BY ANWAR HUSSEN MOHAMMED – Norwegian Refugee Council Secretary General Jan Egeland, Danish Refugee Council Secretary General Charlotte Slente and…
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IFAD, WFP collaborate to combat hunger in fragile countries
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Program (WFP) have today launched an action plan…
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IFAD urges leaders to address root causes of hunger, rural poverty
As the climate crisis intensifies and multiple conflicts increase global instability, visionary and committed political leadership is more crucial than…
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IMF report unveils Africa greatest climate change casualties
By Jihad Azour, Abebe Aemro Selassie – Climate change poses grave threats to countries across Africa—but especially fragile and conflict-affected…
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Over 122 million people face hunger since 2019 – UN
Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather…
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IRC calls for change in battling famine as hunger looms in East Africa
As hunger looms in East Africa mainly in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) calls for key…
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Innovative initiative to transform African agriculture
As the current crises and disruption in food networks lay bare most African countries’ dependence on food imports, it has…
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Ukraine, Russia war leads to food crisis in Africa, Middle East
The ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia if not solved quickly may result in global food crisis and hunger mainly…
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Interactive report shows Africa’s growing hunger crisis
A new, interactive digital report launched today shows that the number of hungry people in Africa continues to rise, spurred…
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UN agency receives reports of rising hunger in Tigray
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said on Tuesday that it is “receiving reports of…
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The Scientist’s unscientific debate
By Mekonnen Teshome Tollera – As a science journalist, I read the article recently published by Dr. Tewolde Berhan Gebre…
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257 million people in Africa undernourished, UN says
A new UN report reveals 257 million Africans (20 percent of the population of the continent) are undernourished. The number…
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