Director-General says FAO will “stay and deliver” to support vulnerable communities
6 May 2021, Rome - Urgent and scaled-up efforts to help those who produce South Sudan s food can make a notable contribution to mitigate suffering in a country, where three out of every five people cannot meet their daily food needs, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, said today. FAO is determined to stay and deliver, helping farmers get back on their feet, he stated in opening remarks at a virtual ‘Briefing on the humanitarian situation in South Sudan organized by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Rome Director-General says FAO will “stay and deliver” to support vulnerable communities Urgent and scaled-up efforts to help those who produce South Sudan’s food can make a notable contribution to mitigate suffering in a country, where three out of every five people cannot meet their daily food needs, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, said today. “FAO is determined to stay and deliver, helping farmers get back on their feet,” he stated in opening remarks at a virtual ‘Briefing on the humanitarian situation in South Sudan” organized by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Mozambique: Cabo Delgado, Nampula & Niassa Humanitarian Snapshot - April 2021
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Following the attack and clashes in Palma Town and surrounding areas, which began on 24 March, tens of thousands of people were newly displaced in Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique. By the end of April, nearly 31,400 people, including over 380 unaccompanied children and 1,030 elderly people, had arrived by foot, bus, boat and air from Palma to Ancuabe, Balama, Chiure, Namuno, Nampula, Pemba, Mueda and Montepuez districts, according to the International Organization for Migration’s Displacement Tracking Matrix.
Many of those displaced walked or travelled for days through difficult terrain to reach safety and assistance, and more continue to arrive in surrounding districts each day. People who fled the violence have reported violations against civilians, including killing and abduction of loved ones, while many families were separated during the violence. Before the attack on Palma, m
28 Million More People Facing Hunger, Report Says
28 Million More People Facing Hunger, Report Says
Another 28 million people, to say the least, are facing Emergency Phase 4 level of acute food insecurity which began in 2020.
The implication is that they are one step away from starvation – across 38 countries/territories where urgent action saved lives and livelihoods, and prevented famine spreading.
Thirty-nine countries/territories have experienced food crises during the five years that the GNAFC has been publishing its annual report; in these countries/territories, the population affected by high levels of acute food insecurity Phase 3 or worse increased from 94 to 147 million people between 2016 and 2020.