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World must ‘act fast,’ scale up life-saving assistance in drought-hit Somalia – UN

World must ‘act fast,’ scale up life-saving assistance in drought-hit Somalia – UN

Mar 07, 2017, at 01:16 pm

New York, Mar 7 (Just Earth News): As a severe drought deepens in Somalia, the risk of famine is looming in the long-troubled country, with about half the population in need of some form of assistance, according to an assessment by United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners.

Severe hunger in southern Madagascar likely persist into 2017 due to drought-hit crops, UN warns

Severe hunger in southern Madagascar likely persist into 2017 due to drought-hit crops, UN warns

Oct 28, 2016, at 04:24 am

New York, Oct 27 (Just Earth News): The impact of severe El Niño-induced drought on crop production in southern Madagascar, where nearly 850,000 people are acutely food insecure, is likely to persist into 2017 and requires an intensified humanitarian response, the United Nations agriculture agency said on Thursday.

With planting season weeks away, millions in drought-hit southern Africa need support – UN

With planting season weeks away, millions in drought-hit southern Africa need support – UN

Jul 29, 2016, at 04:19 am

New York, July 28 (Just Earth News): Some 23 million people in southern Africa are in need of urgent support to be able to produce enough food to feed themselves and avoid being dependent on humanitarian assistance until mid-2018, the United Nations agricultural agency has warned.