The Private Sector Humanitarian Platform supports food security in southern Madagascar
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The ongoing drought in southern Madagascar is threatening the lives of hundreds of thousands of people as food insecurity and acute malnutrition continue to rise. WFP has called for urgent action to address the unfolding humanitarian crisis, saying that at least 1.35 million people are in need of emergency food and nutrition assistance. The Private Sector Humanitarian Platform, CBi Member Network in Madagascar, is also exploring how it can support.
According to PSHP, since 2019, the network has donated 30 smartphones, sim cards and mobile data to the World Food Program and the National Office of Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC) to help them implement the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). In February 2021, PSHP received funding from one of its member companies (Société Générale Madagasikara, BFV-SG) to help upgrade the water pumping system of an existing well in
05/04/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/04/2021 00:58
Afghanistan: La Niña looms large over Afghanistan as one-third of Afghan population acutely food insecure today
Kabul, Afghanistan - One-in-three Afghans are acutely food insecure, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) assessment report released by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and its partners.
According to the IPC report, food insecurity in Afghanistan is attributed to the lingering impact of COVID-19, armed conflict, a jump in food prices, high unemployment rates and income loss, and the start of the complex and recurrent La Niña weather event.
Afghanistan: La Niña looms large over one-third of Afghan population acutely food insecure today
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30/04/2021 Kabul, Afghanistan
Joint Press Release by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Food Programme
One in three Afghans are acutely food insecure, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report released by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
“With doubling of our focus on mitigating adverse effects of COVID-19 on the most vulnerable, we have managed to bring the numbers down from a projected 42 to 35 percent, which is an achievement, however this is still far from our vision of a hunger free Afghanistan. A third of our people are struggling to feed their families. We must not let our guard down in light of the challenges ahead, specifically the drought-like effects La
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