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Parliament of the Republic of Uganda
Source: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda |

Uganda: Children’s Parliament calls for end to hunger, malnutrition

A motion on ending hunger and malnutrition was debated, with many speakers calling for policy reforms, sensitisation, and development to eradicate hunger and malnutrition

The second National Children's Parliament has proposed agricultural development and sensitisation as a strategy to address the hunger and malnutrition crisis in the country.   The Children’s Parliament sat on Friday, 26 July 2024, at Parliament House under the theme “A call to end child hunger and malnutrition,” where Ms…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Field Monitoring and Evaluation of Humanitarian Response to Food Insecurity in Liberian Communities

The ECOWAS team also participated in distributing food and nutrition assistance to beneficiaries identified by the implementing partners

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission’s Humanitarian Response Team began a comprehensive 4-day field monitoring and evaluation mission in Liberia on Monday, 22nd July, 2024. This mission aimed to assess the impact of the food and nutrition response initiatives by the ECOWAS Commission addressing food security in…

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Source: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) |

Almost 300,000 Children Threatened by Severe Acute Malnutrition in Six Drought-Affected Countries in Southern Africa – United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

UNICEF calls for urgent funding to scale up programmes across affected countries

The severe drought that has impacted large swathes of Southern Africa is threatening the lives of hundreds of thousands of children in the six worst-affected countries, UNICEF said today. This includes more than 270,000 children who are expected to suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in 2024. El Niño-related…

World Food Programme (WFP)

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    • WFP calls for access to Khartoum State where hunger is soaring. Photo: WFP/Abubakar Garelnabei
    • A women collects WFP food assistance in northern Sudan, even as humanitarian deliveries to the capital remain challenging. Photo: WFP/Abubakar Garelnabei
    • Child malnutrition in many parts of Sudan is worryingly high. Photo: WFP/Abubakar Garelnabei
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Source: World Food Programme (WFP) |

Sudan updates: World Food Programme (WFP) supports Khartoum's grassroots kitchens as famine threatens capital

WFP is supporting Khartoum’s community kitchens – known as Emergency Response Rooms – by working with local NGOs who are involved in buying food, and preparing and distributing the meals

Sudan’s capital Khartoum is at risk of famine, with over 90,000 people facing catastrophic levels of hunger (IPC5) - meaning they are unable to access enough food to survive and are at risk of starvation. Gaining consistent access to people in Khartoum is an urgent priority for WFP’s scale-up plan.…

World Food Programme (WFP)
Source: World Food Programme (WFP) |

Hunger numbers stubbornly high for three consecutive years as global crises deepen: United Nations (UN) report

1 in 11 people worldwide faced hunger in 2023, 1 in 5 in Africa

Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published today by five United Nations specialized agencies. The annual report, launched this year in…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission Conducts Monitoring & Evaluation Mission to Togo to Assess the Progress in the Implementation of Humanitatrian Assistance to Support Communities Affected by Flood and Food Insecurity

To implement these programs, the Togolese government identified the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) as a credible partner

The Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs of the ECOWAS Commission embarked on a four-day monitoring and evaluation mission to Togo from July 15th to 18th, 2024. The mission assessed the impact of ECOWAS humanatarian response to communities affected by flooding and food insecurity, as part of efforts to strengthen…

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) |

Green Climate Fund approves $52 million to support Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)-led project in Malawi

Adaptation and resilience project set to benefit more than half a million people over six years

A $52.3 million project approved today by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) aims to help Malawi cope with the devastating effects of climate change and boost the country's long-term food security. Led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the project is set to benefit nearly 575,000 vulnerable…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism - Foreign Affairs Department, Republic of Seychelles
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism - Foreign Affairs Department, Republic of Seychelles |

Joint Press Statement form the Government of the United Arab Emirates and the Government of Seychelles on the Alarming Food Security Situation and the Risk of Famine in Sudan

The international community must scale up its humanitarian aid, and support the IPC recommendations to increase nutrition interventions, restore productive systems and improve data collection

We express deep concern over the report of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), published on 27th June 2024, which concluded: “fourteen months into the conflict, Sudan is facing the worst levels of acute food insecurity ever recorded by the IPC in the country”. The disturbing results in the…

Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Source: Human Rights Watch (HRW) |

Kenya/International Monetary Fund (IMF): Align Economic Reform with Rights

Strengthen Social Contract to Address Root Causes of Protester Anger

The Kenyan government and International Monetary Fund should work together to ensure that the IMF program and its implementation align with human rights, Human Rights Watch said today. The focus should be on progressive revenue generation and accountability over public funds. Following the recent nationwide protests, President William Ruto declined to sign…

UN News

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South Sudan faces a growing humanitarian crisis, warns World Health Organization (WHO)

Six million people - or 46 per cent of the population – face crisis levels of food insecurity – a number that’s expected to rise to around 7.1 million during the current lean season

Twelve years on from independence the people of South Sudan continue to face huge challenges, exacerbated now by the war in neighbouring Sudan, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. The UN health agency insisted that the humanitarian, economic, social and political crises that began with brutal civil conflict…