Donors pledge $1.1bn for Afghanistan
Sept. 14, 2021 Donors have pledged more than $1.1 billion to help Afghanistan, where poverty and hunger have spiralled since the Islamist Taliban took power, and foreign aid has dried…
U.N. seeks $600 million to avert humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Sept 13, 2021 The United Nations is convening an aid conference in Geneva on Monday in an effort to raise more than $600 million for Afghanistan, warning of a humanitarian…
Suluhu To Become First Female Tanzanian President After Magufuli’s Death
Samia Suluhu Hassan is a soft-spoken, Muslim woman thrust from the obscure role of vice president to become Tanzania’s first female leader after John Magufuli’s sudden death. Under the constitution,…
Italy confirms death of Ambassador to Congo, 2 others in ambush on UN convoy
The Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed in an attack on a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy, a local governor said on Monday. “It is…
FG, UN host webinar for journalists on FSSD
The Federal Government of Nigeria in collaboration with the United Nations system in Nigeria, will be hosting a webinar for journalists on the Nigeria National Food Systems Dialogue (FSSD) 2021….
UN food agency, WFP wins Peace Nobel
The United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme (WFP), won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in areas…
World Food Prize and World Hunger Fighters Foundation launch Fellowship for Young African Agribusiness Innovators
The World Food Prize Foundation, WFP, and the newly launched World Hunger Fighters Foundation, WHFF, are partnering to provide year-long fellowships for young African food innovators and entrepreneurs. The…
Pope, ending Mozambique visit slams corrupt leaders
Pope Francis, ending his visit to Mozambique, on Friday scolded political and business leaders in the resource-rich but poor East African country who allow themselves to be corrupted by outsiders….
Environment, poverty, corruption, foreign exploitation of resources on agenda for pope’s Africa tripÂ
Pope Francis leaves on Wednesday for Africa, where poverty, the environment, foreign exploitation of resources and corruption are expected to be high on his agenda as he visits the continent…
About 113 Million People Affected By Acute Food Shortage in 2018 – Report
No fewer than 113 million people were affected in 2018 by very serious food shortages, including famine, a report by the European Union and two United Nations agencies revealed on…