Press releases and statements

Humanitarian organisations launch a joint call to protect Sudan’s harvest during the critical October - January period

Action Against Hunger warns that the hunger crisis in Gaza cannot be explained solely by a lack of food - it is the result of the destruction of food systems. Restoring farmland, markets, and water sources destroyed in Palestine will require a lengthy process during which families will continue to face extreme hardship.

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.

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

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.

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.

The organisation is scaling up its response in Caracas, La Guaira, and other affected areas by distributing essential aid, improving access to safe water and sanitation, and providing health and psychosocial support to the hardest-hit areas

A powerful 7.2 and 7.5 earthquake struck north Venezuela, including its capital Caracas. Action Against Hunger teams are monitoring the situation on the ground.

A cholera outbreak declared in Borno State, Nigeria has caused over 16,300 admissions and 66 deaths, overwhelming health facilities. Action Against Hunger established triage centres alongside government partners, treating 65+ daily cases.