Action Against Hunger scales up emergency response as displacement surges across Lebanon
The escalation in the Middle East is driving a surge in humanitarian needs and putting millions of civilians at risk.
Press releases and statements
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Ukraine: Action Against Hunger raises alarm on growing distress among professionals exposed to violence
Frontline professionals near the front lines face escalating psychological strain as violence, displacement, and winter energy outages intensify.
Action Against Hunger prepares for emergency response in Al-Hasakeh, Syria
Escalating violence in north-eastern Syria forces mass displacement as aid access tightens and winter needs surge.
Sudan: A thousand days of crisis
Action Against Hunger and 12 humanitarian organisations urge UK Government to keep its commitment to Sudan.
Russell Hobbs teams up with world hunger charity to bring ‘Plates for Change’ into UK classrooms
Russell Hobbs has launched Plates for Change, a UK-wide primary school campaign with Action Against Hunger.
Afghanistan: most families cannot afford food for their children
Latest IPC analysis shows that Afghan children are suffering one of the highest rates of malnutrition in the world.
Sudan: global epicentre of hunger
In November 2025, famine was declared in Kadugli, South Kordofan. Violence intensifies in Kordofan, causing mass displacement, widespread food insecurity and protection risks.
Sudan: Action Against Hunger warns of humanitarian catastrophe in El Fasher
Violence in El Fasher, North Darfur, has sharply escalated, with civilians facing grave protection risks and limited aid.
Russell Hobbs partners with Action Against Hunger to “Make a Meal Difference”
Russell Hobbs and Action Against Hunger have launched a three-year global partnership, Make a Meal Difference, pledging £270,000 to fight hunger through education, community engagement, and promoting nutritious, accessible meals worldwide.
Ceasefire agreement offers hope, but famine will persist if humanitarian access is not guaranteed, warns Action Against Hunger
Action Against Hunger has over 2,000 food parcels awaiting entry in Amma with hundreds of staff on the ground prepared to scale up operations.
Action Against Hunger mourns loss of another team member in Gaza
Action Against Hunger mourns Mustafa Walid Mohammed Al Ejla, 29, killed in an airstrike in Gaza. He’s the third colleague lost since June, highlighting Gaza’s deadly conditions and the urgent need for a ceasefire.