World hunger is a big problem but there are small steps you can take to help alleviate the food crisis. Shop for and eat local foods, support small farmers and cut down on food waste.

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Even people who manage to survive a famine are gravely affected, adds Stephen Were Omamo, deputy director of the World Food Programme.Severe malnutrition — which according to UNICEF affects an ...

Mass famine in Sudan, driven by the ongoing war and blocked aid, is expected to worsen and could be on track to become the deadliest famine in over a decade, U.S. officials warn. Over the past 16 ...

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Famine Feared to Become World's Deadliest in Decades. Published Aug 02, 2024 at 1:01 PM EDT Updated Aug 03, 2024 at 4:19 PM EDT. By . Mandy Taheri is a Newsweek reporter based in Brooklyn.