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Cote d'Ivoire: “Alarming” malnutrition in north

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:13:00 +0200

In Côte d'Ivoire government health officials and aid agencies are launching emergency feeding and special nutritional training in the north to respond to what nutrition experts call “alarming” malnutrition levels. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Malnutrition, West Africa's steady killer

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:44:00 +0200

The European Commission (EC) is ready to increase its aid to fight malnutrition in Burkina Faso if current EC nutrition projects prove to be "success stories," said its humanitarian chief Louis Michel. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Zimbabwe: Wild fruits instead of food aid

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:07:00 +0200

During the nearly three months that nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) in Zimbabwe were banned from operating by President Robert Mugabe's government, people desperate for food foraged for wild fruits to survive, in some cases with tragic consequences. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Djibouti: Access to food halved

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:40:00 +0200

Access to food in Djibouti has been cut by more than 50 percent because of reduced availability and rising prices, according to a humanitarian official. Read full story... | Send to a friend

GLOBAL: High food prices put pressure on HIV programmes

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:04:00 +0200

Steadily increasing prices could lead to a lack of affordable and nourishing food, endangering the lives of people living with HIV in the developing world, experts have said. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Horn of Africa: 'Urban poor the new face of hunger'

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:24:00 +0200

The urban poor in the Horn of Africa are the new face of hunger in a region where up to 14.6 million people now require humanitarian assistance due to poor rains, high food and fuel prices, conflict, animal disease, inflation and poverty. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Millions face starvation in Ethiopia, Somalia and Afghanistan

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:28:00 +0200

The UN warns that drought in Ethiopia, Somalia and Afghanistan could lead to widespread starvation. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Food crisis, climate change, MDGs top G8 agenda

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:07:00 +0200

The global food crisis and climate change will be among the top issues on the agenda of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as he attends the Group of Eight (G8) Summit in Japan this week. Read full story... | Send to a friend

BURUNDI: Fatal chicken disease a blow to food security

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:48:00 +0200

An untreatable chicken disease has threatened Burundi's food security. Read full story... | Send to a friend

LESOTHO: Food prices aggravate crisis

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:26:00 +0200

Already heavily dependent on food handouts, Lesotho is buckling under chronic food insecurity, poverty and one of the highest HIV rates in the world. Read full story... | Send to a friend