When appeals fall flat

  An analysis released today by Action Against Hunger,shows only 7% of appeals for urgent hunger-related funding through the UN humanitarian system are filled, leaving a hunger funding gap of 93%, according to “The Hunger Funding Gap: How The World Is Failing to Stop the Crisis.” The study examined 13 countries that experienced “crisis” levels of hunger or worse in 2020, and how the global community responded with funding in 2021. 

The majority (61%) of hunger-related appeals were not even funded to the halfway point.  Greater hunger levels don’t necessarily lead to greater levels of funding or media attention. In fact, countries where the hunger crisis was greatest actually received less hunger funding.

 828 million people — one in ten worldwide — are undernourished and as many as 50 million people in 45 countries are on the verge of famine. 

The climate crisis, war, and soaring inflation are impacting farmers’ ability to grow food and families’ ability to afford what little is available. These factors also are driving up the costs for humanitarian organizations to secure and transport supplies, contributing to a growing hunger crisis in many parts of the world.

The Hunger Funding Gap: How the World is Failing to Stop the Crisis - World | ReliefWeb