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Global Hunger Index 2021

Evaluating the hunger situation worldwide: Setbacks in the fight against hunger

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Pandemic hits the poorest in Global South countries

In its annual report, Welthungerhilfe warns that the number of people suffering from hunger worldwide may rise.

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Food Systems: Hungry for Change

Our food system must be rebuilt from the ground up

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Global Hunger Index 2021

Where are hunger levels the worst? Where do we find progress and where setbacks? How conflicts and the climate crisis exacerbate hunger.

Pandemic hits the poorest in Global South countries

Additional 132 million people are projected to go hungry. How we work to still achieve the goal of #ZeroHunger by 2030.

Food Systems: Hungry for Change

Our food system must be rebuilt from the ground up

German Federal Foreign Office supports innovative programme

Start Network's early humanitarian action helps to reduce the impact of crises and safe lives.

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14.10.2021 | Press ReleaseGround Being Lost in the Fight Against Hunger Due to War and Climate Change read more

GHI 2021: Hunger and Food Systems in Conflict Settings

Caroline Delgado and Dan Smith of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) talk ...

Facts about Hunger | Global Hunger Index 2021

What progress has been made in the fight against hunger? Exciting facts, an interactive map and the ...

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11.10.2021 | BlogThe UN Summit on Food Systems: No Systemic Change in Sight

No system change in sight after UN summit for food systems. What must happen now.

No Chance for Corona

A comic, about how kids can help beat the coronavirus.

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06.10.2021 | Press ReleaseAfghanistan: The Humanitarian Situation Is Rapidly Deteriorating

Hunger and Poverty on the Rise in Afghanistan.

21.09.2021 | Press ReleaseWelthungerhilfe Calls for Fundamental Reform of the Food System read more

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Fighting droughts with sustainable agriculture

Welthungerhilfe is helping people in Somalia confront the challenges they face: climate change and social problems.

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Agriculture & Environment

Empowerment for marginalised people

Extreme weather and the traditional caste system cause poverty in Nepal. Welthungerhilfe educates people about their rights.

Catastrophic Humanitarian Situation due to Years of Conflict

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Emergency support for civil-war refugees

How Welthungerhilfe supports refugees in Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq.

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Water and Medical Aid During Droughts in Ethiopia.

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Small Fields, Large Harvests

Every second citizen in the Central African Republic relies on humanitarian aid. We support people in their daily life.

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Fighting Hunger with Cash

For over two years, Yemen has been wracked by civil war. More than 3.3 million people have already fled the armed conflicts.

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