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Mitglieder der Rohingya im Flüchtlingscamp Hakimpara in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesch.

20.08.2019 | Project Update Two years on: Rohingya deserve justice

61 NGOs warn of worsening crisis in Myanmar and call for refugees’ engagement on safe, voluntary returns.

Women in colourful clothing standing in a queue looking at the camera

17.07.2019 | Press Release War and Climate Change Increase Hunger

Another increase of hunger figures: According to the UN, 821.6 million people around the world were suffering from hunger in 2018.

Marlehn Thieme, President of Welthungerhilfe

03.07.2019 | Blog Climate Change: Industrialised Countries Must Act

The President of Welthungerhilfe, Marlehn Thieme, urges politicians to finally become active: climate change is a question of justice.

Drei Kinder stehen auf dem matschigen Weg, um sie herum viele Zelte.

12.03.2019 | Press Release "The majority of refugees have not yet returned"

Syria donor conference: Welthungerhilfe calls on the participants of the 3rd conference to continue to support Syrian refugees.

06.02.2019 | Blog Agriculture ministers want to regulate digitalisation

Can digitalisation also help overcome global hunger? 70 agriculture ministers have expressed concerns.

21.01.2019 | Press Release We must put an end to inequality

On the occasion of the World Economic Forum starting tomorrow, Welthungerhilfe calls on participants to do more to fight inequality.

Members of the Security Council voting by show of hands

28.12.2018 | Press Release Germany’s Seat On The UN Security Council

Welthungerhilfe expects of the German Government to use its seat to counter the threat of erosion of international humanitarian law.

18.12.2018 | Press Release Majority for UN Declaration on Peasants’ Rights

Civil Society Organisations Call on the German Government to Implement the Declaration.

A woman walks to a tent in an informal settlement in Northern Syria.

22.10.2018 | Blog Humanitarian Access Dilemmas

The situation in Idlib, Syria, where a military strike is imminent, shows the dilemmas aid organizations must deal with in a politicized context.

A group of Rohingya refugees in the Cox's Bazar district of Bangladesh have received food from the local population.

11.09.2018 | Press Release Welthungerhilfe on the New UN Hunger Figures

According to the UN, hunger is increasing worldwide. At the same time, fighting hunger is very important to the people Germany.

Lucio Bravo and Willy Miguel Sanchez with a cocoa plant.

18.06.2018 | Blog The World Is Getting Better

For the first time in history, humanity is in a position to end hunger. Does that have something to do with the successes of development cooperation?...

The heads of state and government pose for the traditional "family photo" at the G7 summit 2018

10.06.2018 | Press Release G7: Missed opportunity in the fight against hunger

Welthungerhilfe is disappointed about the outcome of the G7 summit in Charlevoix (Canada). There is only one glimmer of hope.