Food Insecurity, Neighborhood Food Environment, and Health Disparities: State of the Science, Research Gaps and Opportunities

Food Insecurity, Neighborhood Food Environment, and Health Disparities: State of the Science, Research Gaps and Opportunities

Food insecurity and the lack of access to affordable, nutritious food are associated with poor dietary quality and an increased risk of diet-related d…

The US agency, which comes to the aid of millions of hungry people, is missing $8.1 billion to meet the humanitarian needs that have exploded. Trump's cuts have exacerbated the crisisThe world's largest humanitarian organization, the World Food Programme (WFP) is facing a major financing crisis. The Rome-based UN agency is facing a 40% drop in donations that feed it for the year 2025 alone. A year earlier, it had requested $21.1 billion to cover…

Unenviable place: ‘Nigeria leads world’ in food insecurity  – Businessamlive

The latest World Food Programme (WFP) ‘Nigeria External Situation Report’ (Number 83) published on January 25, 2025, shows that Nigeria leads the world with approximately 32 million people that are “acutely food insecure.” The WFP is the food-assistance arm of the United Nations (UN) and the world’s largest humanitarian organisation addressing hunger and food security.   The WFP says in its report that “the security situation in northern Nigeria…