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Afghanistan: La Niña looms large over Afghanistan as one-third of Afghan population acutely food insecure today
Kabul, Afghanistan - One-in-three Afghans are acutely food insecure, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) assessment report released by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and its partners.
According to the IPC report, food insecurity in Afghanistan is attributed to the lingering impact of COVID-19, armed conflict, a jump in food prices, high unemployment rates and income loss, and the start of the complex and recurrent La Niña weather event.
4 May 2021 - 17:21
KABUL (Pajhwok): The European Union humanitarian aid agency and FAO will be partnering to anticipate the expected impacts of
La Niña induced drought conditions on livestock production and food security in Afghanistan, according to a statement on Tuesday.
This will mitigate the risks for some of the most vulnerable and food insecure people to slide into acute hunger and displacement.
“Based on the weather forecast for the upcoming months and the already evident signs of drought conditions in many areas across the country, we need to protect the most vulnerable rural people to meet their most basic needs and safeguard their livelihoods,” said Luigi Pandolfi, who oversees EU humanitarian programmes in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: La Niña looms large over one-third of Afghan population acutely food insecure today
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30/04/2021 Kabul, Afghanistan
Joint Press Release by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Food Programme
One in three Afghans are acutely food insecure, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report released by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
“With doubling of our focus on mitigating adverse effects of COVID-19 on the most vulnerable, we have managed to bring the numbers down from a projected 42 to 35 percent, which is an achievement, however this is still far from our vision of a hunger free Afghanistan. A third of our people are struggling to feed their families. We must not let our guard down in light of the challenges ahead, specifically the drought-like effects La
Sweden’s funding supports the most vulnerable food insecure farmers in Afghanistan
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FAO to deliver emergency and resilience assistance to 168 000 vulnerable livestock owners and farmers
13 April 2021, Nili (Daikundi province) – Vulnerable farmers and livestock keepers and owners of the most food-insecure provinces of Afghanistan will benefit from the funding (USD 3.6 million) provided by Sweden for FAO to assist 168 000 people in Badakhshan, Daikundi, Nuristan, and Samangan provinces.
This humanitarian response will protect agriculture-based livelihoods, build farmers and herders’ resilience to withstand future shocks like the expected drought-like impacts from La Niña, and improve their food and nutrition security. In these difficult times, Sweden continues to stand by the people of Afghanistan. FAO s expertise and capacity to deliver emergency assistance in the most hard-to-reach remote and rural areas ensures that no one is left behind. Protecting agriculture-ba