As the number of chronically hungry people tops one billion, the head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is calling on ordinary citizens to mobilize through the "Billion for a Billion" campaign to end hunger.

While the number of hungry people stands at a record 1 billion, the battle against hunger can be won with the right policies, investment and political will, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says in a new report published ahead of next week?s World Summit on Food Security.

Experts set out 10 guidelines for a new Green Revolution in Africa: schools, training for women, and fostering families are touted.

Retired Catholic bishop to join faith leaders meeting around the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. They expect action on hunger.

African countries have less renewable water per unit area and a higher population density than the world as a whole