Afghanistan, Myanmar, and Pakistan are among global ‘Hunger Hotspots’
A report by the World Food Program identifies 18 hunger hotspots across 22 countries where acute food insecurity is expected to increase in the period from June to November 2023. 15.3 million people are at risk of high acute food insecurity in Afghanistan
Daily Round-Up | World’s top grain companies rake in record profits & other stories
In today’s episode, we take at stories of major grain companies raking in record profits, US airstrikes in Syria, attacks on Argentina’s Vice-President, and the latest from the trial of Breonna Taylor’s killing
Multidimensional crisis of food insecurity in Sri Lanka, warns UN
With nearly 5.7 million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, Colombo faces a serious challenge with food shortages, fall in agricultural production and destruction of livelihoods
Mapping Faultlines: The real reasons for the global food crisis
In this episode of Mapping Faultlines, NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha explains the reasons behind the global food crisis and inflation
The US unilateral sanctions against Russia will produce a global food disaster
As the US and the G7 deny the negative effect of sanctions against Russia, they damage the world’s capability of avoiding a global food disaster
