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2020 21 July
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New report identifies 27 countries heading for COVID-19-driven food crises

David Martin   |   SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

New analysis by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) identifies 27 countries that are on the frontline of impending COVID-19-driven food crises, as the pandemic's knock-on effects aggravate pre-existing drivers of hunger. No world region is immune, from Afghanistan and...

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2020 16 July
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Ceres2030’s new analysis finds that USD 10bn is urgently needed to avert the COVID-19 hunger crisis

David Martin   |   SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Country Network 0

Ceres2030’s new analysis finds that USD 10 billion is urgently needed this year to prevent millions more people from becoming food insecure as a result of COVID-19. USD 5 billion of this must come from donor governments as aid, with the rest provided by developing...

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2020 03 July
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WFP announced a massive rise in the number of hungry people around the world due to socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic

David Martin   |   SUN UN Network 0

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced a massive rise in the number of hungry people it plans to assist around the world, as the devastating socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic push millions more people into food insecurity in low- and middle-income countries. “The...

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2020 07 May
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Food insecurity in West Africa could leave 43 million at risk as coronavirus hits

David Martin   |   SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

Well over 40 million people across West Africa face desperate food shortages in coming months, with COVID-19 restrictions a new factor adding to people’s vulnerability according to the World Food Programme (WFP). Appealing for continued support from the international community for the agency’s global aid effort, WFP spokesperson...

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