This special report from the World Peace Foundation documents how Ethiopian and Eritrean belligerents in the war in Tigray have comprehensively dismantled the region’s economy and food system. It provide evidence of their ongoing actions to deprive people of objects and activities indispensable to their survival—actions that amount to international …
This will go a long way in popularising millets which would benefit future generation of farmers & consumers: Centre India has asked the United Nations to declare 2018 as the 'International Year of Millets' and promote it as nutrition-rich smart food across the world. A letter in this regard has …
JUBA South Sudan (Xinhua) -- South Sudan on Monday denied that it was deliberately using food as weapon of war to starve thousands of people. President Salva Kiir’s spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny said the Friday report, submitted to the UN Security Council’s South Sudan Sanctions Committee, is biased as it …
The Cadre Harmonise report for food security situation across 17 states of the federation has revealed that 3.15 million Nigerians are experiencing food insecurity, emergency and famine. The report hinted that 80 percent of affected population is in insurgency states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, while Gombe, Kebbi, Kaduna, Kastina, …
Johannesburg – More than three million people are facing starvation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), says David Beasley the head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), who is appealing for aid to avert a humanitarian crisis in Kasai province. In an interview with the BBC Beasley further …
More than three million people are staring at starvation as drought worsens in most parts of Northern Kenya, according to the World Food Programme WFP requires Sh2.1 billion to tackle acute malnutrition in Turkana, West Pokot, Tiaty, Baringo, Samburu, Isiolo, Marsabit, Mandera, Moyale and Saku. A status update by the …
Up to 3.4 million Kenyans are facing hunger as a result of prolonged drought, which has affected food production. Millions of animals, both domestic and wild, are also suffering devastating effects of delayed rains. The most affected are 19 counties, mostly at the Coast, northern Kenya and Rift Valley, where …
The United Nations is urging for more investment in long-term projects to protect people in developing countries from droughts, following a visit by heads of UN agencies to Ethiopia, where 9.5 million people are in need of food assistance. Ethiopia’s Somali Region, where rains have failed for the third consecutive …
China and Ethiopia Wednesday signed an emergency humanitarian food aid agreement where China will provide wheat worth 15 million U.S. dollars to support people affected by drought in the East African country. According to a press statement from the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia on Wednesday, Liu Tao, Chargé d'Affaires at …
More investment is needed in long-term projects to protect people in developing countries from droughts, the heads of the United Nations food agencies said on Tuesday after a visit to Ethiopia, where 9.5 million people are hungry. The death of many livestock in Ethiopia, as well as in Somalia where …
UNITED Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) has raised an alarm over funding deficit to feed 320,000 refugees in Kigoma, saying it needs 23.6 million US dollars (about 52bn/-) between now and December to supply food to the immigrants. WFP Tanzania Country Representative Michael Dunford said in a statement in Dar …
Sanctions and the worst drought for almost two decades threaten to cause severe hardship for millions of people in North Korea, while the country’s leadership continues to plough scarce resources into its missile and nuclear programmes, according to UN agencies and those with contacts in the impoverished nation. A drought …
People suffering in Somalia's latest drought have fared better when donors deftly shift funding to emergency projects that help residents save money and stockpile food, a charity said on Tuesday. Severe drought in the Horn of Africa nation is expected to deepen until the October rainy season, and humanitarians are …
People suffering in Somalia's latest drought have fared better when donors deftly shift funding to emergency projects that help residents save money and stockpile food, a charity said. Severe drought in the Horn of Africa nation is expected to deepen until the October rainy season, and humanitarians are racing to …
Food insecurity in the Somali region of Ethiopia has worsened, putting 700,000 people on the verge of starvation, according to Oxfam International. The humanitarian organization says that about 8.5 million people across the country face a high risk of hunger, a 30 percent increase since the beginning of the year. …
Rome — Poor rains across East Africa have worsened hunger and left crops scorched, pastures dry and thousands of livestock dead, the United Nations food and agriculture agency has warned in a new alert. The most affected areas, which received less than half of their normal seasonal rainfall, are central …
Rains have failed for a third consecutive season in East Africa, wilting crops, killing livestock and entrenching a long drought that has pushed millions into hunger, the United Nations said this weekend. Some 16 million people are in need of humanitarian aid across areas of Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and …
About 80 per cent of households in Isiolo County are facing starvation, a report by National Drought and Management Authority (NDMA) reveals. Last month's drought early warning bulletin for the region released Wednesday during the County Steering Group meeting indicates that the dry spell has severely affected 100,000 people. County …
An updated Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) was released in June, highlighting that food security has deteriorated further in South Sudan. The severely food insecure population has grown to 6 million (from 4.9 million in February) and accounts for about 50 per cent of the total population. An estimated …
Baringo residents have pleaded for relief food as the drought persists. They have requested the government to help as thousands starve. The residents yesterday said the problem might worsen if no action is taken. The worst-hit areas include Yatya, Chemoe, Kapau, Gulal, Chesawach, Akoret, Ameyan, Katikit, Natan, Riong’o, Mogotio and …
Only three of Africa’s 54 countries are considered to have low levels of hunger, says a Global Hunger Index update released in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Sunday. According to the report by the African Union and New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), based on data from studies in …
