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Africa: Acute Food Insecurity to Rise in 18 'Hunger Hotspots', Warn Aid Agencies
UN News, 5 June 2024
No less than 18 crisis locations already suffering from dire food insecurity could see a "firestorm of hunger" unless aid reaches them urgently, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday. Read more »
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Nigeria: Acute Food Insecurity May Hit Nigeria, 17 Other Countries - UN Report
This Day, 6 June 2024
Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger "hotspots," including Nigeria, a new United Nations (UN) early warning report has revealed. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Orlando Bloom Describes 'Devastating Impact' of DR Congo Violence On Women and Children
UN News, 5 June 2024
As violence escalates and millions of people continue to be displaced in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), grave violations against children are reaching an all-time… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Unicef Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom Visits the Democratic Republic of the Congo As Violence Against Children Reaching 'Staggering Scale'
Unicef, 5 June 2024
UN-verified data show 30 per cent increase in grave violations against children in eastern DRC during first three months of this year compared to last quarter of 2023 Read more »
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Unicef, 5 June 2024
Children experiencing this level of food poverty are up to 50 per cent more likely to suffer from life-threatening malnutrition, new analysis finds Read more »
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WFP, 5 June 2024
Latest Hunger Hotspots report urges immediate action to prevent famine and warns of La Niña-linked climate extremes Read more »
UN Agencies Warn of Rising Hunger Risk in 18 'Hotspots'
Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger "hotspots," according to a new United Nations report.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have warned that fears of famine persist in Gaza and Sudan, where conflict continues to rage, fueling the regional risk of new hunger emergencies. The report found that many hotspots faced growing hunger crises and highlighted the worrying multiplier effect of simultaneous and overlapping shocks on acute food insecurity. It noted that conflict, climate extremes, and economic shocks continued to drive vulnerable households into food crises.
The report revealed that since October 2023, the Central African Republic, Lebanon, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Zambia joined Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Malawi, Somalia, and Zimbabwe on the list of hunger hotspots, where acute food insecurity is likely to deteriorate further in coming months.
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More than 100 people were killed during the raid on Wad al-Noura in Gezira State, said activists, reportedly by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) which has been at war with the ... Read more »
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Hunger is set to worsen in 18 hotspots worldwide including Sudan, where fighting is putting people at risk of starvation, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World ... Read more »
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Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders have initiated a $5.5 billion humanitarian appeal to address acute grain shortages caused by El Nino-induced droughts.Read more »
A girl carries water to her home at a camp for forcibly displaced people in Bentiu, South Sudan.
