Conflict and Famine
US Ambassador to the UN warns of famine in Somalia
Linda Thomas Greenfield, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, gave a speech on January 29th in Mogadishu announcing $41 million for famine prevention in Somalia and urged other nations to join in assisting Somalia fight famine....
Hunger Hotspots: Sahel Countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
In this update from Reliefweb, the coming Spring will also bring acute severe malnutrition in the Sahel, focused in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. In addition to conflict in these countries, it is projected that approximately 7.5 million people will be in the stage 3 hunger category (IPC classificati...
Hunger Hotspots; Lebanon
In a food security analysis, it is projected that 2.26 million people will suffer from acute levels of food insecurity in Lebanon this coming Spring (2023). The continuation of the food insecurity is due to the influx of Syrian refugees, a deteriorating economy, and global inflation....
Mapping Conflict and Food Insecurity in Africa
This is a very interesting info-graphic presenting how conflict drives food insecurity in Africa. It shows that 111 million people who are experiencing food crises are in countries suffering from conflict....
World Bank Releases New Report on Ukraine War and Global Food Crisis
The World Bank has released a commodity markets report this April on the Impact of the War in Ukraine on World Commodity Markets. In this report, they state that rising oil prices, inflation and the fertilizer scarcity that the war in Ukraine has created has become the greatest shock to g...
Hunger in Niger
Niger is one of the countries within the Sahel region on the southern border of the great Sahara Desert in West Africa. Niger rests directly north of Nigeria, and is home to over 24 million people. As the country enters April which this year is the month of Ramadan, it is sobering to observe the...
UN/WFP – Ukraine Conflict’s Implications for Global Food Security
The United Nations / World Food Programme has created a publication on the food security implications of the Ukraine Conflict and the ramifications for the global food and energy markets....
HUNGER HOTSPOTS ACROSS THE GLOBE
This is a view of the most urgent hunger hotspots around the world. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) used by the United Nations and International Aid Agencies consists of five levels of severity for food insecurity as follows: 1. Minimal - Acceptable 2. Stressed - Alert 3. ...
Conflict in Northern Mozambique emperils food security for 900,000
The escalating violence in the northern provinces of Mozambique has put 900,000 in a food insecure situation....
UN Sanctions Report Accuses Yemeni Government and Houthi Opposition of Corruption.
In January 2021, an UN Independent Sanctions Monitor Report accuses the Government of Yemen of laundering money in 2018 meant for food commodities, and the Houthi-controlled areas of diverting money meant for basic services in 2019 toward their war effort. ...
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