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Private sector urged to act as world faces $23 trillion loss from land degradation

·December 5, 2024·3 min read

Business leaders have been meeting at the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) conference being held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which is focusing on drought, land degradation and restoration issues. According to the UN, droughts have surged by nearly 30 per cent in frequency and intensity since 2000, threatening agriculture...

Central Africa faces ‘turning point’ amid multiple crises

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·June 6, 2023·3 min read

“Central Africa is richer in opportunities and resources than it is in challenges”, but, the coming months will mark “an important turning point” for the region, where crucial political and electoral processes must take place by the end of the year, said Abdou Abarry, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for...

Horn of Africa faces most severe drought in more than two generations – UNICEF

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·December 24, 2022·2 min read

Around 20.2 million children are under threat of severe hunger, thirst and disease – compared to 10 million in July – as climate change, conflict, global inflation and grain shortages devastate the region. “While collective and accelerated efforts have mitigated some of the worst impact of what had been feared,...

Horn of Africa faces most ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity in decades, warns WHO |

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·August 2, 2022·2 min read

More than 37 million people are facing acute hunger, with approximately seven million children under the age of five acutely malnourished in the region. While finding food and safe water is the absolute priority, WHO said that ensuring a strong health emergency response is needed to avert preventable disease...