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SOFI 2026: Global Hunger Falls for Third Consecutive Year but 2.7 Billion Cannot Afford a Healthy Diet
The UN's latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report reveals 645 million faced hunger in 2025, a decline of 43 million from the 2022 peak, yet progress remains fragile with Africa still home to 309 million undernourished and nearly a third of the world unable to afford nutritious food.
SOFIA 2026: Aquaculture Surpasses 100 Million Tonnes as Global Fisheries Production Hits Record 235 Million
FAO's latest State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture report confirms record global production in 2024, with aquaculture topping 100 million tonnes for the first time and aquatic trade reaching $184 billion, even as per capita availability in Africa lags far behind the global average.
FAO Warns Transboundary Animal Diseases Spread Across Regions as Screwworm Reaches United States
Avian influenza, African swine fever, foot-and-mouth disease, and New World screwworm are spreading across borders at unprecedented rates, threatening over one billion livelihoods and trillions in economic value, FAO warns in a June 2026 alert calling for stronger global prevention systems.
Global Report on Food Crises 2026: Two Famines Confirmed for First Time as Acute Hunger Doubles Over Decade
The tenth edition of the Global Report on Food Crises confirms that 266 million people across 47 countries faced acute food insecurity in 2025, with famines declared simultaneously in parts of Gaza and Sudan — a first in the report's history — as conflict remains the overwhelming driver of emergency-level hunger.
ECDC and EFSA Report 2,514 Avian Influenza Detections Across Europe as First Cattle Spillover Investigated in Netherlands
The joint ECDC-EFSA avian influenza overview covering December 2025 to February 2026 recorded 2,514 HPAI detections across 32 European countries, including the first potential spillover from wild birds to dairy cattle in the Netherlands, while the risk to the general public remained low.
UN Declares 'Era of Global Water Bankruptcy' as Four Billion Face Severe Scarcity and Critical Systems Cross Irreversible Thresholds
A flagship UN University report formally defines 'water bankruptcy' as a post-crisis condition where aquifers, lakes, and river basins are depleted beyond recovery, with 75% of humanity in water-insecure countries and agricultural systems increasingly dependent on vanishing groundwater reserves.
High Seas Treaty and WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement Enter Into Force, Reshaping Global Ocean Governance
Two landmark international agreements — the BBNJ High Seas Treaty and the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies — entered into force in 2025 and 2026, creating the first comprehensive legal framework for marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction and banning subsidies that drive illegal fishing and overfished stock exploitation.
IPC Confirms Famine in Sudan's El Fasher and Kadugli as 21 Million Face Acute Hunger
For the second time in under a year, the IPC Famine Review Committee has confirmed famine conditions in parts of Sudan, with El Fasher and Kadugli classified at IPC Phase 5 as 21.2 million people—45 percent of the population—face high levels of acute food insecurity.