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“Locusts Can Cause Food Insecurity”

Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Mr. Sheikh Tijan Sosseh, the Project Co-ordinator of Africa Emergency Locust in the Gambia, has said that locust is so virulent that they can damage...

D4.7M FAO Boost For Farmers

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

In an attempt to support member countries in their fight against poverty and household food insecurity throughout the world, the local office for the...

SUDAN: Civilian disarmament remains elusive as government rethinks process

http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=81795

Saturday, December 06, 2008

JUBA Wednesday, December 03, 2008 (IRIN) - Efforts by Southern Sudanese states to forcefully collect arms from civilians have been poorly planned,...

KENYA: Insecurity in northeast halts HIV activities

http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=81743

Monday, December 01, 2008

MANDERA Monday, December 01, 2008 (IRIN) - Recent fighting and an increased security presence along the Kenya-Somalia border have brought HIV/AIDS...

KENYA: Insecurity, transport stoppage deepens crisis in northeast town

http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=81069

Thursday, November 27, 2008

MANDERA Thursday, October 23, 2008 (IRIN) - An upsurge in insecurity in the northeastern region of Mandera has paralysed transport and led to the...

PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHIES OF LIFE – PART 1 -The Philosophy of Reputation-

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Life is defined by philosophies. At every level of life there are values to uphold, and there is what to relegate to the background. The value...

SOMALIA: Insecurity grips Kismayo

IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Gangs of armed men have set up roadblocks in and around Somalia's coastal city of Kismayo, 500km south of Mogadishu, causing serious insecurity. ...

DJIBOUTI: Efforts to contain soaring food prices and drought

IRIN http://www.irinnews.org

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Djibouti is to implement emergency measures to ensure food security amid soaring prices and persistent drought that have particularly hurt the poor...

SOMALIA: Poor suffer most from currency woes

IRIN http://www.irinnews.org

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Hyperinflation and increasing insecurity have forced Somali businessmen to demand payment in US dollars, creating difficulties for ordinary people...

Humanitarian situation deteriorating in Somalia

OCHA http://ochaonline.un.org

Monday, April 14, 2008

According to the Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU) and Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), the humanitarian situation in Somalia is...