hunger

Killed and wounded Palestinians, after the Israeli attack, are being brought to al-Nasser hospital

As Israel turns its focus to Iran, the death toll mounts in Gaza — and hunger deepens

4:25pm June 17, 2025

Palestinians say Israeli forces killed scores of people trying to reach food aid in Khan Younis on Tuesday in the deadliest attack of recent weeks on hungry crowds attempting to get food in Gaza.

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Food is running out in Gaza nearly a month into Israeli blockade

12:40pm March 27, 2025

The World Food Programme says it has just five days left of flour and two weeks left of other food supplies in Gaza.

Health & Safety

Are we doing better on child hunger? A sweeping UNICEF report weighs in

3:43pm June 06, 2024

by Fatma Tanis

A new report shows that tens of millions of children around the world are not getting enough to eat. This leaves a staggering number of kids under five with diseases associated with malnutrition which often impair a child's development and therefore their future prospects as well.

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A Palestinian boy waits with his pot among a crowd in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, while trying to get a small amount of soup from one of the few soup kitchens, on Feb. 26.

World News

Boiling weeds, eating animal feed: People in Gaza stave off hunger any way they can

5:01am March 29, 2024

Palestinians in Gaza tell NPR they've resorted to boiling weeds in seawater, eating animal feed and grinding date pits. "If the bombs don't kill us, the hunger will," a teenage girl says.

Palestinian people with empty bowls wait for food at a donation point in Rafah. A report out this week shows widespread hunger and malnutrition in Gaza but stopped short of declaring it a "famine."

There's already 'catastrophic' hunger in Gaza. Who decides when to call it a 'famine?'

6:10pm March 22, 2024

by Nurith Aizenman

A report out this week says hunger, malnutrition and even starvation are widespread in Gaza, but stopped short of declaring it a 'famine.' Here's a primer on what that means, and who gets to decide.

A man carries a cardboard box of food aid provided by nonprofit organization World Central Kitchen in Rafah, in southern Gaza, on March 17, amid the conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas.

World News

People in Gaza are starving to death. 5 things to know about efforts to feed them

1:38pm March 20, 2024

Family clans in Gaza are being called on to help distribute aid to a starving population. Here's why it matters and how it could shape postwar security.

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Maribel Martinez shops the produce section at King Sooper's in Boulder, Colo., the day after picking up her Fruit & Veg coupons.

Health & Safety

To get fresh vegetables to people who need them, one city puts its soda tax to work

1:31pm January 15, 2024

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

In Boulder, Colorado, officials realized there were many people who needed access to fruits and vegetables but didn't qualify for federal food assistance.

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Loss of appetite can mean eating only small amounts, like a forkful of green beans, Thanksgiving dinner.

Health & Safety

Another Ozempic side effect? Facing the holidays with no appetite

1:46pm November 22, 2023

by Yuki Noguchi

Weight-loss medications tamp down hunger — often dramatically — causing some people to lose the pleasure of communing over food at a festive family meal.

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The increase in food insecurity in 2022 reverses a decade-long decline in the number of U.S. households experiencing hunger.

Millions of American families struggle to get food on the table, report finds

1:18pm October 26, 2023

by Maria Godoy

17 million U.S. households were food insecure in 2022. That's 3.5 million more than the prior year. Families with children and people of color experienced higher than average rates of food insecurity.

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Volunteer Ella Cagle of Wake Forest loads bags with frozen meat. The food bank serves individuals and families in need with a week's worth of groceries.

Politics & Government

Congress tackles food stamp changes in the farm bill

5:40pm July 11, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

Some members want to use the package for changes that could expand or limit access to the country's biggest food safety net program.

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