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Africa: As Four Countries Face Famine, World 'Must Step Up Now' - UN
UN, 6 September 2018
With famine looming in four countries, the United Nations-backed Committee on World Food Security (CFS) stressed today the need to rally support for both immediate relief to people… Read more »
World Must Act As African Countries Face Famine - UN Food Forum
With famine looming in four countries - South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen - the United Nations-backed Committee on World Food Security has stressed the need to rally support for both immediate relief to people at risk and for longer-term initiatives.
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Nigeria: Nigerians At Risk of Starvation, European States Say
Vanguard, 4 September 2018
European states warned the United Nations that more than 800,000 people are cut off from aid and may be starving in northeast Nigeria, contradicting government assertions that a… Read more »
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A year after famine was declared in parts of the country, UN agencies have warned that without sustained humanitarian assistance and access, more than seven million people could be ... Read more »
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The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs say donors raised enough funds in 2017 to avert famine and avoid an outbreak of cholera, but the situation was set to ... Read more »
