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Human Welfare

UN confirms famine in besieged Sudanese cities amid ongoing conflict

Famine has taken hold in conflict-hit areas of Sudan that have been cut off from aid or under siege, according to a UN-backed food...
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Human Welfare

Hunger crisis deepens in global hotspots as famine rises, UN warns

United Nations on Monday, June 16, 2025, reported that extreme hunger is intensifying in 13 global hot spots, with Gaza, Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti,...
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Human Welfare

UN raises alarm over famine in Sudan

UN humanitarians in Sudan on Friday, April 12, 2024, issued a fresh alert about pervasive food insecurity and looming famine in the country. After nearly...
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Human Welfare

UN seeks $2bn support for Somalia to address drought, famine

UN and partners on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, solicited the support of international community to raise $2.6 billion to assist some 7.6 million people...
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Health

Immediate global action required to prevent famine in Horn of Africa

A fifth consecutive season of drought has been set in motion by a poor start to October – December rains, and below average rainfall...
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Human Welfare

WFP scales up support for millions in Horn of Africa drought

The World Food Programme (WFP) says it is scaling up operations to support millions going hungry who “cannot wait” for assistance as the threat...
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Human Welfare

WFP warns 45m people now ‘teetering on the edge of famine’

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the number of people teetering on the edge of famine in 43 countries had risen...
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Human Welfare

Food insecurity: No place at the dining table

Sharing a meal is one basic need of humans but for too many the question “what’s for lunch” doesn’t have an easy answer. Food...
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Women solicit investments in gender-responsive water governance

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Mixed reactions trail proposed reintroduction of Lagos monthly sanitation

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Gender

Women solicit investments in gender-responsive water governance

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Mixed reactions trail proposed reintroduction of Lagos monthly sanitation

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