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Somalia calls for humanitarian aid to fight drought

Published on: May 6, 2022
13:29

By: Aleynes Palacios Hurtado

Mogadishu, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Somalia is urgently calling on the international community to grant 131.4 million dollars to aid people in rural areas affected by drought, a UN agency warned on Friday.

UNICEF to support Ethiopia’s reconstruction process

Published on: April 29, 2022
10:27

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Addis Ababa, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will support the reconstruction efforts in Ethiopia, according to a Government communication released on Friday, citing statements by the agency's Executive Director Catherine M. Russell.

Half a million people face hunger in Kenya due to drought

Published on: April 20, 2022
08:32

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Nairobi, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) Some 500,000 citizens in Kenya are currently facing high risk of hunger due to drought in the so-called African Horn, a figure that may increase even more, the World Food Program (WFP) stated.

Cuba is battling drought with development projects

Published on: April 15, 2022
12:13

By: Aleynes Palacios Hurtado

Havana, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is battling this year's drought problems with well-structured plans that seek to solve the situation, according to Granma daily.

Reservoirs in Cuba’s largest province hit by drought

Published on: April 6, 2022
00:30

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Camagüey, Cuba, Apr 6 (Prensa Latina) Camagüey, the province with the largest hydraulic infrastructure in Cuba, is seriously affected by the current drought, as a result of which reservoirs have decreased and are only at 31 percent of their capacity.

Nearly half of the world’s population is affected by water shortage

Published on: March 9, 2022
01:00

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Geneva, Mar 9 (Prensa Latina) Approximately half of the world's population experiences severe water shortage for at least part of the year, and this situation is expected to worsen, an authoritative source said.

State of emergency ruled out due to drought in southern Angola

Published on: February 28, 2022
09:24

By: Erich Tellez Corrales

Luanda, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) The Angolan government ruled out the declaration of emergency due to drought in the south of the country and assured that the solutions to mitigate the socioeconomic damages are on the way, a national newspaper reported today.

Drought in central Somalia threatens four million people

Published on: December 13, 2021
13:52

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Mogadishu, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) At least four million people are currently exposed to hunger as a result of drought, especially in central Somalia, while the country faces other threats such as that of the al-Shabaab armed group.

Climate change threatens Madagascar with famine

Published on: October 22, 2021
10:43

By: Prensa Latina

Antananarivo, Oct 22 (Prensa Latina) Severe drought in Madagascar could spur world's first climate change famine, according to an official of the World Food Program (WFP).

Drought threatens the livelihoods of 7 million farmers in Afghanistan

Published on: August 31, 2021
07:51

By: Prensa Latina

Rome, Aug 31 (Prensa Latina) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Monday appealed for a greater humanitarian assistance to be scaled up as Afghanistan continues to be hit hard by an ever-worsening drought that threatens the livelihoods of over 7 million people who rely on agriculture and livestock.

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