan and said there was a ‘small window of opportunity’ to respond before the freezing winter sets in.
Action Against Hunger responds to UK commitment at Nutrition for Growth summit
The UK's contribution to tackling malnutrition at the summit fell far short of expectations.
World leaders urged to halt escalating hunger crisis as 17% more people expected to need life-saving aid in 2022
Action Against Hunger UK joined organisations in an open letter calling on world leaders to fully fund a $41 billion humanitarian hunger response to prevent famine globally and address the emergencies fuelling global hunger: conflict, the climate crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic.
Famine action letter
With 45 million people on the brink of famine, Action Against Hunger is joining NGOs calling on world leaders to take urgent action.
Progress on global nutrition will fuel a better future
A group of chefs have co-signed a letter to show their support for a new commitment to reducing malnutrition at the upcoming Nutrition for Growth Summit in early December.
The Glasgow Climate Pact: a recipe for hunger
Agreement at COP26 demonstrates that leaders are not doing enough to combat the devastating humanitarian impacts of the climate crisis.
Nutrition for Growth (N4G) summit: what Action Against Hunger is calling for
The year 2021 is a pivotal moment – marking the start of the last decade of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to achieve the 2030 agenda.
Major food crisis strikes Afghanistan
The food situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated significantly in 2021, with nearly 19 million Afghans experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity between September and October 2021.