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Buying local food is cheaper but not always easierBuying food aid closer to where it is needed is cheaper and saves time, says a new US government report, but weak local markets and a lack of reliable suppliers can be problematic. 9 Jun 2009 07:33 UNICEF feels the pinch of the food price crisisAs Ethiopia struggled with high food prices and a lack of relief aid in 2008, the UN children's agency, UNICEF, initiated one of the biggest responses to fight severe malnutrition ever undertaken. 28 Jan 2009 15:02 Kenya: Food shortages threaten adherence to antiretroviralsMakueni District Hospital in eastern Kenya has recorded a significant drop in the weight of several of its HIV-positive patients in the past three months, which nutritionists ascribe to severe food shortages across much of the country. 26 Jan 2009 08:46 Somalia: Three teaspoons a day to keep starvation at bay?Ready-to-eat blended food has revolutionised the treatment of children who are acutely malnourished. In a pilot project, the UN Children's Agency (UNICEF) will use a similar product not to treat, but to prevent malnutrition in conflict- and drought-ridden Somalia. 12 Jan 2009 13:49 Cote d'Ivoire: “Alarming” malnutrition in northIn Côte d'Ivoire government health officials and aid agencies are launching emergency feeding and special nutritional training in the north to respond to what nutrition experts call “alarming” malnutrition levels. 27 Oct 2008 08:13 Malnutrition, West Africa's steady killerThe European Commission (EC) is ready to increase its aid to fight malnutrition in Burkina Faso if current EC nutrition projects prove to be "success stories," said its humanitarian chief Louis Michel. 16 Sep 2008 09:44 Zimbabwe: Wild fruits instead of food aidDuring the nearly three months that nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) in Zimbabwe were banned from operating by President Robert Mugabe's government, people desperate for food foraged for wild fruits to survive, in some cases with tragic consequences. 4 Sep 2008 16:07 Djibouti: Access to food halvedAccess to food in Djibouti has been cut by more than 50 percent because of reduced availability and rising prices, according to a humanitarian official. 16 Aug 2008 14:40 GLOBAL: High food prices put pressure on HIV programmesSteadily increasing prices could lead to a lack of affordable and nourishing food, endangering the lives of people living with HIV in the developing world, experts have said. 12 Aug 2008 15:04 Horn of Africa: "Urban poor the new face of hunger"The urban poor in the Horn of Africa are the new face of hunger in a region where up to 14.6 million people now require humanitarian assistance due to poor rains, high food and fuel prices, conflict, animal disease, inflation and poverty. 24 Jul 2008 09:24 Millions face starvation in Ethiopia, Somalia and AfghanistanThe UN warns that drought in Ethiopia, Somalia and Afghanistan could lead to widespread starvation. 12 Jul 2008 12:28 Food crisis, climate change, MDGs top G8 agendaThe global food crisis and climate change will be among the top issues on the agenda of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as he attends the Group of Eight (G8) Summit in Japan this week. 7 Jul 2008 12:07 BURUNDI: Fatal chicken disease a blow to food securityAn untreatable chicken disease has threatened Burundi's food security. 7 Jul 2008 11:48 Latest jobs | Weather Motoring
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