Tag: hunger
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
Groups call for passage of bills to address Philippine hunger, poverty
Pollster Social Weather Stations released the result of a survey that shows about 4.2 million Filipino families experienced hunger in May
Pope Francis warns of global food insecurity, calls for support for...
Pope Francis assured the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization of Church support in fighting hunger and its causes
Picking wild edibles gave villagers options during India’s COVID-19 lockdown
Church-run group taught villagers how to make a living from the sustainable exploitation of ‘non-timber forest products’
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