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In the provinces of North and South Kivu, WFP provides emergency food assistance to the internally displaced

UN launches new emergency operation to assist 1.2 million people in DR Congo

1 Oct 2012

The United Nations food relief agency today announced it has launched a new emergency operation for the next nine months which aims to assist some 1.2 million people in the Democratic Republic of the...

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Famine in Somalia

17 Jan 2012
Somalia suffers from worst drought in century: Women rush to a feeding centre after the soldiers of...
Confluence of famine and conflict devastating for women and children in Somalia

17 Jan 2012
Victims of famine seek treatment at Mogadishu hospital: A mother cradles her malnourished and...
Horn of Africa: tackling the evils of famine

17 Jan 2012
A mother looks at her malnourished child in Banadir Hospital in the Somali capital, Mogadishu: With...
Africa’s famine response — too little, perhaps too late

15 Dec 2011
‘Africa should not wait’ for others to act