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In Brief: Grim outlook for Central African Republic's children

NAIROBI Thursday, November 27, 2008 (IRIN) - Untreated trauma from seeing the killing of relatives, kidnapping by bandits or forced recruitment into armed groups, hunger and disease: these are among the problems experienced by thousands of  internally displaced children in the Central African Republic, according to a new report. “It will take a concerted effort on the part of both the government and the international community to redress this state of neglect,” urged the report, itself...

MALAWI: Green belts to boost food production

LILONGWE Monday, October 06, 2008 (IRIN) - Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has pledged to embark on a "green belt" programme to enable the country, in the long run, to say goodbye to hunger and international food aid. "Malawi appeals to the G-8 countries to support us to create a green belt around our lakes and along our rivers to irrigate land up to 20 kilometres from the shores. The Malawi government plans to grow a lot of rice, wheat, maize, millet, cassava, potatoes and beans for...

CONGO: Disease devastates cassava crop, threatens widespread hunger

BRAZZAVILLE Thursday, November 13, 2008 (IRIN) - Cassava is the staple food for most people in the Republic of Congo, but this main source of nourishment is being threatened by a disease that has spread to most areas of the country. "We've been having problems for more than two years and it's getting worse with the mosaic destroying our crops," said Rose Ambeto, who has several cassava fields. The virus, known as cassava mosaic disease (CMD),...

ZIMBABWE: "Food relief operators are overwhelmed"

Impatience among the hungry and food relief operations put on the back foot by a nearly three-month ban are complicating an already desperate situation as Zimbabwe barrels towards its peak food crisis, less than two months away. The UN estimates that in the first quarter of 2009 more than 5.1 million people, nearly half the population, will require food assistance, although many humanitarian workers privately fear the extent of malnutrition may be deeper than first thought, a worrying...

ZIMBABWE: Less food for more mouths

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is moving into top gear this month to feed four million Zimbabweans, but severe funding shortages mean the organisation's coffers are beginning to run on empty, which has caused a cut in rations to below the minimum dietary recommendations. "Many of the beneficiaries will get less than the recommended monthly calorie amount, and many of the beneficiaries will not be in such a well-nourished condition as we had hoped for by the end of November," WFP spokesman...

ZIMBABWE: Hunting for good garbage to eat

Desperate entrepreneurs are scouring rubbish dumps, abattoirs and poisoned waterways for scraps of food to eat or sell to other equally hungry Zimbabweans in a bid for survival. The implicit health hazards of rotting food and fish are a secondary concern to Saidi Arufandika, 60, who regularly cycles 34km from the dormitory town of Chitungwiza to the capital, Harare, to sift through the garbage at Mbare Musika market, where the traders discard heaps of tomatoes, cabbages, carrots and potatoes...

ZIMBABWE: "Just airlift the food"

It gets worse each day for Zimbabweans struggling with shortages and escalating food prices, now denominated in US dollars. "There is nothing you can buy in local currency, everyone now wants foreign currency and this is causing so much suffering, as people are failing to buy food because they do not have any foreign currency," said Thabani Msipa in the southern city of Bulawayo. At the beginning of October the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) licensed hundreds of shops to sell goods in foreign...

Basse receives HungerFree caravan

As the Hunger Free caravan proceeds, the population of Basse, last Friday, got a taste of the campaign initiated by ActionAid The Gambia (AATG), Nawfa, Wayaf and Afet.  The caravan which is tasked with the responsibility to fight hunger and empower women by issuing lands to them on permanent basis, also has the objective to provide them with necessary inputs to enable the country to reach the stage of food self-sufficiency.    Delivering her speech in Basse, the president of Nawfa, Mrs Mai...

Hunger Free Campaign Caravan Reaches more Regions

 The hunger fee campaign caravan is continuing its tour of regions in the country. The caravan, which started at the West Field Junction on Wednesday 15th October 2008, has series of brief meetings along the route. The hunger free campaign caravan officials includes staff from Action Aid, NAYAFS, ADWAC, NAWFA, journalists, National Assembly Members and international participants. The caravan is being led by a police escort throughout the tour and had its first regional meeting in Kerewan in the...

Professional football against hunger

European football leagues join FAO to raise awareness The European Professional Football Leagues and FAO today launched a campaign to raise funds and awareness about the increasingly critical problem of world hunger. The campaign, known as Professional Football Against Hunger, was launched at FAO headquarters in the presence of Italian former football star and FAO Goodwill Ambassador Roberto Baggio together with other famous names in European football. The ceremony was attended by Ministers of...