UN: Global hunger hits new high amid conflict, extreme weather

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UN: Global hunger hits new high amid conflict, extreme weather

A warning from the world’s leading food security agencies: hunger is rising fast. The UN-backed Global Report on Food Crises shows more than 295 million people suffered from acute hunger last year — the highest number ever recorded. And as humanitarian funding drops sharply, aid workers fear the worst is yet to come. Irem Aksu reports.

May 17, 2025