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A child dies every 10 seconds from malnutrition. 2 million children in the UK don’t have access to a healthy diet. Hunger disrupts education, impacting 66 million primary school children. Lack of proper nutrition hampers brain development. Extreme poverty contributes to child hunger, affecting millions worldwide. Kids facing hunger are more susceptible to infectious diseases and illnesses. Inadequate nutrition stunts growth. Nearly half of all deaths among children under 5 are caused by hunger. Kids are most at risk of starvation in conflict zones. 45 million kids suffer from severe malnutrition every year. More than 350 million children face the reality of extreme poverty. The COVID-19 pandemic pushed millions more children into hunger. Giving kids early and regular access to nutritious meals saves lives.

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Action Against Hunger

Life-threatening hunger is predictable, preventable and treatable, so a world without it is possible. We tackle it where it hits and stop it. Whenever and wherever people need our help.

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Action against Hunger: Our reach

We fight life-threatening hunger in 55 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.

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Our life-saving programmes reached 28 million people around the world in 2022.

Last year, we responded to 45 emergencies in 33 countries.

“No child should go to bed or school hungry.”

– Action Against Hunger

Our Partners: Action Against Hunger

Action against Hunger: Our reach

“No child should go to bed or school hungry.”

Our Partners:
Action Against Hunger