Africa

Consecutive climate shocks have resulted in back-to-back droughts, leaving scarce pasture for livestock and more than 8.5 million people in need of food assistance. (Photo: FAO)

Hunger crises will escalate unless we invest more in addressing root causes, say UN food agency chiefs on visit to drought-hit Ethiopia

by FAO September 10, 2017

Speaking at the conclusion of a visit to Ethiopia, the heads of the United Nations food agencies made a joint call for greater investment in long-term activities that strengthen people's resilience to drought and the impacts of climate shocks....

One in 10 people living in rural areas suffers from acute hunger (Photo: Getty Images for WWF-Canon)

UN: Millions of people face acute hunger in DRC

by Al Jazeera August 17, 2017

UN food agencies say number of people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance surged by 30 percent in a year in DRC....

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In pictures: The first 1,000 days of hunger

by BBC, UBELONG Photographers and Researchers BBC August 10, 2017

BBC has posted an educational photographic essay on the first 1000 days of hunger. Across Ghana, the irreversible effects of child malnutrition can be seen among thousands of children affected during their critical first 1,000 days of life. This is the time in a child's life that will determine thei...

A woman holds her child as they wait to receive treatment in Kobo health center in Kobo village, one of the drought stricken areas of Oromia region, in Ethiopia, April 28, 2016. (Photo: Reuters via VOA)

Aid Groups Marshal Scarce Resources to Save Ethiopian Children

by Salem Solomon Voice of America July 24, 2017

The U.N. World Food Program and other aid agencies have responded, but growing need and funding shortfalls are undercutting their efforts. An estimated 7.8 million Ethiopians are in need of humanitarian aid, an increase of more than 2 million since the start of the year....

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Armyworm Influx Risks Worsening South Sudan Hunger, UN Says

by Okech Francis Bloomberg July 20, 2017

An invasion of fall armyworms may further damage South Sudanese farming, worsening shortages in the war-torn country where half the population is already facing hunger, the Food and Agriculture Organization said....

A child holds a bowl of food given out during a food distribution in the drought-affected village of Bandarero, near Moyale town on the Ethiopian border, in northern Kenya, March 3, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Food Crises Getting Worse in Somalia, Kenya

by Sora Halake & Dan Joseph Voice of America July 12, 2017

Severe food crises are growing in Kenya and Somalia, as the Horn of Africa continues to receive below-normal rainfall, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network. The hunger-tracking group says 2.9 million people in Kenya and 3.2 million in Somalia are experiencing Phase 3 or higher on t...

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At G20 summit, Trump pledges $639 million in aid to four countries

by Andrea Shalal Reuters July 10, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday promised $639 million in aid to feed people left starving because of drought and conflict in Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen. The new funding brings to over $1.8 billion aid promised by the United States for fiscal year 2017 for the crises in the four...

Adel Bol, 20, cradles as she her 10-month-old daughter Akir Mayen at a food distribution site in Malualkuel in the Northern Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan. (Photo: VOA)

US Congressional Leaders Look for Answers to Africa’s Food Insecurity

by Salem Solomonvo Voice of America June 27, 2017

“The bottom line and the biggest takeaway is that conflict is driving these famines,” said Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey......

A child is checked for signs of malnutrition by a UNICEF health worker during a registration prior to a humanitarian food distribution carried out by the UN World Food Programme. (Photo: Siegfried Modola/REUTERS)

More South Sudanese go hungry but worst of famine eases: U.N.

by Denis Dumo and Tom Miles | Reuters June 25, 2017

More South Sudanese people are going hungry and 45,000 are still living in famine-like conditions even though South Sudan is no longer classified as being in famine, a U.N.-backed food security report said on Wednesday. An estimated 6 million people, half the population, were expected to be in a "c...

Ader Ali Yusuf, center, a mother of 12 who was displaced from her village due to the ongoing drought in Ethiopia, sits among a group of women as an international delegation visits the Warder town of Ethiopia’s drought stricken area near the border with Somalia. (AP Photo/Elias Meseret )

Ethiopia warns emergency drought aid to run out next month

by Elias Meseret AP via Yahoo June 17, 2017

Ethiopia's government is warning it will run out of emergency food aid starting next month as the number of drought victims in the East African country has reached 7.8 million....

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  • About WHES & Hunger Notes
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