The number of hungry people in Central America has nearly quadrupled over two years. Devastating hurricanes compounded economic shocks caused by COVID-19 leaving millions without an income and many planning to migrate.
Agricultural and coastal communities in the Dry Corridor have borne the brunt of a years-long climate emergency that was exacerbated by hurricanes Eta and Iota last year. They are struggling to meet even their most basic needs.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ calls on the international community to support its efforts in Central America to provide immediate assistance to hard-hit communities and build their resilience.
In the wake of elusive peace prospects, diminishing humanitarian funding and eroding availability of natural resources, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Office in Palestine embarked on an innovative pilot experimenting with climate resilient agricultural activities as a mean to simultaneously improve immediate food security and nutritional needs of the poorest Palestinian households while empowering their self-reliance in the face of conflict and climate generated shocks.
The pilot was informed in part by Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s experience with climate resilient agricultural projects in other countries with the aim to identify most feasible options that are best suited for the Palestinian context. The results demonstrated success in helping families improve their food security, dietary diversity and in some instances the livelihood through income generation.
Watch the video to find out more how Â鶹ÊÓƵ leverages its expertise of applying innovative approaches for transforming food security crisis into development opportunities by diversifying livelihood strategies and reducing aid dependency in Palestine.
As Corona-Virus cases soar, Latin America has become the region most impacted by COVID-19 globally, accounting for over a quarter of the world¡¯s cases. The health pandemic is driving hunger and food insecurity which risks fuelling conflict and political unrest and forcing vulnerable families to migrate. Â鶹ÊÓƵ urgently needs additional funding of US$328 million to support relief and recovery operations in the region.
Millions of Zimbabweans pushed into hunger by prolonged drought and economic crisis face an increasingly desperate situation unless adequate funding for a major relief operation materialises quickly, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ has warned.
With nearly eight million people ¨C half the population ¨C now food insecure, Â鶹ÊÓƵ plans to double the number of people it assists - up to 4.1 million - but needs over US$200 million for its emergency response in the first half of 2020 alone.
