Press releases and statements

Severe flooding has struck the Trishuli River Valley in Nepal’s Nuwakot and Rasuwa districts. This region, where Action Against Hunger has been implementing reconstruction and water access programs since the 2015 earthquake, is now facing a disaster with major human and material consequences. Approximately 273 people have lost their lives, and nearly a thousand others remain missing.

Afghanistan faces surging malnutrition amid drought and funding shortfalls, with admissions in Kabul rising 149 per cent in June 2026. Action Against Hunger is expanding treatment while pushing integrated nutrition-livelihoods support, warning sustained funding is critical to break poverty cycles.

In 2006, 17 Action Against Hunger staff were executed in Muttur, Sri Lanka. Twenty years later, no credible investigation has delivered justice. A new report shares families' testimonies, marking this unresolved war crime while renewing calls for accountability amid rising global attacks on humanitarian workers.

Action Against Hunger welcomes Ed Miliband's appointment as Foreign Secretary at a critical moment for global hunger, and calls on him to reverse UK aid cuts and restore the 0.7% target, protect humanitarian funding, prioritise malnutrition, and use the G20 2027 presidency and UK diplomatic influence to tackle conflict-driven hunger crises.

Today marks the release of the 2026 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report. Despite a slight decline in global hunger figures, Action Against Hunger warns that levels remain alarmingly high, particularly in Africa, where hunger has reached historic levels.

Cook, author and TV presenter Crystelle Pereira created an exclusive recipe for the children at St Mary’s Catholic Academy.

Action Against Hunger welcomes Andy Burnham as UK Prime Minister, urging him to reverse Starmer's aid cuts. With hunger worsening globally, they call for restored development spending, protected humanitarian budgets, and international development reinstated as a foreign policy priority.

The UK Government published its yearly report and aid distribution plans through 2029, revealing cuts of up to 90 per cent in funding for some countries.

In Gaza, aid flow increased about 50 per cent, but unloading remains limited, hindering access to the population. The nutritional crisis has shifted from acute to chronic malnutrition due to poor dietary quality.

A week after the 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that struck north-central Venezuela, the emergency is entering a new phase.

Unidentified assailants ambushed a clearly marked humanitarian aid convoy, leaving 17 dead,  including five employees of the non-profit John Dau Foundation (JDF). Four JDF employees and their driver were seriously injured and two vehicles destroyed.

The organisation is stepping up its response in more than 40 makeshift settlements where there are still severe shortages of water, sanitation and safe shelter.