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Last year, 300 million people across 53 countries suffered from either acute hunger or famine. And this crisis is only getting worse. 2025 is the sixth consecutive year in which conflict, forced displacement, and climate extremes have caused global hunger to rise. Hunger affects everyone, but women and girls — especially pregnant women — are particularly vulnerable. Searches for food puts them at high risk of malnutrition, pregnancy complications, and exposure to violence and trafficking. Women and girls often eat last and eat least. As part of our comprehensive reproductive health services, UNFPA provides the resources and support women and families need: safe spaces, supplements, cash assistance, and vouchers, as well as connections to food banks, community kitchens, and hunger-focused partner organizations. All of this care is made possible by donors like you. Your support can provide women, girls, and their families access to vital nutrition, supplies, medicines, and healthcare, upholding dignity and giving hope in dire circumstances.
FAMINE IN SUDAN
Famine has been confirmed in 10 areas in Sudan, where a staggering 25 million people face extreme hunger and hundreds of people are dying each day from starvation and disease. Among those most affected are 1.2 million vulnerable pregnant and breastfeeding women suffering from severe malnourishment. Lubna is a mother whose family has been displaced due to conflict in Sudan. She shared this plea with UNFPA: “How could I guarantee the safety of my unborn child, my six children, and myself. Who will help me in these terrible circumstances?”
GAZA’S HUNGER CRISIS
In Gaza, half a million people face catastrophic hunger levels, and women and girls are deeply impacted. When women don’t have anything to eat, they can’t have healthy pregnancies. And in places where food is scarce, pregnant women struggle to find the extra 300-400 calories a day they need to support their growing babies. Many times, they go without eating, putting their babies’ survival in jeopardy. An entire generation in Gaza is at risk of death and irreversible harm. New mother Roozan shared her story: “There was no food other than duqqa (a spice mix). Even milk wasn’t available – no pasteurized milk.”
STARVING IN YEMEN
In Yemen, each day is a desperate battle against starvation. In Zanaib’s district, where her family was displaced, over 41,000 people are facing famine, and nearly a quarter of women are acutely malnourished due to suspended food aid and climate-damaged farmland. Zainab lost her husband in an airstrike and now cares for her six children, aged 9 to 18. Her children often go to sleep crying and hungry.
Thank you for being there. — USA for UNFPA |
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