Southern African Crisis
February 2003
02/28/2003
The executive director of the World Food Programme (WFP)--who has recently travelled through Zambia, Lesotho, Malawi and Zimbabwe--has warned Thursday that much more effort from both international donors and the private sector will be needed to address the intertwined crises of devastating illness and drought-afflicted agriculture.
Read moreFrom: allAfrica.com Related: [Southern Africa] [Emergency Relief] [Food] [HIV/AIDS] [United Nations] |
02/25/2003
Although Malawi is expecting a better harvest this year compared with last year's disaster, NGOs have warned that the danger is not yet over and large numbers of people will still be dependent on outside assistance for survival.
Read moreFrom: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Related: [Malawi] [Aid] [Emergency Relief] [Food] |
02/25/2003
Food aid to Zimbabwe needs to be extended for another year with urgent steps taken to protect people from the consequences of yet another poor harvest, the latest Famine Early Warning Systems Network said on Tuesday.
Read moreFrom: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Related: [Zimbabwe] [Aid] [Emergency Relief] [Food] |
02/25/2003
In Zambia, in collaboration with its non-government partners, the United Nations has delivered over 50,000 metric tons of UN-provided food, and around 27,000 metric tons of government-provided food relief.
Read moreFrom: ReliefWeb UN OCHA Related: [Zambia] [Aid] [Food] |
02/20/2003
As African countries grapple with dwindling crop yields and famine, some farmers have discovered a new way to replenish soil fertility and increase farm yields.
Read moreFrom: Environment News Service (ENS) Related: [Africa] [Agriculture] [Food] Image: ENS
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02/20/2003
The UN refugee agency and the World Food Programme (WFP) have warned that more than 1.2 million refugees in Africa could go hungry as WFP is forced to cut food aid due to a funding shortage.
Read moreFrom: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Related: [Africa] [Aid] [Emergency Relief] [Food] [Refugees] |
02/10/2003
More than 75 percent of Zambians living in the country's Southern, Western and Lusaka provinces do not have a secure source of food and many households throughout the country are surviving on only 38 percent of their daily food requirements, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network said in its latest report.
Read moreFrom: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Related: [Zambia] [Southern Africa] [Emergency Relief] [Food] |
02/10/2003
The US government has donated 30,000 tons of non-genetically modified sorghum and bulgur wheat to Zambia.
Read moreFrom: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Related: [United States] [Zambia] [Southern Africa] [Aid] [Emergency Relief] [Food] |
02/06/2003
Commercial millers in Namibia are to import 54,800 tons of cereal before the end of April to cover the shortfall caused by the erratic and sporadic rainfall.
Read moreFrom: allAfrica.com Related: [Namibia] [Agriculture] [Emergency Relief] [Food] |
02/06/2003
Clarity is being sought over a discrepancy between Zimbabwe's official tally of cereal food stocks-which indicated a national surplus-and the reality of on-going shortages on the ground.
Read moreFrom: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Related: [Zimbabwe] [Emergency Relief] [Food] [Governance] Image: Millions still depend on food aid in Zimbabwe © IRIN
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