Reports

Executive summary Sub-Saharan Africa has a long record of droughts that have caused extensive damage in the recent past. The high seasonality of rainfall, the number of people exposed and the vulnerability of their societies and economies…

Maize is the single most important cereal crop in Southern Africa, accounting for almost 70% of total cereal production in the region. Most households in Southern Africa depend on maize (grain and meal/flour) for their main…

Locally-produced rice is the most important staple food for households in northern and central Madagascar. Imported rice is a less-preferred substitute, but often consumed by poor households because it is cheaper than locally-produced rice and expands…

Key Messages: As typical during the post-harvest period, most households in much of the region consume staples from their own production. This includes many areas of Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, and Lesotho where Minimal (IPC Phase 1) and…

Le Réseau de Systèmes d’Alerte Précoce Contre la Famine surveille les tendances des prix des aliments de base dans les pays vulnérables à l'insécurité alimentaire. Pour chaque FEWS NET pays et la région, le Bulletin des…

As people in southern Madagascar face the worst food and nutrition crisis to hit the region in decades, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls once again for an immediate and massive increase in food aid.…

In the south of Madagascar, known as the Grand Sud, hundreds of thousands of people are suffering from one of the worst droughts in the region in 40 years, the most senior UN official in the…

**MSF remercie les autorités malgaches, notamment la Présidence de la République, pour leur réactivité à délivrer de nouveaux visas pour son personnel international, mettant ainsi un terme à la situation de blocage dans laquelle se trouvaient…

Mots du Coordonnateur résident des Nations Unies Le Grand Sud de Madagascar fait face à sa sécheresse la plus aiguë depuis 40 ans, accentuée par les effets des tempêtes de sable, des chenilles légionnaires et des criquets.…

Foreword by the United Nations Resident Coordinator The Grand Sud of Madagascar is facing its most acute drought in 40 years, accentuated by the effects of sandstorms, army worms and locusts. Between October 2020 and January 2021,…