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Current Feed ContentDjibouti women and children in the spotlightUNICEF’s Regional Director, Sigrid Kaag, concludes 3-day visit Sigrid Kaag, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa has concluded a three-day visit to Djibouti. During her trip Kaag met with the President of the Republic, HE. Ismael O. Guelleh, several members of the cabinet, representatives of NGOs, local associations and communities. Located at the Southern entrance to the Red Sea, Djibouti shares a border with Ethiopia, Somalia and Eritrea. In Djibouti, extreme...DJIBOUTI: Rains boost pastoral lands but rising food costs threaten food security for manyFood availability has improved in most inland pastoral areas of Djibouti where the July to September rains performed well, the Food Early Warning Systems network (FEWS net) reported. Both pasture and water were sufficiently available in these inland areas, and livestock body conditions were improving. As a result, milk availability increased and child malnutrition rates were likely to improve temporarily. However, said FEWS net, some local pockets of extremely food insecure... |
