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FAO says 26.5m Nigerians at risk of food insecurity

From Our Correspondent The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says 26.5 million Nigerians in Borno, Sokoto and Zamfara States including the FCT may face a food crisis between June and August 2024. FAO Country Representative, Dominique Kouacou, announced this at the presentation of the October to November round of the Cadre Harmonise (CH) food security […]

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Foreign News

Hunger crisis in S/Sudan escalating amid climate change, conflict – UN

The hunger and malnutrition crisis in South Sudan has escalated, fuelled by climate-induced disasters like flooding alongside civil strife, the United Nations agencies said on Thursday. The World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a joint statement in Juba, South […]

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Agriculture Foreign News General

Roundup: Experts warn hunger, food insecurity rising in Africa

By agency Report Hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition are on the rise in Africa with the latest data showing that one in five people in Africa is facing hunger, African Union (AU) and United Nations officials have said. This came at the high-level food and nutrition conference held on Monday at the AU headquarters in […]

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