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2021 01 June

Children pushed into severe acute malnutrition could increase by more than double this year in Haiti

Haiti: funding gap threatens the lives of nearly 86,000 children. The number of children under five suffering from severe acute malnutrition in Haiti could increase by more than double this year, warned UNICEF Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Jean Gough, who concluded a...

2021 31 May

How big companies can help to end hunger – IFPRI blog

David Martin | food security Food systems Hunger SUN Business Network 0

* A blog by Lawrence Haddad and Carin Smaller originally published by IFPRI The number of people who go to bed hungry was rising steadily prior to the COVID-19 pandemic due to stresses related to climate, inequality and conflict, and now stands at 690 million. The...

2021 28 May

Tackling hunger and malnutrition among vulnerable communities in Burkina Faso

David Martin | Child nutrition food security Malnutrition SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network, SUN UN Network 0

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of USD7 million from Japan to alleviate the suffering of vulnerable populations in a country hard-hit by the combined effects of insecurity, recurrent climate shocks, rising food prices, and the socio-economic impacts of the global...

2021 20 May

Boosting productivity, improving food security and building resilience of small-scale farmers in Tanzania

David Martin | food security Food systems Investments SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

A USD77.4 million project signed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania will bring much needed help to 260,000 rural households facing the impacts of climate change. The Agriculture and Fisheries Development Programme (AFDP) will...

2021 05 May

Small-scale farmers of Haiti to receive help for food production and COVID-19

David Martin | Agriculture COVID19 food security Food systems Nutrition SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

The Government of Haiti and the International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations (IFAD) signed a financing agreement for a project that will help Haitian farmers recover from the impact of Covid-19 and increase staple food production. The project will kickstart rapid recovery...

2021 04 May

African Development Bank, IFAD and partners redouble efforts to stop hunger in Africa and strengthen food security

David Martin | Agriculture Climate food security Food systems Nutrition SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

The African Development Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and the CGIAR System Organization, today pledged to work closely with African leaders to address rising hunger on the continent and shore...

2021 03 May

The African Development Fund supporting Ethiopia to boost nutrition and end child stunting

David Martin | Child nutrition food security Malnutrition Nutrition SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a grant of USD31.2 million to the Government of Ethiopia to increase access to multi-sectoral nutritional services for children under-five years, by boosting access to services for improved health, a more diverse and nutritious food, ...

2021 28 April

USAID announces increased assistance for El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras

David Martin | Climate COVID19 food security Humanitarian field Malnutrition SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

Vice President Harris announced that the United States is providing USD310 million in increased assistance to the Northern Triangle, including USD255 million in assistance to meet immediate and urgent humanitarian needs for people in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, refugees, other displaced people, and vulnerable...

2021 28 April

A major food transfer program in Bangladesh fell short during the COVID-19 pandemic

David Martin | COVID19 food security Malnutrition Nutrition SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network 0

* A blog by Shyamal Chowdhury, Nahian Bin Khaled, Kalyani Raghunthan, Shahidur Rashid and Honor Dearlove originally published by IFPRI Bangladesh’s March-May 2020 COVID-19 lockdown has had severe consequences for the incomes and food security of poor households. Public food transfer programs have traditionally been the...

2021 26 April

Escalating conflict in northern Mozambique pushes thousands into hunger

David Martin | Child nutrition food security Humanitarian field Hunger SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province is in the grips of a spiralling crisis as thousands of people flee their homes amidst violence, warns the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). “People have scattered in many different directions since the recent attacks in Palma, Cabo Delgado Province. Survivors...