WFP has pledged to commit $2.5 billion to strengthen and support Nigeria’s sustainable food security and zero hunger efforts.
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The Sahel, as it is now, is one huge tinderbox waiting for the next mismanaged conflict to explode.
On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken denounced Russia’s decision to suspend participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
On Monday, UN secretary general Antonio Guterres expressed regret over Russia’s decision to terminate the Black Sea Grains Initiative.
UN humanitarian agencies on Monday said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa urgently needed humanitarian assistance.
It added, “This is more than double the number of SAM cases in 2022 and four times the number of cases in 2021.
On Wednesday, the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) unveiled a Country Strategic Plan (CSP) for Nigeria worth $2.5 billion.
Streets in some Sudanese cities returned to relative calm on Sunday as a shaky ceasefire helped scale back a violent conflict.
The United Nations on Friday announced plans to slash food aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, blaming a funding shortfall.
The region is in the grip of a historic drought brought on by four consecutive failed rains.
