Big StoryNews

UN Says 27 Million People In DR Congo Facing Acute Hunger

1 Mins read

Two United Nations agencies say about a third of the entire population of the Democratic Republic of Congo is facing acute hunger and have appealed for urgent additional funding to deal with the crisis.

The World Food Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization say it’s never been this bad with more than 27 million Congolese now urgently in need of food – the highest number in any country in the world.

Both UN agencies describe the scale of the crisis as staggering and say the DR Congo should be able to feed its population and export a surplus.

Conflict is a key cause of hunger especially in the eastern provinces where dozens of rebel groups carry out frequent deadly attacks.

The situation is dire in the central Kasai provinces where there’s also been conflict.

The UN agencies say the Covid-19 pandemic and an economic downturn have made the situation even worse.

Related posts
Big Story

Museveni Lauds Visually Impaired Farmer for Rising Out of Poverty Through PDM

1 Mins read
President Museveni has hailed a visually impaired poultry farmer in Kasese for using the Parish Development Model (PDM) to lift herself out…
Big StoryNews

Government Suspends Y.Y Coaches for 15 Days Over Deadly Road Accidents

1 Mins read
The Ministry of Works and Transport has suspended operations of Y.Y General Construction Ltd, commonly known as Y.Y Coaches, for 15 days…
News

Government Launches Digital Crackdown on Road Carnage, Targets Reckless Drivers and Aging Vehicles

1 Mins read
In response to the escalating number of road fatalities, the Government of Uganda has rolled out a nationwide digital traffic enforcement system…