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2.7m people displaced by drought in Horn of Africa – WFP

Drought conditions in the Horn of Africa region have displaced around 2.7 million people, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said. In a regional...

122m more people pushed into hunger since 2019 due to multiple crises – UN

Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including...

UN predicts impact on global hunger from dam destruction

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned of negative consequences for hunger worldwide following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine. “The massive...

WFP to provide emergency food, nutrition to 2.1m people affected by conflict

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it will provide emergency food and nutrition to 2.1 million people affected by conflict and in dire need of humanitarian...

Food crisis: FAO, IMF, others call for continued global urgent action

The World Bank Group (WBG), Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Trade Organisation (WTO) and World Food...

WFP highlights Africa’s biggest hunger crisis at pope’s visit to DRC

UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday, February 2, 2023, said that aid agencies faced growing demands and shrinking funds in the Democratic Republic...

2023: UN agencies warn again of hunger in West, Central Africa

The UN agencies say the number of hungry people in West and Central Africa can reach a record high of 48 million in 2023,...

Extreme drought deepens hunger in Horn of Africa, says WFP

Extreme drought has  deepened hunger in the Horn of Africa, which is also beset by conflict, the World Food Programme (WFP) has warned on...

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Concern over COP28 fossil fuel phase-out imbroglio

Observers on the ground at COP28 in Dubai are alleging that the richest oil and gas exporting nations, being...
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Challenge launched at COP28 to harness artificial intelligence for climate action

The UN Climate Change Technology Executive Committee (TEC), together with Enterprise Neurosystem, a non-profit open-source artificial intelligence (AI) community, has...

COP28: African CSOs demand increased renewable energy, adaptation finance to continent

As climate negotiations at COP28 enter the homestretch in Dubai, African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and representatives from affected...

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Concern over COP28 fossil fuel phase-out imbroglio

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Challenge launched at COP28 to harness artificial intelligence for climate action

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