#HungerIsNotNatural – Together Against Hunger

Displacement as a result of conflicts also leads to devastating consequences for people's food security. Many people affected by conflict have to leave their homes, their possessions, their fields and their livestock behind. As a result, many fields are no longer cultivated, harvests fail, and less food is produced. In addition, many people who flee lose their livelihood and no longer have the money to afford a balanced diet. Refugees are usually dependent on food aid and have hardly any space, for example in refugee camps, to grow their own food. The results are food shortage and malnutrition. At the same time, wars and conflicts destroy important (agricultural) infrastructure, disrupt markets and make trade more difficult. All these factors increase food prices, as the war in Ukraine has recently shown on a global scale, and hunger continues to rise.

Hunger has been and is again increasingly used as a weapon of war to achieve political goals or to weaken the opponent or force them to surrender. Conflict parties set farmland on fire, block humanitarian aid workers' access to the suffering population, or attack aid workers, for example.

Hunger and malnutrition can also themselves become triggers for instability, violence and conflict. Distributional inequalities and a rise in food prices, in combination with other factors, pose a risk of political unrest.

The links between hunger and war are complex and vary by context and region, but it is clear: conflict feeds global hunger, putting millions of lives at risk. Join us in standing with people affected by war and hunger. Donate now!

The pandemic has exposed weaknesses in our food systems: global supply chains have been disrupted, access to food has become more difficult, and food prices have risen worldwide. According to Unicef, an additional 150 million children worldwide are affected by multidimensional poverty which means that they and their families not only lack financial resources, but also access to food and clean drinking water. As a result of the pandemic, schools were closed for months, and many children did not receive school meals – often the only meal the children would eat in a day. 

Today, many people around the world are still suffering from the effects of the pandemic. That is why our projects create sustainable income opportunities and ensure access to food. Support us with your donation!

In regions that already have high levels of hunger and poverty, the population is often dependent on agriculture. If rainfall fails or other weather extremes occur, harvests fail, are minimized, or ruined, and livestock dies. Parts of East Africa, such as the North of Kenya, are suffering from one of the most severe droughts in the last 40 years. In Pakistan, a historic flood destroyed crops in several parts of the country. Due to weather extremes, agricultural conditions are becoming increasingly difficult, and soils become less fertile. As a result, food prices are rising due to worldwide shortages. People are no longer able to buy increasingly expensive foodstuff.

In coastal regions, farmers lose their acres due to rising sea levels. Ecosystems are changing due to fluctuating temperatures. This affects the habitat of many animal species, such as fish, which were previously a source of food and income for the local population.

The list of impacts of climate change on food security is long and correlations are complex. But it is a fact that climate change is one of the central causes of hunger and poverty worldwide. The number of people suffering hunger could increase by another 600 million by 2080 due to the climate crisis. We must prevent that: Together we can make a difference!

The current rise in food and energy prices as a result of the war in Ukraine and global climate change slows down the impending recovery from this regression. Chronic hunger in particular, a state of permanent malnutrition, is directly linked to poverty. Affected people lack the means to satisfy basic needs such as a healthy diet, clean drinking water and adequate health care. While not every poor person suffers from chronic malnutrition, nearly every chronically malnourished person lives below the poverty line.

We are committed to fighting poverty through income-generating activities and food security to combat malnutrition and undernourishment and to break the vicious circle of poverty and hunger. Help us and donate now!