More than 1.3 million children under five years of age in need of treatment for severe acute malnutrition across six Africa’s Sahel countries are expected to receive care in 2018 – the highest number in at least a decade and a more than 50 per...
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Over 200 delegates, including dealmakers, entrepreneurs and investors met at the Nutrition Africa Investor Forum (NAIF) on October 16-17 – World Food Day — in Nairobi, Kenya, to explore partnerships, access business finance and enter new markets. Over these two days, selected Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)...
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The heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) today pledged to increase support for regional efforts addressing the critical food and nutrition security situation in the Sahel....
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UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) released USD 30 million from the to urgently scale-up relief efforts in West Africa’s Sahel, where an acute drought, combined with exceptionally high food prices and worsening insecurity, has escalated humanitarian needs. Thousands of families have exhausted their food reserves...
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On 5 March 2018 the Trade and Markets Division of FAO issued the Crop Prospects and Food Situation report. According to the report, some 37 countries are in need of external assistance for food, unchanged from three months ago. ...
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On 10 October 2017, in the margins of the CFs44, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) presented "The Nutrition Advantage – Harnessing the Nutrition Co-Benefits of Climate Resilient Agriculture", a study of IFAD’s experience in improving nutrition in climate-sensitive agricultural investments, shows that climate...
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In August 2017, Action Against Hunger, SHARE and WaterAid launched a new report which ascertains that the integration of action on nutrition and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is fundamental to the recipe for success. By analysing the approaches governments and donors are taking, the...
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In July 2017, the World Food Programme (WFP) confirmed US$4.5 million of funding from the European Commission to increase the quality and availability of nutritious food in Niger....
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In 2016, the project added components to promote an adaptive social protection system in Niger. These include mechanisms to make social protection interventions more responsive to shocks and allow poor and vulnerable households to build their resilience. The goal of this newer program is to...
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Every day, 370 million children around the world receive food at school provided by their governments. Governments invest in school meals because they are a powerful tool in efforts to end malnutrition, helping to ensure every child has access to education, health and nutrition. This...
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