Humanitarian Aid
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Food exports must keep flowing worldwide, FAO chief urges
As part of ongoing international efforts to address growing concerns over global food security linked to the war in Ukraine, a…
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Horn of Africa braces for ‘explosion of child deaths’ as hunger crisis deepens
An “explosion of child deaths” is likely and imminent in the Horn of Africa unless the international community takes immediate…
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Overlapping crises push millions into ‘extreme levels of acute food insecurity’
The war in Ukraine has exacerbated steadily rising global food and energy prices, undermining economic stability across the world, warned…
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From the Field: Ethiopia’s worst drought threatens ‘deadly consequences’ for women
Women and girls face “deadly consequences” in the Somali region of Ethiopia due to the worst drought conditions for forty…
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Ukraine: After 100 days of war, Guterres calls for end to violence, as UN works to free up vital food and fertilizer exports
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its 100th day on Friday, António Guterres marked the grim milestone with a renewed…
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Ukraine: ‘Perfect storm’ threatens economic devastation in developing world
Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine is causing immense suffering and devastation there, but also creating a “perfect storm” which could…
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Somalia: ‘Dire and grim’ drought, impacting more than 7 million
Accompanying Somalia’s newly-appointed drought envoy on his first field visit, the United Nations’ top humanitarian official for the Horn of…
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Ukraine: At least two children killed in war every day, says UNICEF
In Ukraine, nearly 100 days since the Russian invasion, at least two children have been killed every day with many…
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FAO ramps up support to Sudan farmers as starvation threat grows in East Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is scaling up operations in Sudan, where 10.9 million people, 30 per cent of…
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Ukrainian refugees arrive in Poland ‘in a state of distress and anxiety’
With more than 3.5 million people having fled to Poland since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, the…
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