The price of rice doubled in Japan in the 12 months to May, data showed Friday, as an acceleration in inflation piled fresh pressure on Prime …
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher (L) visiting a mobile healthcare centre in Afghanistan's Kunduz Province in April
Thousands of Gazan children queue every day at community kitchens in the hope of securing food for their families
The United Nations said Monday it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans because of the "deepest funding cuts ever" --…
A supply chain snarl-up has caused a shortage of rice in shops
Somalia is among the most vulnerable to climate change, the UN says, and recently has experienced both the worst drought in 40 years and massi…
The severe weather patterns compound the insecurity many Somalis face after decades of violent insurgency and political instability
After his home in the Somali capital was battered by torrential rains, Mohamed Abdukadir Teesto worries about his future at a time when local …
The Famine Memorial marks the end of the National Famine Way, a 165-kilometer trail retracing the path of thousands who walked from Roscommon …
More than 295 million people faced acute hunger last year, a new high driven by conflict along with other crises -- and the outlook is "bleak"…