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Nearly a million people face food crisis in Niger
2013-05-13 19:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Around 800,000 people in Niger face food insecurity in coming months, according to the UN's Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Rising food prices and refugees from Mali, which is plagued by conflict, have made access to food difficult in the west African country. The OCHA calculates that currently 84,000 are in need of immediate aid. Food aid may be required throughout June-August, which is considered the lean season in the region before the harvesting starts around September....
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'Suffering...without witnesses': over a quarter of million people perished in Somali famine
2013-05-06 15:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A new report estimates that 258,000 people died in 2011 during a famine in Somalia, the worst of such events in 25 years and a number at least double the highest estimations during the crisis. Over half of the victims, around 133,000, were children five and under. The report, by the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), argues that the international community reacted too late and too little to stem the mass starvation brought on by government instability, conflict, high food prices, and failed...
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