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Warning of dire food shortages in Horn of Africa, UN agricultural agency calls for urgent action

Warning of dire food shortages in Horn of Africa, UN agricultural agency calls for urgent action

Jan 31, 2017, at 04:58 am

New York, Jan 30 (Just Earth News): With only one-quarter of expected rainfall received in the Horn of Africa in the October-December period, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday called for an immediate response to prevent widespread drought conditions from becoming a catastrophe.

UN rapporteur calls for urgent action to protect hundreds of thousands of displaced people in north-eastern Nigeria

UN rapporteur calls for urgent action to protect hundreds of thousands of displaced people in north-eastern Nigeria

Aug 30, 2016, at 01:33 pm

New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): Speaking at the end of a four-day visit to Nigeria, the United Nations expert on internally displaced persons (IPDs) has called on the country’s authorities and the international community to act urgently to ensure that the hundreds of thousands of displaced people in its northeast are protected.