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drought

March 16, 2020

Millions of Cyclone Idai survivors in Zimbabwe still facing hunger

A year after Cyclone Idai destroyed crops, ruined lives and left millions in Zimbabwe without food, the country is facing its worst drought in four decades.
November 29, 2019

Zimbabweans pushed to the brink by drought and economic meltdown

Unlike previous crises, millions of urban dwellers are threatened along with the rural population.
November 28, 2019

Somalia’s ratification of the Kampala Convention welcomed

The Kampala Convention is the world’s first and only regional legally binding instrument for the protection and assistance of internally displaced people.
October 17, 2019

Drought and commercial cattle farming causing devastating hunger in Angola

Tens of thousands of pastoral farmers who have been driven off their land to make way for commercial cattle ranches are at severe risk of starvation as drought grips southern Angola.
July 27, 2019

International complacency puts lives at risk as drought hits Horn of Africa, Oxfam warns

More than 15 million people are in need of aid as drought hits parts of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia again
May 16, 2019

Hunger warning after early drought in DPR Korea

The drought, which started in early spring after months of unusually erratic weather, is harming crops which should be harvested in June and September.
March 29, 2019

Ten million Afghans face severe hardship after extreme weather

A quarter of Afghanistan's population faces severe acute food insecurity and need urgent help after floods and drought, say the Afghan Red Crescent Society and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
October 5, 2018

EU scales up humanitarian support to Afghanistan as drought takes hold

The European Commission has allocated an additional €20 million in emergency aid to Afghanistan as the humanitarian situation has worsened since the beginning of 2018.
June 18, 2018

UN shines spotlight on ‘true value’ of land

In a statement marking the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, the head of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) said that everyone needed to recognise the true value of land.
March 23, 2018

IFAD leads on sustainable farming on World Water Day

On World Water Day 2018, a new report released by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) shows that sustainable investment in freshwater ecosystems in developing countries helps farmers reduce the impact from floods, droughts and water pollution.