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Horn of Africa: Over 7 million children under the age of 5 remain malnourished

Horn of Africa: Over 7 million children under the age of 5 remain malnourished

May 23, 2023, at 07:54 pm

New York: Children in the Horn of Africa are living through an unprecedented large-scale crisis of hunger, displacement, water scarcity, and insecurity, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday.

Fears of Desert Locust resurgence in Horn of Africa

Fears of Desert Locust resurgence in Horn of Africa

Nov 25, 2020, at 03:19 pm

New York: The Desert Locust crisis which struck the greater Horn of Africa region earlier this year threatening food supplies for millions, could re-escalate as recent strong winds carried mature swarmlets from southern Somalia into eastern and northeastern Kenya, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Tuesday.

Act now to prevent Desert Locust catastrophe in Horn of Africa: UN agencies

Act now to prevent Desert Locust catastrophe in Horn of Africa: UN agencies

Feb 11, 2020, at 09:46 am

New York/IBNS: With the rainy season fast approaching, countries in the Horn of Africa are in a race against time to tackle a Desert Locust invasion amidst ongoing humanitarian challenges, the United Nations warned on Monday.