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Hunger, death and safer births in cash-strapped Zimbabwe
Find out how countries around the world are getting mothers to book in for better births starting right here close to home
Aid agencies rush to bring aid to Mozambique cyclone survivors
Cyclone Kenneth made landfall late Thursday in Cabo Delgado province, packing wind gusts of up to 220 kilometres per hour
SA will have to produce 50% more food by 2050 or face crisis — WWF report
South Africa faces an impending food security crisis if there isn’t urgent action to correct unsustainable practices
$290m shortfall in Zimbabwe drought aid
Drought in Southern Africa now affects approximately half of Zimbabwe’s population in rural areas.
Sub-Saharan Africans worst affected by undernourishment
Africa is lagging behind in tackling hunger with reports showing that over 25% of Africa’s population suffer from acute undernourishment.
UN cuts food aid for one million Zimbabweans
Around a million poor Zimbabweans face hunger after the UN World Food Programme announced it was cutting food rations due to a cash crunch.
UN pushes Syria on humanitarian mission
The UN hopes to get permission from the Syrian government to send more aid workers to help at least 1-million people in need of urgent assistance.
Zim could be months away from a food shortage
The UN World Food Programme has warned Zimbabwe is months away from a food shortage, which could see over a million people unable to feed themselves.
Red tape delays UN relief to Horn of Africa
The WFP’s first delivery of aid to Somalia was delayed due to bureaucratic hurdles in Kenya — slowing relief efforts for millions hit by drought.
Bomber kills five at Pakistani UN food agency office
A suicide bomber attacked an office of the UN World Food Programme in the Pakistani capital on Monday, killing five people and wounding several.
Zim still facing food insecurity, says UN
Zimbabwe’s agricultural production is estimated to have risen significantly, but many people still face problems finding basic foods, the UN says.
Three UN employees kidnapped in Somalia
Gunmen on Monday abducted three foreigners and a Somali working for the UN in southern Somalia, the latest in a string of kidnappings in the nation.
UN warns Somalia killings threaten food aid
The UN will end food distribution in Somalia unless armed groups there stop attacking UN staff, the World Food Programme said on Thursday.
Tens of thousands of Kenyans still afraid to go home
Tens of thousands of Kenyans have chosen to live in camps and rely on humanitarian aid rather than return home.