Food insecurity worsened around the world in 2023, with about 282 million people suffering from acute hunger due to conflicts, particularly in Gaza and Sudan, according to this report by the United Nations agencies and development groups. According to the latest Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC), nearly 282 million …
As the different Opposition parties continued to blame the BJD government for the death of 19 tribal children in Nagada village due to malnutrition, the BJP on Thursday urged Governor S.C. Jamir to direct the State government to implement the welfare schemes meant for the benefit of the downtrodden people. …
Kampala — Send a cow Uganda Non Government Organization has launched five years strategic plan which will see over 200,000 Ugandan families supported to overcome food Insecurity challenges. The 2015/2020 plan will focus on promoting food security among 260,6000 households , promoting environmental protection among households in over 40 districts …
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill promoting global food security, resilience and nutrition could make hunger history, President Obama announced Wednesday during the White House Summit on Global Development. The Global Food Security Act of 2016, which the president signed Wednesday, determined it is in the U.S. national security interest to …
The United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef) has estimated that almost a quarter of a million children in Nigeria's Borno state, which was once controlled by the Islamic militant group Boko Haram, are living in dire conditions because of unavailability of food and medical care. The severity of the crisis …
The blood samples collected from disease-affected under-weight children in Nagada village in Jajpur district have tested positive for Immunoglobulin M (IgM) confirming prevalence of measles. Health officials collected the samples from children under three years of age and an adult following death of 18 Juang children allegedly due to malnutrition …
This report on the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a first accounting of where the world stands at the start of our collective journey to 2030. The report analyses selected indicators from the global indicator framework for which data are available as examples to highlight some critical gaps and …
Government opens free kitchen and health camp as five children of Jajpur die in 20 days The Odisha government is struggling to provide health care in Nagada village and adjoining hamlets, perched on a hilltop in Jajpur district, where five children have died in the past 20 days. While the …
Humanitarian convoys have uncovered emergency levels of severe acute malnutrition and famine-like conditions in Nigeria's Borno State, particularly in 15 satellite camps, where some 275,000 people are living, the United Nations relief aid wing has warned. According to a report from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs …
Overweight among women between ages 15 and 59 has doubled in recent times. Hypertension has also increased just as one third of citizens suffer from malnutrition. This came to light when the Minister of Health, Alex Segbefia, launched a National Nutrition Policy in Accra. The policy is to guide the …
The 2015-2016 El Niño has ended but its devastating impact on children is worsening, as hunger, malnutrition and disease continue to increase following the severe droughts and floods spawned by the event, one of the strongest on record, UNICEF said. And there is a strong chance La Niña – El …
The recent period of high agricultural commodity prices is most likely over, say the OECD and FAO in their latest 10-year Outlook. But the two organisations warn of the need to be vigilant as the probability of a major price swing remains high. The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2016-2025, published today, …
The growth of >300 million children <5 y old was mildly, moderately, or severely stunted worldwide in 2010. However, national estimates of the human capital and financial losses due to growth faltering in early childhood are not available. The researchers quantified the economic cost of growth faltering in developing countries. …
Kampala — A Ugandan is one of four scientists who have won $250,000 (about Shs851.2m) for their efforts in fighting malnutrition. According to a June 28 press statement, the four won the World Food Prize for proving "science matters, and that when matched with dedication, it can change people's lives". …
Malawi government’s money amounting to M247 billion is going down the drain yearly due to stunting amongst under-five children. This is according to a recent study which Parliamentary Committee on HIV, AIDS and Nutrition conducted which revealed that about 10 percent (MK247 billion) of the country’s financial plan-2015/2015 was lost …
BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The United Nations has raised its 2016 humanitarian funding appeal to a record $21.6 billion from $19.7 billion, partly due to new disasters including a cyclone that battered Fiji and an earthquake that hit Ecuador, as well as the deepening impact of El Nino. The …
One of the strongest El Niño events ever recorded has placed the lives of 26.5 million children at risk of malnutrition, water shortages and disease in ten countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported. "Children face protection risks as families and communities move …
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday unveiled a ten-year strategy that seeks to accelerate agricultural transformation in Africa in a bid to achieve food security, economic growth and job creation. Gabriel Negatu, the regional director of AfDB, said its implementation will be a game changer in efforts to eradicate …
New report calls for improved maternal nutrition to decrease children’s long-term risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and obesity. The nutritional well-being of pregnant women affects not only their health and their fetuses' development but also children's long-term risk of developing NCDs or obesity, according to a new report from WHO/Europe, …
New report calls for improved maternal nutrition to decrease children’s long-term risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and obesity. The nutritional well-being of pregnant women affects not only their health and their fetuses' development but also children's long-term risk of developing NCDs or obesity, according to a new report from WHO/Europe, …
Malnutrition could have added to the number of deaths in the insurgency ravaged areas of the North-east if not for the intervention of UNICEF and other international agencies. It is a recognised fact that areas prone to deadly outbreaks of malnutrition often overlap areas of war and conflict. Many areas …
