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Trump warns Iran better 'get smart soon' and accept nuclear dealPentagon chief Pete Hegseth was due to testify before Congress later in the day, but US press reports suggested Trump has already decided t...29 Apr, 2026, 08.05 PM IST- 10 countries are home to two-thirds of world's most hungry: UN-backed reportA UN-backed report reveals two-thirds of global food crises last year were concentrated in just 10 countries, with Sudan, Nigeria, and the ...24 Apr, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
- Iran war may push 45 million people into acute hunger by June, WFP saysTens of millions more will face acute hunger if the Iran war continues through June, according to the World Food Programme. U.S.-Israeli at...17 Mar, 2026, 05.14 PM IST
- Global hunger at new high, 2025 outlook bleak: UN-backed reportIt was the sixth consecutive annual increase in the number of people hit with "high levels" of acute food insecurity, according to the Glob...17 May, 2025, 12.04 AM IST
- Afghan children will die because of US funding cuts, aid official saysAction Against Hunger has halted critical services. Their Kabul feeding unit is closing. Over 3.5 million Afghan children will suffer from ...16 Apr, 2025, 06.16 AM IST
- UN report says 282 million people faced acute hunger in 2023, with the worst famine in GazaIn 2023, 282 million individuals across 59 countries experienced acute hunger, with Gaza having the largest number facing famine. South Sud...25 Apr, 2024, 11.53 AM IST
- Desperation rising amid acute hunger at Gaza hospitals: WHOThe situation which escalated between Israel and Hamas on October 7 is leading to catastrophic results. What the participants in the Decemb...25 Dec, 2023, 05.45 PM IST
- Climate crises drove 27 million children into hunger in 2022: charityExtreme weather events in vulnerable countries drove 27 million children into hunger last year, a 135% increase over 2021. Children account...28 Nov, 2023, 10.56 PM IST
- Global Hunger Index 2023: India ranks 111th out of 125 countries; Pakistan, Bangladesh fare betterIndia's neighbouring countries Pakistan (102th), Bangladesh (81st), Nepal (69th) and Sri Lanka (60th) have fared better than it in the inde...12 Oct, 2023, 08.09 PM IST
- Forced to cut food aid to millions globally because of a funding crisis: UNThe United Nations' World Food Program (WFP) has cut food, cash payments and assistance to millions of people in many countries due to a si...29 Jul, 2023, 08.36 AM IST
- UN warns 3 million more now 'teetering on the edge of famine'The increase is based on those who desperately living within the official hunger classification of IPC4 and above, in Afghanistan, alongsid...08 Nov, 2021, 08.00 AM IST
- UN food agency World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize 2020 for its efforts to combat hungerEthiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali was awarded the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize.09 Oct, 2020, 06.11 PM IST
- World Food Programme chief 'deeply humbled' by Nobel win, calls it 'incredible recognition' of WFP familyIn 2015, eradicating hunger was adopted as one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.09 Oct, 2020, 04.21 PM IST
- World could face multiple famines of biblical proportions due to COVID-19: UN bodyThe novel coronavirus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December last, has so far infected over 2,565,290 people and claime...22 Apr, 2020, 01.59 PM IST
- India ranks 103 on global hunger indexAccording to the report, prepared by Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide, India is among the 45 countries that have "serious levels of hu...15 Oct, 2018, 09.46 PM IST
- Government should make right to food a fundamental right: Sitaram YechuryQuoting UN's Global Hunger Index, Yechury said India ranks 67 amongst the 80 countries in the world which suffer from acute hunger of its p...26 Jul, 2012, 04.49 PM IST
- Punjab induction furnaces face Rs 30 cr production lossAbout 150 induction furnaces in Punjab face a production loss of Rs 30 crore per day due to the indefinite power cut imposed on the sector.21 Aug, 2006, 10.30 PM IST
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