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Lake Chad Basin: a crisis rooted in hunger, poverty and lack of rural development

11 April 2017

FAO Director-General calls for critical investments in agriculture and addressing climate change FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva last week visited some of the worst affected areas in Chad and northeastern Nigeria. 11 April 2017, Rome – The crisis afflicting the strife-torn Lake [read more]

Risk of famine increasing in Somalia as almost 3 million people face crisis and emergency food insecurity

2 February 2017

The effects of drought continue to deepen across Somalia, where half the population – 6.2 million people – now face acute food insecurity. In particular, the population facing crisis or emergency (IPC Phases 3 and 4) levels of food insecurity has more than doubled in the last six months to over [read more]

UN Agencies Scale Up Efforts to Save lives in Southern Madagascar

21 October 2016

Press Release 20 October 2016 JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI – Following findings from a recent food security assessment across southern Madagascar, UN agencies are scaling up closely coordinated efforts to prevent an already dire situation from becoming a catastrophe. Women at WFP distribution of food [read more]

UN agencies warn of escalating food crisis in South Sudan

8 February 2016

Rise in hunger at harvest time; harsh and prolonged 2016 lean season approaching. Joint FAO-UNICEF-WFP News Release 8 February 2016, Juba – South Sudan is facing unprecedented levels of food insecurity, as 2.8 million people — nearly 25 percent of the country’s population — remain [read more]

Pakistan’s water shortage is a myth

7 June 2018 // 0 Comments

Daanish Mustafa, Thursday June 7th, 2018 The country’s water scarcity is socially constructed, and large farmers engaged in agricultural exports are the culprits and the [read more]
Economies have to decarbonise to stay competitive: former UNFCCC chief

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The Breaking Storm – the real threats to the Global Economy

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How the world’s water changed between 2002 and 2016

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The World in Crisis

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famine

Lake Chad Basin: a crisis rooted in hunger, poverty and lack of rural development

Risk of famine increasing in Somalia as almost 3 million people face crisis and emergency food insecurity

UN Agencies Scale Up Efforts to Save lives in Southern Madagascar