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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Food Insecurity

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Health / Medical

INTERVIEW: The Nutrition Alliance of Namibia Director, Ben Schernick, Speaks on Addressing Malnutrition and Food Security

  As Namibia faces its election season followed by the festive period, the country must confront a pressing issue: malnutrition. From December to March, the peak season for malnutrition, it’s a time of heightened awareness and urgency, particularly in regions most affected by food insecurity. Ben Schernick, the Director of the Nutrition Alliance of Namibia, sheds light on the current state of malnutrition in the country, emphasizing the need for […]

todayNovember 13, 2024 16

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Malnutrition Crisis: Urgent Action Needed Ahead of Election and Festive Season

As Namibia faces its election season followed by the festive period, the country must confront a pressing issue: malnutrition. From December this year to March next year, the peak season for malnutrition, it’s a time of heightened awareness and urgency, particularly in regions most affected by food insecurity. Ben Shernick, the Director of the Nutrition Alliance of Namibia:  

todayNovember 13, 2024 15

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INTERVIEW: Herbert Jauch Critiques Conditional Basic Income Grant Rollout

  November 12, 2024 By Leonard Witbeen Namibian social activist Herbert Jauch has expressed strong concerns over the recently implemented Conditional Basic Income Grant (CBIG), questioning its effectiveness in addressing widespread poverty. Speaking about the program, which the government has extended to cover more regions, Jauch highlighted the shortcomings of this targeted cash grant. The CBIG, now replacing the former food bank initiative, provides approximately N$600 per household. However, Jauch […]

todayNovember 12, 2024 16

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Namibia

Government Unveils National Plan to Boost Food Security

The Agriculture ministry, in collaboration with agri-food stakeholders, launched the National Agriculture Investment Plan to address food insecurity. The African Union's CAADP compact was also signed to support agricultural transformation and economic growth. To explain some of the challenges they are facing, here's the President of the National Farmers Union Adolf Muremi:  

todayNovember 7, 2024 26

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Africa

Nigeria’s Food Crisis Expected to Worsen Amid Economic Hardship

Nigeria is projected to see a severe hunger crisis next year, with over 30 million people facing food insecurity—a 33% increase from this year—due to economic challenges, according to a government and UN report as seen by CNBCAfrica. Economic hardship has intensified following austerity reforms by President Bola Tinubu, including currency devaluation and the removal of a longstanding petrol subsidy, contributing to rising inflation and a cost-of-living crisis.

todayNovember 4, 2024 6

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Africa

DRC faces hunger crisis

The World Food Programme says more than a million people are facing hunger in the Democratic Republic of Congo's northeastern province of Ituri. The UN agency says women and children displaced by the conflict between tribal militias have been the hardest hit.  

todayOctober 17, 2024 18

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Africa

Sudan is the world’s worst modern war – what has happened and what it’ll take to rebuild

  By Kagure Gacheche, The Conversation   Sudan’s war has been raging since April 2023. The country was on a bumpy road to democracy after mass uprisings in 2019 ousted long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir. This all came to a halt when troops from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary force, attacked a military airstrip in the early hours of 15 April 2023. In the months since, fighting between the […]

todaySeptember 2, 2024 25

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Local

Chair Cardin Urges UN Secretary-General to Urgently Bolster Response to Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan

    Yesterday, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, calling on him to lead an immediate response to the spiraling humanitarian situation in Sudan. Chair Cardin stressed the need to redouble efforts to confront the humanitarian crisis, particularly in the wake of this month’s famine declaration. “The devastating famine in Sudan was both predictable and preventable. At a […]

todayAugust 22, 2024 10

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Africa

Migration organisation says urgent humanitarian aid is needed in the DRC

The director general of the International Organisation for Migration, Amy Pope, has warned that  with record levels of internal displacement, acute food insecurity, and gender-based violence, urgent and concerted action is needed to stem the worsening humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Shanaé Harte from UN News reports.

todayAugust 12, 2024 9

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