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2021 01 June
1

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

David Martin   |   SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

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...

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2021 30 May
2

Government of Indonesia and Nutrition International share lessons from adolescent nutrition intervention to prevent anaemia

David Martin   |   SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

* Originally published by Nutrition International  Nutrition International, in partnership with the governments of Indonesia, Australia, and Canada, concluded the Prevention of Anaemia in Adolescent Girls – MITRA Youth program. Implemented in ten districts each of East Java and East Nusa Tenggara provinces, the program reached...

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2021 28 May
7

Tackling hunger and malnutrition among vulnerable communities in Burkina Faso

David Martin   |   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...

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2021 21 May
3

Acute food insecurity on the rise as the Central African Republic reels from impacts of conflict and COVID-19

David Martin   |   SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

Nearly half of the population - 47 percent - suffers from high and surging acute food insecurity in the Central African Republic as the country reels from the impacts of ongoing conflict and COVID-19, and braces for another harsh May-August lean season, warn the Food and...

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2021 04 May
44

La Niña looms large over Afghanistan as one-third of population acutely food insecure

David Martin   |   SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

One-in-three Afghans are acutely food insecure, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) assessment report released by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and its partners. According to the IPC report, food insecurity in Afghanistan is attributed to the lingering impact...

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2021 03 May
1

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

David Martin   |   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, ...

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2021 02 May
20

Urgent action is required to address acute malnutrition rise in Madagascar

David Martin   |   SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

The unrelenting drought in southern Madagascar is forcing hundreds of thousands of people to the brink of famine, warns the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). With acute malnutrition rates continuing to rise, urgent action is required to address this unfolding humanitarian crisis. Most districts in...

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2021 28 April
0

USAID announces increased assistance for El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras

David Martin   |   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...

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