UN Sounds Alarm Over Worsening Food Insecurity in Africa Amid Global Gains
A new United Nations report reveals a stark contrast between global progress in reducing hunger and a deepening food crisis in Africa. In 2024, over […]
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Global hunger falls, but Africa’s food crisis deepens, UN warns
Despite a global decline in hunger for the third year in a row, food insecurity in Africa has worsened significantly, according to a new United […]
Conflict Fuels Worsening Hunger Crisis Across East and Central Africa
Food insecurity in East and Central Africa has reached alarming new heights, with more than 73 million people now facing severe hunger, according to a […]
DRC Faces Record Hunger Crisis Amid Escalating Conflict and Rising Food Prices
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is grappling with a record humanitarian crisis, as 28 million people face acute hunger, exacerbated by escalating conflict in […]
World Without Hunger Conference provides key opportunity for countries like Sudan to advance food security goals
The three-day World Without Hunger Conference, organized by UNIDO, the Ethiopian Government, and the African Union with FAO’s support, was held at the Adwa Victory […]
2024 Hassan II World Water Prize awarded to FAO
The Grand Hassan II World Water Prize was awarded this year to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for its commitment […]
Ethiopia has inaugurated the Pandemic Fund mega project against potential pandemics.
Ethiopia took a significant step towards bolstering its defenses against potential pandemics by officially launching the Ethiopian Pandemic Multi-Sectoral Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Project (EPPR) […]
FAO provides Senegal close to $250,000 to fight Tsetse flies causing loss of livestock
The UN agency for Food and Agriculture, FAO, has granted Senegal’s Ministry of Livestock and Animal Productions around $250,000 earmarked to help the West African […]
More than 11 million people at risk of famine in Sudan, FAO warns
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned of “an imminent food crisis in Sudan” which will affect more than 11 million people because […]
Covid-19: Fifteen African countries threatened by a food crisis, FAO and WFP warned
According to a joint analysis by the World Food Program (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 15 “at-risk” African countries are threatened by […]