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Developing Countries: Food Insecurity

Commons · Question 12737 · Tabled 5 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 11 Nov 2024

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Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the World Food Programme and Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations' report on Hunger Hotspots June to October 2024, published in June 2024

Answer

Answered by Anneliese Dodds, 11 Nov 2024

The UK is deeply concerned by the findings of the June-October 2024 Hunger Hotspots report. We are the second largest government donor to the World Food Programme (WFP) and to date in 2024 have contributed over $360 million to WFP programmes, including in...