Niël Terblanché Namibia faces an escalating crisis in household food security, as detailed in the December 2023 Agricultural Inputs and Household Food Security Monitoring Report. The report highlights an alarming situation in crop-producing areas, where families increasingly depend on market purchases and the government’s Drought Relief Food Program for food access. The report reveals that...
December 25, 2024
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UN chief cautions military coups only worsen crises, urges democratic governance – Namibia Daily News
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 1 — Addressing the recent series of military coups predominantly in Africa, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday underscored the importance of establishing lasting democratic governance backed by the rule of law. Wednesday’s military takeover in Gabon came on the heels of Niger last month, Burkina Faso in 2022, and Chad, Guinea,...
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22 million more people pushed into hunger since 2019 due to multiple crises, reveals UN report
GENEVA – Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published today jointly by five United Nations specialized agencies. If...