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SEVERE DROUGHTS LEAVES 4.1 MILLION PEOPLE IN KENYA WITHOUT ADEQUATE ACCESS TO FOOD AND WATER

SEVERE DROUGHTS LEAVES 4.1 MILLION PEOPLE IN KENYA WITHOUT ADEQUATE ACCESS TO FOOD AND WATER

Currently around 4.1 million people in Kenya are food-insecure and in need of humanitarian assistance. This is a 17 per cent rise since May of this year. Child malnutrition has also risen around 50 per cent in the last three months to 942,000. There are grave concerns the country will also experience a fifth consecutive ...

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CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS URGES IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ADDRESS THE SEVERE DROUGHT AND FOOD INSECURITY IN THE HORN OF AFRICA AND IN THE SAHEL

CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS URGES IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ADDRESS THE SEVERE DROUGHT AND FOOD INSECURITY IN THE HORN OF AFRICA AND IN THE SAHEL

With the close of the 50th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva this month, Caritas Internationalis is urging international and local leaders to take action in responding to the severe food insecurity in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel regions. The right to food is a basic human right and the implementation ...

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Hunger spreads in East and Horn of Africa

Hunger spreads in East and Horn of Africa

East Africa and the Horn of Africa are confronting a humanitarian crisis that may worsen in 2018. Armed conflict and severe drought are causing extreme levels of hunger. Up to 35 million people are in need of urgent food assistance across the region.

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Caritas responds to East Africa food crisis

Caritas responds to East Africa food crisis

East Africa faces a massive humanitarian crisis. It threatens the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. Severe drought and violent conflict fuel food insecurity. Caritas is striving to respond to enormous challenges across the region. Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan are suffering from severe drought. Areas such as central and southern Somalia ...

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Caritas Kenya prays for the fate of the Westgate Mall hostages

Caritas Kenya prays for the fate of the Westgate Mall hostages

The Catholic Church has urged Kenyans to give donations to help victims and their families through this difficult and trying moments. Caritas Kenya responded immediately by donating 1,000 blood bags, 10,000 gloves, soft drinks, glucose and crates of bread to assist many Kenyans who responded to the call to donate blood at Uhuru Park.

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