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Looming famine in Rakhine signals wider crisis in Myanmar

·November 11, 2024·4 min read

In a report released on Thursday, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) described the situation in the poverty-struck province as an “unprecedented disaster”. “A perfect storm is brewing,” it said, citing a combination of interlinked issues – restrictions on domestic and international flow of goods, hyperinflation, loss of livelihoods, dwindling agricultural...

‘Looming catastrophe’: Experts warn of high risk of famine in northern Gaza

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·November 9, 2024·1 min read

The warning comes in an alert issued by the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) Famine Review Committee (FRC), which underscored that the humanitarian situation in the enclave is extremely grave and rapidly deteriorating. “Immediate action, within days not weeks, is required from all actors who are directly taking part in the...

‘Hunger catastrophe’ looming in war-ravaged Sudan, UN agency warns

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·December 13, 2023·1 min read

The World Food Programme’s (WFP) latest food security analysis of the country shows the worst hunger level ever recorded during the harvest season (October through February), which is typically a period when more food is available. If there is no significant increase in assistance by the time the lean season...

DR Congo: Elections looming, amid worsening insecurity

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·December 11, 2023·2 min read

Briefing ambassadors at the UN Security Council, Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General noted steady progress in the electoral process despite significant logistical, financial, and security challenges. However, the resurgence of the crises related to the M23 group in the east, and new pockets of insecurity in the Greater...

Looming hunger emergency for South Sudanese families fleeing war

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·October 3, 2023·1 min read

Nearly 300,000 people have arrived in South Sudan since the conflict began across the border in mid-April, most of whom are returnees.  Among them, one in five children is malnourished and 90 per cent of families are experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity. Screening data from the border crossing also revealed...

Amid looming global food insecurity crisis, ‘breakthrough’ on fertilisers hailed |

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·November 18, 2022·1 min read

The development accompanied the renewal of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which had been due to expire on Saturday. “We are really very pleased on the extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative,” said UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan. “It’s very good news for the world, for the food insecurity crisis that we...