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La hausse des prix alimentaires a focalisé l'attention sur une crise alimentaire mondiale bien réelle, qui touche près d'un milliard de personnes. Toute solution durable doit passer par des investissements adéquats dans l'agriculture, des règles commerciales plus équitables, une redistribution…
Afghanistan + 7 more
Urgent action is needed to prevent hundreds of millions more people slipping into hunger as a result of volatile food prices and increasing energy and water scarcity, said international agency Oxfam today. Decades of underinvestment in agriculture coupled with…
Afghanistan + 4 more
Es necesario actuar con urgencia para evitar que otros cientos de millones de personas se conviertan en víctimas del hambre fruto de los volátiles precios de los alimentos y de la incipiente falta de energía y agua, seg=FAn ha…
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Main Findings: In the wake of the Gaza Crisis, the Consolidated Appeal for the occupied Palestinian territory has been increased by US$ 68 million: from US$ 462 million to US$ 530 million. A Gaza Flash Appeal is currently being coordinated…
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La subida de los precios de los alimentos ha puesto de relieve una crisis alimentaria mundial que, aunque ya existía, ahora afecta a cerca de 1.000 millones de personas. Las soluciones a futuro que se plantean son, entre otras,…
Afghanistan
1. Consumer Price Index (CPI) National Consumer Price Index (CPI) in December 20081 was 35.5 percent points higher than the corresponding index in the same month last year. The annual increase in the national food index was 49.8 percent points.…
Afghanistan
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 2009 Humanitarian Action Plan for Afghanistan represents a major step towards a coherent and prioritised strategy to alleviate the pressing humanitarian needs of the Afghan people. The Plan aims to meet the immediate needs and build…
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$380 MILLION PLEDGED FOR 2009 AT HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE Member States, led by the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, met in New York on 4 December 2008 at the CERF high-level pledging conference to renew their commitment to the Fund. Despite the gloomy…
Afghanistan
INTRODUCTION Despite extraordinarily difficult circumstances during 2008, Afghanistan has made remarkable achievements notably: more girls and boys are at school than at any time in Afghanistan's history, child mortality has been reduced substantially, more Afghans especially women have access to health…
Afghanistan
Summary - Security conditions in Afghanistan remained especially dangerous and by some measures deteriorated during the quarter. - The humanitarian situation worsened in Afghanistan, and the international community assisted Afghan communities (particularly in the northern provinces) to prepare for severe winter conditions and…
