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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U.N. food agency launches $250 million Zimbabwe plan to end hunger
Climate disasters, poverty, a fragile economic environment, low agricultural output and HIV and AIDS are the major causes of hunger in Zimbabwe HARARE, April 3 (Reuters) - The United Nations World Food
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As drought slashes rice harvest, 900,000 face hunger in Sri Lanka
The worst drought in five years has pushed 900,000 people in Sri Lanka into "acute food insecurity", the World Food Programme (WFP) says. An unpublished survey conducted by government agencies and relief
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Famine strikes in South Sudan, as people in four countries face starvation
The United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan said Monday that 100,000 people “are already starving” in the country. In some areas in Unity state, in the north of the country, more than 30%
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South Sudan declares famine in Unity State
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years. The government and the United Nations report that some 100,000 people are facing starvation,
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Somalia: UN Appeals U.S.$864 Million to Tackle Somalia Drought
The U.N. humanitarian appeal for 2017 for Somalia is $864 million to provide assistance to 3.9 million people. But additional funds are needed to cope with the worsening situation, and last month, the
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Gambia: WFP Provides Critical Support to Households Hit By Windstorm and Flooding
Families affected by the 2016 windstorm and flooding in areas in Banjul, Kanifing, West Coast Region, Lower River Region, Central River Region, North Bank Region and Upper River Region are receiving 3,
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Kenya: Dropout Rate Likely to Increase As Hunger Continues
Thousands of learners in the North Rift could drop out of school because of the hunger ravaging the region, officials say. In West Pokot County, more than 40,000 pupils are going hungry after the World
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4.5 million people need food aid in northeastern Nigeria, UN says
The number of people in need of food assistance in northeastern Nigeria has risen to 4.5 million, nearly twice as many as in March, according to a mid-August analysis by various agencies including the
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Hunger a weapon of war in Syria, Yemen, Nigeria
PARIS – While grain silos in many Western countries may overflow this winter, tens of millions of people risk going without food as hunger is being used more than ever as a weapon of war. More than
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Ghana loses GH¢4.6bn on child malnutrition- NDPC
Ghana is losing GH¢4.6 billion annually as a result of child malnutrition which affects their health and education, a study by the National Development Planning Commission has revealed. The study found