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    FACT SHEET: Africa

    Africa Facts and Statistics

    In this fact sheet, we will look at the history of hunger in Africa and current trends, review the unique characteristics and challenges of each of the five subregions, discuss why hunger is so persistent on the continent, and touch on some of the solutions that are making a difference.

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    Test Your Knowledge!

    Hunger Quiz: Africa

    Are you ready to challenge your understanding and make a real impact? Each completed quiz doesn’t just boost your awareness—it also translates into tangible aid for those in need. As you uncover surprising truths about hunger in Africa, Hunger Notes will make a donation to organizations responding to hunger.

     

    Africa Hunger in the News

    Read the latest news and analysis about Africa and food insecurity below.

Kurdish refugees from the Syrian town of Kobani queue to get food in a camp in the southeastern town of Suruc, Sanliurfa province, November 13, 2014. Photo: REUTERS/Osman Orsal

World Food Program suspends food aid for 1.7 million Syrian refugees

by Tom Miles Reuters December 1, 2014

GENEVA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A lack of funds has forced the United Nations to stop providing food vouchers for 1.7 million Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday....

Every dollar spent on childhood nutrition can save up to $166, new study finds

by Bjorn Lomborg The Guardian November 28, 2014

For more than a year we have been analysing the issue of childhood nutrition (along with a large number of other topics that go into the post-2015 discussion). Nutrition is obviously one of the most critical issues for development. Both children and ...

Women play an important role in guaranteeing sufficient food supply for their families. They are among the stakeholders whose voice needs to be heard in the debate on nutrition. Photo: FIAN International

Democratizing the fight against malnutrition

by Geneviève Lavoie-Mathieu Inter Press Service November 27, 2014

ROME, Nov 27 2014 (IPS) - There is a new dimension to the issue of malnutrition – governments, civil society and the private sector have started to come together around a common nutrition agenda. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (...

6 graphs explain the world’s top ten emitters

by Mengpin Ge, Johannes Friedrich and Thomas Damassa World Resources Institute November 25, 2014

Our ability to harness ever-expanding amounts of data is completely transforming our understanding of environmental problems and solutions. Our Climate Insights blog series leverages data from CAIT 2.0, WRI’s climate data explorer, to shed light on...

WTO seeks efforts for permanent deal on food security.

by Asit Ranjan Mishra Live Mint November 22, 2014

A deal between India and the US to end the stalemate over the Bali trade package has raised the possibility of a permanent solution to the issue of public stockholding for food security purposes by the end of next year....

US-India agreement on stockpiles of food revives a trade deal

by Neha Thirani Bagri New York Times November 13, 2014

MUMBAI, India — India and the United States reached an agreement on Thursday over food stockpiles, removing a major obstacle to a global trade deal that has been stalled for months....

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