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"We are looking at a catastrophe in the making," World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director, David Beasley, has warned during a visit to Beirut, days after the cataclysmic blast which razed the Lebanese capital's port, killing more than 200 people.
The loss of the port casts a shadow o
Amidst the flat sandy landscape of northeast Nigeria loom the beginnings of the Mandara Mountains, a volcanic mountain range which runs 190 km along the northern border between Nigeria and Cameroon. The mountains form a natural barrier between the two countries. They also serve as a refuge for non-state armed groups who have been fighting government forces for the past decade.
To mark World Humanitarian Day on Monday 19 August, which this year focuses on #WomenHumanitarians, I meet one woman whose career led her back to her roots and to a discovery that only fuelled her desire to help others.Maria Altagracia Fulcar treasures many memories from her childhood in the Dominican Republic, despite it being spent in poverty.She remembers a farmer named Papalá, who would come a
It is no exaggeration to say that eating is a national pastime in Laos. Lao people say "Have you eaten yet?", whereas the English would politely ask "How do you do?"
This is a nation of slow cookers, meticulous chewers and enthusiastic consumers.
By Denise Colletta
In March 2019, cyclone Idai devastated Mozambique, killing more than 1,200 people and uprooting thousands. The World Food Programme (WFP) mobilized quickly to supply life-saving food rations to 1.8 million people.
Many families in the most affected areas in central Mozambique are still struggling to recover their livelihoods.
This means over 2.2 million people – most of them living in rural areas - face severe levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) between April and August and need urgent support to avert the loss of lives and livelihoods, finds the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis released today.
One third of the population (over 1.6 million people) are in a Crisis situat
An essential part of Pro-ACT is strengthening the District Disaster Management Committees to develop contingency plans that address the needs of communities.
Haiti is the poorest country in the Latin America and the Caribbean region and among the poorest in the world. Hunger is tightening its grip as insecurity, violence and deepening economic woes combine with climate-related shocks and other disasters.
Djibouti, in the Horn of Africa, has recently graduated to low-middle-income country status. Despite recent economic growth, poverty rates stand at 79 percent, with 42 percent of the population living in extreme poverty.