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The United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF) is alarmed by the gross malnutrition of children in the Central African Republic (CAR). The extent of severe malnutrition affecting children in the country, according to figures from the UN agency, reveals nearly 700,000 children under 5 years living below acceptable nutrition thresholds, and many are now [...]

The world economic crisis directly translates to food insecurity. According to the Food Security Assessment, 2008-09, a report from the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), “Food security in 70 developing countries is projected to deteriorate over the next decade. After rising nearly 11 percent from [...]