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World hunger levels rise for sixth consecutive year: report
“This is not the time for us to turn our backs” says Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Acute food insecurity and child malnutrition rose for a sixth consecutive year in 2024, affecting more than 295 million people across 53 countries and territories, according to a U.N. report released on Friday.
Canadian Foodgrains Bank sounds alarm on impact of USAID cuts globally
Cuts could impede CFB’s ability to fulfil global hunger needs
The Canadian Foodgrains Bank, which partners with 15 Canadian churches and church-based agencies to end global hunger, is concerned about the effect cuts to programs supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will have on the CFB’s ability to operate effectively.

Canadian Foodgrains Bank pushes for foreign aid support amid U.S. cuts
A U.S. funding freeze on international aid takes the largest donor out of global humanitarian community and leaves deadly gaps, Canadian relief organization argues
The Canadian Foodgrains Banks says the U.S. funding freeze on foreign aid will leave deadly gaps in the humanitarian ecosystem globally.

Canadian Foodgrains Bank calls for supporters to advocate for international aid funding
U.S. funding freeze takes largest donor out of global humanitarian community leaving deadly gaps
In face of U.S. foreign aid funding cuts that are devastating humanitarian groups, Canada can't back down from its commitments to help the hungry says the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.

Federal government renews $100M grant for Canadian Foodgrains Bank
The last four-year agreement funded food aid in 19 countries
The Canadian Foodgrains Bank is welcoming the renewal of a $100-million federal grant to provide emergency food assistance.

Foodgrains Bank calls for urgent aid in Gaza
Humanitarian groups have had limited access to the besieged area
Over 6,000 men, women and children in Israel and Gaza have died in two weeks of conflict, the Foodgrains Bank said. More than 1.4 million people have been displaced.
As a member of the Humanitarian Coalition, the Foodgrains Bank is working with partner organizations and local groups to bring humanitarian assistance to the area.
Giving Tuesday success increases CFFO donation to Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO) are celebrating record-level donations to their Giving Tuesday campaign. “I truly feel that this partnership between CFFO and the Canadian Foodgrains Bank is one of the best ways we, as Christian farmers, can be charitable,” said Ed Scharringa, CFFO president. “I’m glad to see that our community feels the […] Read more