food security

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Food aid suspended to Ethiopia's Tigray region

Posted on 11 May 2023

The World Food Programme and USAID have both “until further notice” suspended their food aid deliveries in the Northern Ethiopia region of Tigray. This comes after it was revealed there had…
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New report reveals "unconscionable" realities of global food insecurity

Posted on 11 May 2023

The 2023 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) has just been released, a collaboration of UN and government agencies aiming to inform humanitarian and development work.

The report reveals that 258 million people (22.7%…
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Extension of Black Sea grain deal vital to international food security

Posted on 23 March 2023

The UN Secretary-General released a statement on March 18 that the Black Sea grain initiative had been extended. This deal was signed in Istanbul in July 2022 as a response to the…
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Global concerns around food and security

Posted on 15 March 2023

The 5th UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) held in Doha last week revealed the severe hunger and poverty crisis developing countries face.

The issue can be attributed to the…
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Ukraine conflict risks aid security in South Sudan

Posted on 20 June 2022

The World Food Programme has announced it is suspending food aid for 1.7 million South Sudanese, driven by funding being redirected to the Ukraine War and the prices of staples…
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