Africa is Setting the Table: Will the World Show Up?
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Story )Following the recent UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake (UNFSS+4), DCO Regional Director for Africa Yacoub El-Hillo, reflects on Africa’s readiness to lead the transformation towards food sovereignty and the urgent call for global investment to match tha
Nearly 2 million refugees at risk as Uganda emergency funds dwindle and services cut
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Press release )Uganda is on the verge of hosting two million refugees as escalating crises in Sudan, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) drive hundreds of people to cross the border daily in search of safety and lifesaving aid.
Africa speaks out: WHO consultations bring urgency and hope to health worker migration crisis.
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )From Praia to Port Louis, governments and health professionals are sounding the alarm: Africa is losing too many of its trained health workers to international migration
Youth leading local change: From climate justice to gender equality
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (News )“Climate justice isn’t just about emissions. It’s about power, territory, and who gets to live with dignity,” says Tsuyama, UN Women.
Pastoralism gets a reboot in drying Kenya
Stories & Blogs WFP (Story )Young, educated and Internet savvy, a new generation of WFP-supported farmer-herders is fighting hunger and upending an ancient profession.
Press briefing by UN Women on the severe food insecurity crisis in Sudan
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Press Briefing )Remarks by Salvator Nkurunziza, UN Women Representative in Sudan, speaking at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, from Port Sudan.
From Principles to Practice: A Problem-Oriented Approach to AI Ethics in Food Systems Webinar Series – AI for Food Systems Research.
Event September 18, 2025 - Venue/Format: OnlineOrganizer: IFPRI
Second Africa Climate Summit
Event September 8 – 10, 2025 - Venue/Format: Addis Ababa, EthiopiaOrganizer: African Union
Africa Food Systems Forum 2025
Event August 31 to September 5, 2025 - Venue/Format: Dakar, SenegalOrganizer: IFPRI
As hunger soars in northeastern Nigeria, WFP funds dry up
Stories & Blogs WFP (Story )Without urgent donations, 1.3 million people risk losing food assistance