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UN says hunger is ‘an avoidable tragedy’ in a world of plenty

News / 20th October 2026

More than a quarter of humanity struggles to get enough food, even though the world produces enough for everyone, says the UN human rights chief Volker Türk, blaming injustice and the denial of human rights for hunger in a world of plenty.

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Cuts force World Food Programme to end support for half a million Palestinians in Gaza

News / 20th October 2026

Two-thirds of the population face crisis levels of food insecurity and 200,000 people are in danger of famine, according to the UN’s World Food Programme.

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World Food Day 2026: Hunger in the midst of overconsumption

Blog / 16th October 2026

This World Food Day, 645 million people are going hungry, yet more than a billion tonnes of food is wasted annually.

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Navi Pillay’s Nobel peace prize is a vote of confidence in a global legal order under fire

Article / 16th October 2026

Pillay’s recognition affirms the conviction that international law, however imperfectly applied, remains indispensable to a peaceful world.

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Rise in poverty is ‘a wake-up call for the world’, UN development chief says

News / 13th October 2026

The number of people living in “multidimensional” poverty has risen for the first time in 15 years, reaching 1.2 billion, as families struggle to meet their basic needs. 

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Developing nations face triple shock from energy crisis, El Niño and borrowing costs, UN warns

News / 12th October 2026

The UN’s development arm calls for urgent action as compounding crises could ‘throw tens if not hundreds of millions back into poverty’.

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