KHARTOUM, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Ongoing fighting in Sudan threatens to exacerbate food insecurity across the country, a United Nations (UN) official has said, calling for urgent agricultural support to Sudan. "The scale and severity of hunger across Sudan is deeply concerning," Yang Hongjie, re...
In recent months, there has been a surge in the number of people displaced due to conflict in parts of Darfur and the Kordofan region. "This insecurity has eroded livelihoods, damaged farms, and triggered widespread unemployment," Rowe added. The depreciation of the Sudanese pound as well as ...
SUDANWORLD Food ProgrammeFOOD securityUNITED NationsThe persistent fighting in Sudan has impeded delivery of the aid and protection needed by a record 25m people, more than half the population, according to the United Nations ( B UN b ). For the first time in Khartoum since the war began,...
Enhancing food security in South Sudan: the role of markets and regional trade South Sudan faces serious problems of food insecurity due to low levels of domestic food production, periodic droughts, widespread poverty, and since late ... PA Dorosh,S Rashid,J Asselt - 《Agricultural Economics》 ...
Food Insecurity in South Sudan Set to Deepen as Funds Dry Up, Warns UN AgencySteven LewisHealthcarepapers
Food insecurity deteriorating In May, some 3.5 million people – almost one in three South Sudanese – were facing crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity, and the number is expected to increase to 3.9 million (34% of the total population) during June through August 2014. ...
SOUTH SudanFOOD securityFOOD reliefB The government plans to tap oil revenue and reinvest it in the agricultural sector. b The project though faces other challenges: South Sudan, according to the B World Bank b , is one of the most oil-dependent countries in the world and its oil...
JUBA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Three United Nations agencies have called for ramping up humanitarian assistance to stave off a looming hunger and enhance resilience in South Sudan, warning that food insecurity is likely to rise by 7 percent in the coming months. ...
Food insecurity leads to malnutrition, which impacts not only physical health but mental health as well. This is especially evident in populations facing humanitarian crises. There were over 35 million refugees in the year 2022 and this number continues to rise with natural disasters, global ...
idle trucks. Before October 2023 at least 500 trucks a day were crossing into Gaza to meet basic needs. This October, a daily average of only 37 trucks were allowed to pass. According to theWorld Food Programme, more than 90 per cent of the population face acute levels of food insecurity...