Tag:Famine

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...

Michael Simire - April 12, 2024

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...

Michael Simire - February 8, 2023

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...

Michael Simire - November 8, 2022

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...

Michael Simire - August 21, 2022

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...

Michael Simire - November 9, 2021

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...

Michael Simire - February 28, 2021

Human Welfare

Nigeria, others to benefit as UN releases $100m to guard against famine

The United Nations released $100 million of emergency funding on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 to stave off the risk of famine in seven countries...

Michael Simire - November 18, 2020

Cover

ICEED named partner in fight against famine in northeastern Nigeria

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has in a recent report named the International Centre for Energy, Environment and Development (ICEED) as a partner...

Michael Simire - September 15, 2020

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