Food and Nutrition

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Mali + 12 others
UNICEF, Nelson Mandela Foundation and Peter Krämer Foundation kick off appeal to expand Schools for Africa Initiative

Twenty-one million children in school thanks to efforts

NEW YORK, 17 June 2013 – UNICEF, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Peter Krämer Foundation today kicked off a new fundraising drive to raise US$80 million to help Africa’s girls, orphans, children living in extreme poverty and other vulnerable children go to school and get a quality education.

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Senegal + 15 others
New Financing Agreements between the IDB and Number of Member Countries for USD231 Million

On the occasion of the 38th Annual Meeting of the IDB Board of Governors held in Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan, a number of financing agreements have been signed under which the Bank shall participate in financing new development projects in (10) member countries (in addition to the Republic of Kosovo) for a total amount of USD230.9 million , The details are as follows:

1 . The Republic of Tajikistan

Loan for USD10 million, to participate in phase-3 in the Dangara Valley Irrigation Project with the objective of poverty reduction among the population.

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In the Shadow of the Hunger Season

By Josh Harris, Communications Officer

May 31, 2013— Mabinty Kargbo is worried about how she will feed her family over the next three months. She gave birth to twin girls 6 months ago, joining her 4 year old daughter and 10 year old son. Life has never been easy in the community of Mile 91 where she lives, a town so lacking in infrastructure and defining features that it has only been named in terms of its distance from Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. For Mabinty, life got even harder this year when her husband suddenly left, leaving her alone with four children.

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Benin + 16 others
Afrique de l’ouest Bulletin Mensuel des Prix - mai 2013

L'Afrique de l’Ouest peut être divisée en trois zones agro-écologiques ou en trois bassins commerciaux (bassins de l’ouest, bassin du centre, bassin de l’est). Les deux sont importants pour l'interprétation du comportement et de la dynamique du marché.

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Benin + 16 others
West Africa Price Bulletin May 2013

West Africa can be divided into three agro-ecological zones or three different trade basins (West Basin, Central Basin and East Basin). Both important for understandin gmarket behavior and dynamics.

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Sierra Leone Remote Monitoring Update May 2013

Minimal food insecurity continues through September

KEY MESSAGES

  • Average to above average food stocks at households levels continue to allow good access to basic food needs and will likely delay the start of the lean season until July instead of June, which typically marks the onset of the lean season.

  • Poor, market-dependent households will continue to engage in normal seasonal livelihood strategies and will be able to access their minimum food needs through September.

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World + 18 others
Managing acute malnutrition at scale - A review of donor and government financing arrangements (Network Paper Issue 75)

Introduction

This review is concerned with the financing arrangements for programmes that address acute malnutrition at scale through the community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM). The CMAM approach is geared towards the early detection, treatment and counselling of moderately and severely acutely malnourished children, in the community, by community agents.

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Mali + 13 others
Les points forts des recherches récentes de l’IFPRI en matière de politiques alimentaires en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre

La recherche sur les politiques alimentaires au service de la réduction de la pauvreté et de la faim

International Food Policy Research Institute:

Copyright © International Food Policy Research Institute

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Mali + 14 others
Highlights of recent IFPRI food policy research in the West and Central Africa region

In the wake of the food crises of the early 1970s and the resulting World Food Conference of 1974, a group of innovators realized that food security depends not only on crop production but also on the policies that affect an entire food system, from farm to table. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) was founded in 1975, the same year as the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, which formally created the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

International Food Policy Research Institute:

Copyright © International Food Policy Research Institute

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World + 5 others
Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) Annual report 2012 (MAA00010)

Report
IFRC

Period covered: January to December 2012

Overview

The DREF allocated a total amount of CHF 22,836,393 in 2012. Seventy-five per cent of the allocations, CHF 17,076,253, were made as grants to small-scale operations implemented by National Societies for which no emergency appeal was launched, known as DREF operations. CHF 5,760,140 was allocated as loans of start-up funding to emergency appeals.

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Burkina Faso + 17 others
West Africa Seasonal Monitor April 2013

Normal start in bi-modal zone and a good progression of the season in Guinean-Sudanian zone

KEY MESSAGES

• February to April rainfall estimates (RFE) indicate that the onset of rains occurred earlier than normal this season with generally above normal rainfall levels in the bi-modal zone, as well as the southern part of the Guinean-Sudanian zone. According to medium term forecasts, an on time or early onset of the rains is expected for the northern part of the Guinean-Sudanian zone.

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World + 6 others
Statement by Connell Foley, Director of Strategy with Concern Worldwide, on the surge in economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa highlighted in the IMF World Economic Outlook report

The latest IMF World Economic Outlook highlights a surge in economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa. While such a trend is welcome, it should not be a cause for complacency, argues Connell Foley, Director of Strategy with Concern Worldwide

Given the generally negative perceptions of Africa amongst the general public, it is heartening to read the latest IMF World Economic Outlook report suggesting that growth south of the Sahara will hit 6.1% next year.

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Côte d'Ivoire + 5 others
West Coast of Africa Regional Representation MAA61002 Annual Report 2012

Report
IFRC

This report covers the period: 01/01/2012 to 31/12/12.

Overview

This report is on consolidated coverage of West Coast region’s programmes carried out between January 2012 to December 2012 in Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. By the end of the reporting period, most of the activities outlined in the 2012 operational plan were implemented in line with the Long-term planning Framework (LTPF) 2012-2015.

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World + 22 others
The Market Monitor - Trends of staple food prices in vulnerable countries, Issue 19 - April 2013

Global Highlights

• The global cereal price index increased by 8.8% on a year-on-year basis in the January-March 2013 quarter.This increase is driven by increases in real prices of maize and wheat (+8% and +13%, respectively).

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Senegal + 4 others
In West Africa, Peace Corps Raises Profile of Undernutrition

In parts of West Africa, the Peace Corps is expanding opportunities for its Volunteers to receive training in combating hunger and undernutrition.

Peace Corps Volunteers are closely integrated with the communities they serve, often supporting local community health workers or even providing counseling themselves to caregivers responsible for the health and nutrition of family members.

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Sierra Leone Remote Monitoring Update April 2013

Minimal food insecurity continues through

KEY MESSAGES

• Average to above average food stocks at households levels continue to allow good access to basic food needs and will likely delay the start of the lean season by one month to July.

• Poor, market-dependent households engaged in normal livelihood strategies will continue to access basic food through September. IPC 2.0 Phase 1 (Minimal) acute food insecurity is expected through September.

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Mali + 15 others
Afrique de l’Ouest Bulletin Mensuel des Prix, Avril 2013

L'Afrique de l’Ouest peut être divisée en trois zones agro-écologiques ou en trois bassins commerciaux (bassins de l’ouest, bassin du centre, bassin de l’est). Les deux sont importants pour l'interprétation du comportement et de la dynamique du marché.

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Benin + 16 others
West Africa Price Bulletin April 2013

West Africa can be divided into three agro-ecological zones or three different trade basins (West Basin, Central Basin and East Basin). Both important for understanding market behavior and dynamics.

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World + 32 others
Food Assistance Outlook Brief April 2013

In Somalia, needs will be highest among IDPs and the pastoral destitute when the lean season approaches in October.