The World Food Programme has issued an urgent alert over a deepening hunger crisis in Afghanistan, warning that limited funding means only one in four children suffering from severe malnutrition is currently receiving assistance.

Sudan is grappling with a worsening child hunger crisis, as new data from UNICEF released on Thursday showed a shocking 46% rise in the number of children treated for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) across the five Darfur states from January to May 2025, compared to the same period last year.

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) raised the alarm on Saturday over a rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.

More than half of South Sudan's population will experience acute food insecurity through the upcoming lean season, which begins in April 2024, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report released on Monday.