Energising School Feeding
<p>Cooking school meals requires energy. In some countries, families are asked to contribute to fuel expenses or to provide firewood, failing which, children may be refused school meals. The acquisition
World Food Programme (WFP)
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Drought-hit Honduras needs new approach to tackle extreme weather: U.N. envoy
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Honduras must develop a long term approach to combat the impact of drought exacerbated by climate change and put the poorest and most vulnerable at the center of government
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WFP appeals for $204 for southern Africa emergency food aid
Some 18 million people from seven southern Africa countries require emergency food aid, according to the latest report by World Food Programme. The food security crisis in the region has been attributed
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U.N. food agency says faces $610 million shortfall for southern Africa drought relief
The United Nations' food agency said on Thursday it needed $730 million over the next 12 months for relief in seven southern African countries hit hard by a blistering drought and faced a $610 million
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Food shortage threatens 2.4m people in northeast, says USAID
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced that, at least 2.4 million people in the northeast are under threat of short food supply. The agency said the shortage is due to the
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South Sudan: Unprecedented Level of Food Insecurity in South Sudan, UN Agencies Warn
Juba — Up to 4.8 million people in South Sudan - well over one-third of the population - will be facing severe food shortages over the coming months, and the risk of a hunger catastrophe continues to threaten
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Over 1 million in S/Sudan at risk of famine – UN
Over one million people in South Sudan are at risk of famine in the next three months, according to a fresh report by the UN. A World Food Program (WFP) report seen by APA on Monday said at least 5.3 million
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UN report states improvement in food security since Gorkha earthquake
A joint UN assessment report released on Monday states there has been improvements in food security since the April 2015 Gorkha earthquake. The report, however, says the food insecurity still persists
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El Niño is causing global food crisis, UN warns
Severe droughts and floods triggered by one of the strongest El Niño weather events ever recorded have left nearly 100 million people in southern Africa, Asia and Latin America facing food and water shortages
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Drought may affect 49 million in southern Africa: WFP
As many as 49 million people in southern Africa could be affected by a drought that has been worsened by the most severe and longest El Nino weather pattern in 35 years, the United Nations World Food Programme
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Southern Africa: Climate Outlook 'Particularly Concerning' in Southern Africa Due to El Niño- UN Agency
El Niño conditions have caused the lowest recorded rainfall between October and December across many regions of Southern Africa in at least 35 years, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reported