ROME, ITALY | Xinhua | The entire Gaza Strip is at high risk of famine, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warned on Wednesday. The alarm was raised as a new report has shown that almost the entire population is facing “acute food insecurity, with 1 …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has issued recommendations to address the pressing issue of famine in the Karamoja sub-region. In its 25th annual report presented to Parliament, UHRC Chairperson Mariam Wangadya emphasized the need for the Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, …
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Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Akali sub-county in Kwania district has passed a bylaw to promote cassava growing. Under the new bylaw dubbed “Cassava bylaw,” every household in the sub-county is required to grow at least an acre of cassava or face a fine of Shillings 100,000. The proposal to …
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Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | The United Nations top relief official in Somalia warned on Tuesday the humanitarian situation in Somalia remains extremely serious and called for sustained and improved assistance to avert famine. Adam Abdelmoula, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia said …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | International aid agencies have called for immediate global solidarity to help prevent famine in the Horn of Africa. The United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations warned that significant increases in severe acute malnutrition admissions to nutrition treatment programs have been observed across the region. “Many people …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Eight African ministers from the Horn of African region have vowed to develop a comprehensive roadmap to help boost food security amid a looming famine in some countries, a regional bloc said Tuesday. “The failure of four consecutive rainfall seasons over the last three years has …
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Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | The United Nations Children’s Fund, or UNICEF, has expressed concern about the malnutrition crisis in Somalia amid a looming famine. UNICEF Representative in Somalia Wafaa Saeed Abdelatef said disease outbreaks have spiked between January-July period, with at least 8,400 suspected cases of acute watery diarrhoea/cholera …
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Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | The United Nations’ top relief chief on Monday warned of a humanitarian crisis in drought-stricken Somalia, saying the country was on the brink of famine for the second time since 2011. Martin Griffiths, under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, told a news conference …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The World Food Programme (WFP) said Friday some 418 million U.S. dollars is urgently needed over the next six months to scale up assistance in the Horn of Africa as levels of hunger soar after back-to-back droughts and the threat of famine looms. WFP said the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MPs want government to urgently distribute seedlings to avert the famine in the country. Kilak North County MP, Anthony Akol, said that the long dry spell has left Ugandan farmers without seeds, despite the current rainy season. “This month of August is the right time that …
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