Eswatini: The Cost of Hunger

UNIRIN, 1 August 2013

Swaziland's reliance on international donors has averted famine but masked the reality of chronic food shortages and widespread malnutrition and stunting, according to a new study… Read more »

A young child being measured for signs of malnutrition

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Eswatini: Govt to Blame for Hunger Levels

Swazi Media, 29 July 2013

Prince Hlangusemphi, Swaziland's Minister of Economic Planning and Development, was wide of the mark when he told the World Food Programme (WFP) that eradicating hunger in the… Read more »
Eswatini: Study Reveals How Hunger 'Stunts' African Economies

WFP, 26 July 2013

The high cost of child malnutrition in Swaziland was showcased at the launch of the latest country-level study in the Cost of Hunger in Africa (COHA) series on 18 July. Read more »
Eswatini: Hunger Costs Szl 783 Million Per Year

WFP, 18 July 2013

Swaziland loses some SZL 783 million (US$92 million) annually - as much as 3.1 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - due to the effects of undernutrition. This is the… Read more »

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Getting the Key Data on Hunger, Malnutrition

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has published the first installment in a new series which presents key data on government commitment to reduce hunger and undernutrition ... Read more »
- Africa: Get the Key Data On Hunger and Undernutrition
- Eswatini: Study Reveals How Hunger 'Stunts' African Economies
Summit Looks to End Child Malnutrition

The governments of the UK and Brazil, and the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), co-hosted a high-level international meeting, Nutrition for Growth: Beating Hunger ... Read more »
- Africa: Hope for Ending 'Unrelenting' Cycle of Malnutrition, Poverty
- Africa: Lancet Highlights Importance of Maternal, Child Nutrition
African Economies Hard-Hit by Child Malnutrition

Malnutrition among children costs countries up to 16.5 per cent of their gross domestic product, according to reports looking at the social and economic consequences of child ... Read more »
- Africa: Child Hunger Takes Heavy Toll On Africa's GDP
- Africa: Cost of Malnutrition On Economic Growth