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‘Overlapping shocks’ are undoing efforts to end hunger in Africa, UN warns

Oct 13, 2022

Decades of work to reduce hunger in Africa are being reversed as the continent struggles to cope with conflict, climate crisis and the global economic downturn, the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has warned. About 278 million people in Africa –...

Pandemic may have left over 250 million people with acute food shortages in 2020

Mar 3, 2021

Beyond the questions surrounding the availability, effectiveness and safety of a vaccine, the COVID-19 pandemic has led us to question where our food is coming from and whether we will have enough. According to a United Nations World Food Program...

COVID-19: A Threat To Food Security In Africa

Aug 14, 2020

The International Monetary Fund has projected a deep coronavirus-induced global recession, which threatens a nearly 4% drop in world GDP and could drag the GDP of African economies into a fall of about 1.4%, with smaller economies facing a contraction of up...

COVID-19: flattening the food insecurity curve

May 6, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is already affecting the world on an unprecedented scale. Yet, the unfolding health crisis is only the most visible part of the iceberg. The impending global recession coming in its wake will likely be the most challenging event mankind has faced...

Coronavirus crisis could double number of people suffering acute hunger – UN

Apr 24, 2020

The coronavirus crisis will push more than a quarter of a billion people to the brink of starvation unless swift action is taken to provide food and humanitarian relief to the most at-risk regions, the UN and other experts have warned. About 265 million people around...

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‘Overlapping shocks’ are undoing efforts to end hunger in Africa, UN warns

Pandemic may have left over 250 million people with acute food shortages in 2020

COVID-19: A Threat To Food Security In Africa

COVID-19: flattening the food insecurity curve

Coronavirus crisis could double number of people suffering acute hunger – UN

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