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16 Dec 15
The United States has announced $173m worth of emergency food assistance for South Sudan to help 2.4 million people facing life-threatening hunger in the country.
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11 Dec 15
UK international development minister Nick Hurd has called for a global response to the increasingly desperate situation in Ethiopia.
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7 Dec 15
The World Health Organisation is looking to step up its health support in Ethiopia in response to health risks following droughts caused by this year’s El Niño weather phenomenon.
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3 Dec 15
The European Commission has announced a €125m aid package for countries affected by the climate phenomenon El Niño.
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30 Nov 15
The UK is to give the World Food Programme’s operations in Sudan a £17.5m boost, it was announced today.
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24 Nov 15
Sweden’s much-needed contribution to the World Food Programme has enabled food distribution to more than 1.5 million people vulnerable to the drought-driven food crisis in Ethiopia.
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23 Nov 15
China and the UK have both pledged much-needed financial aid to prevent South Sudan’s food crisis from descending into famine.
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18 Nov 15
Key donors have saved the World Food Programme from suspending its food assistance to those affected by drought in Ethiopia.
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16 Nov 15
The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has released $17m to help those affected by the worst drought to hit Ethiopia in decades.