Sudan food emergency: Unpacking the scale of the disaster and the actions needed
Stories & Blogs IFPRI (Blog )The United Nations recently warned of the risk of famine in Sudan. Around 18 million people are already acutely hungry, including 3.6 million children who are acutely malnourished.
In Zambia, I saw rural resilience first-hand
Stories & Blogs IFAD (Blog )Zambia has been hit hard by extreme weather events in recent years. Drought is impacting food security and rural livelihoods so severely that the government has declared it a national emergency.
2nd UN Tourism Regional Conference on Brand Africa under the theme: "Promoting Africa to unlock tourism investments and the sector’s growth potential" will be held in Livingstone, Zambia
Event July 22 – 24 - Venue/Format: Livingstone, ZambiaOrganizer: UNWTO
Landlocked Developing Countries Third UN Conference
Event June 18 – 21, 2024 - Venue/Format: Kigali, RwandaOrganizer: UN
Solutions to Address Development Challenges of Middle-Income Countries in a Changing World
Event February 5 - 6, 2024 - Venue/Format: Rabat, MoroccoOrganizer: ECA Subregional Office - North Africa
North Africa is struggling to cope. The terrible events of this week will become all too familiar unless we invest in resilience
Stories & Blogs IFAD (Blog )The true impact of the earthquake is yet to be determined as roads are opened and aid slowly trickles in. Hopes of finding survivors are slim, while those who made it through the initial disaster now face a host of new challenges.
3rd Edition of the NTA (National Transfer Accounts) - AFRICA Conference
Event 6 – 8 September, 2023 - Venue/Format: Somone, SenegalOrganizer: ECA
Unlocking the potential of irrigation for improved nutrition in Ethiopia
Stories & Blogs IFPRI (Blog )Poor nutrition threatens health, exacerbates inequalities, affects economic productivity, and traps countries like Ethiopia in a vicious cycle of poverty.
Is Ethiopia missing a golden opportunity for addressing hidden hunger? The opportunities and challenges of biofortification
Stories & Blogs IFPRI (Blog )Despite some progress in reducing chronic malnutrition, Ethiopia continues to be an epicenter of the triple burden of malnutrition—undernutrition, overnutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies.
Is Ethiopia missing a golden opportunity for addressing hidden hunger? The opportunities and challenges of biofortification
Stories & Blogs IFPRI (Blog )Despite some progress in reducing chronic malnutrition, Ethiopia continues to be an epicenter of the triple burden of malnutrition—undernutrition, overnutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies.