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Hunger hotspots: UN warns current food insecurity worse than Arab Spring
Acute food insecurity will likely deteriorate further in 20 countries over the coming months, according to a new report from the world’s major food organisations, who warn the current situation is already worse than during the 2011 Arab Spring.
EU food supply will remain secure, but less accessible for Europe’s poorest
Food supply is not at stake in the EU despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, but soaring food prices may mean low-income households struggle to access it, according to the European Commission’s new communication on food security.
Extra €165m from EU for drought crisis in South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia
The EU announced on Friday (17 March) a further €165m for drought-stricken parts of eastern Africa, during a visit by Foreign Affairs chief Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Neven Mimica to Addis Ababa, the continent's diplomatic capital.
EU adds its voice condemning attack on Syria humanitarian convoy
The EU has added its voice to the international row over the deadly attack on a humanitarian convoy near Aleppo on Monday (19 September), but - unlike the USA - it did not point its finger at Russia.
El Niño plunges southern Madagascar into famine
The El Niño phenomenon has compounded the woes of drought-stricken southern Madagascar, where 80% of the rural population is suffering from food insecurity. EURACTIV France reports.
Drought-hit Ethiopia reinvents itself as upmarket tourist destination
With the worst drought in 50 years, some 18 million people dependent on emergency food supplies, and aid agencies warning the money and the aid will run out in two months, it seems a strange time for Ethiopia to be marketing itself as an upmarket tourist destination.
EU food aid cuts to hit Portuguese poor
Spending cuts to EU food aid programmes could leave Portugal's growing ranks of poor with even emptier plates, experts say.
US plan for EU-style food aid policy seen as boost for farmers, nutrition
SPECIAL REPORT / The Obama administration is proposing a major overhaul of food aid that would for the first time put America’s overseas policy in line with European practices of providing cash and other alternatives to bulk shipments.
Oxfam: Africa can produce the food it needs
The number of people who go hungry in Africa’s poorest countries is growing despite advances in food production, say Oxfam researchers who urge European donors and African governments to invest more in small farms and give rural people a bigger stake in decision-making.
Georgieva wants EU flag to shine in disaster areas
Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva said yesterday (18 August) that she would strive to make sure that the EU, which is usually the biggest donor in disaster areas, sees its flag fly. She claimed this had not been possible so far because humanitarian organisations responsible for distributing EU aid had insisted on pushing their brand instead.
UN wants tripling of agricultural development aid
World leaders should more than triple the share of agriculture in official development aid to reach 17%, said the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on World Food Day (16 October).
UN calls for global food security plan
United Nations officials last week called on governments, donors and other stakeholders to set up a global partnership for food security at a high-level meeting convened in Madrid for the end of January.
EU approves €1 billion food aid for Third World
The European Parliament yesterday (4 December) voted overwhelmingly in favour of a proposal to provide a €1 billion food aid facility to help developing countries deal with soaring food prices.
Aid agencies welcome EU food deal for world’s poorest
Development NGOs such as Oxfam have largely welcomed an agreement reached by EU budget ministers and MEPs on 21 November to provide €1 billion to the world's poorest farmers, but urged the EU to address the "structural problems" that fuelled the food crisis.How Europe should tackle the global food crisis
"The time has come for Europe to take the lead by introducing collective international action and regulation" to tackle the food crisis, argues French Agriculture Minister Michel Barnier in the autumn edition of Europe's World.Responding to the global food crisis
The current crisis in the global food system, caused by dramatic price rises, provides an opportunity to assure long-term food security and avoid problems in future, argue three essays in the annual report of the International Food Policy Research Institute.