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In the News Millions pushed toward starvation in East Africa

COVID-19, conflict and climate change has pushed more than 7 million people across six countries in East Africa to the very edge of starvation.

In the News How climate change impacts poverty

Floods, droughts, cyclones - climate change is hardest on the world’s poorest people, as weather patterns turn deadly, destroying homes and disrupting livelihoods.

Voices Why COVID-19 is a chance for us to “regreen our mindscapes”

After the COVID crisis is over, if we continue business as usual, where are we headed and what will be the impact on ourselves and our children if our behaviour towards the planet and each other remains the same?

In the News Locust swarms devastate East Africa

Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia are facing a [deadly] locust infestation that is threatening food supplies and decimating agricultural lands.

Voices Drought and malnutrition: Amina’s story

Amina is just two years old and severely malnourished. Her family lost everything in a drought that began long before she was born. Read her story.

Voices World hunger: Facts & how to help

Over 800 million people around the globe, most of them in developing countries, suffer from chronic food deprivation on a daily basis. Learn more and how you can help.