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Africa
South Sudan: UN humanitarians forced to cut aid to 1.7 million people
Food assistance to 1.7 million people in South Sudan has been suspended, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on…
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Africa
In Madagascar, pockets of famine as risks grow for children, warns WFP
“Pockets of famine” have now been reported in Southern Madagascar, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. “We have some…
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Africa
Child malnutrition expected to quadruple in Southern Madagascar
At least half a million children under five in drought-afflicted southern Madagascar are on the verge of acute malnourishment, two UN agencies warned…
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Africa
UN agencies scale-up response to address looming famine ‘catastrophe’ in Tigray
The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Thursday for immediate access to deliver lifesaving assistance to Ethiopia’s…
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Africa
Madagascar edges toward famine, UN food agency appeals for assistance
An unrelenting drought in southern Madagascar, an island State off the East African coast in the Indian Ocean, is forcing…
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