BOGOTA, Colombia ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is scaling up emergency operations in Colombia, reaching survivors in some of the country¡¯s most affected and vulnerable regions with critical food assistance following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck on 10 August.
In 2024, over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories faced acute hunger¡ªan increase of almost 14 million people compared to 2023¡ª while the number of people facing catastrophic levels of hunger reached a record high
BOGOTA - The results of the latest food security assessment by the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Colombia shows a 5 percent reduction in food insecurity, with 13 million people facing moderate or severe food insecurity - down from 15 million the previous year.
The United Nations calls for the targeting of new policies and investments in the lagging territories of Latin America and the Caribbean.
December 2, 2020, Santiago de Chile - A new United Nations report shows the territorial inequality of malnutrition in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
PANAMA CITY ¨C Two thirds of the 3 million Venezuelan migrants in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru who have seen their jobs disappear and their incomes plummet during the pandemic will see their food insecurity worsen in 2020, according to Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s COVID-19 projections.
PANAMA CITY ¨C The socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean could potentially leave around 14 million* vulnerable people in severe food insecurity this year, warranting urgent attention to save lives, according to projections by the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ).
