Tag: hunger
3 million Filipino families experience ‘involuntary hunger’ – survey
The presidential palace acknowledged that the government needs to do “much more” to protect citizens from hunger and poverty
North Koreans, already hungry, now short of cooking oil
North Korea needs external food aid to meet its basic needs, according to a report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization
Taste and smell: Hunger and the Eucharist
To insist on the language “sacrifice” for the Eucharist in times when millions have been offered in the altar of mammon is sacrilegious
Survey shows 2.5 million Filipinos experience involuntary hunger
An estimated 2.5 million people experienced involuntary hunger – hunger due to lack of food to eat – at least once in the past three months
Oblates missionary priest breeds rabbits to feed poor in his parish
“In just one year, one rabbit can multiply to more than a hundred .... It’s the perfect response to the problem of hunger"
Hunger forces Afghans to sell young daughters into marriage
The numbers of young girls getting betrothed started to rise during a 2018 famine and surged this year when the rains failed once more
Incidents of hunger in Philippines ease during second quarter, says survey
An estimated 3.4 million Filipino families experienced hunger in the second quarter of 2021, the survey results show
Diocese of Kalookan launches campaign to feed poor during lockdown
The Diocese of Kalookan covers the three cities of Caloocan, Malabon, and Navotas in the national capital region
Pope Francis to UN chief: World hunger ‘a crime that violates...
In a July 26 message to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the pope called for a “new mindset” in the battle against malnutrition
UN report: Pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger
More than half of all undernourished people in the world (418 million) live in Asia, says the UN report
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