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The Food Security and Nutrition Working Group (FSNWG) is a regional platform, currently co-chaired by ICPAC and FAO. It’s goal is twofold: Providing an up-to-date food security and nutrition situation analysis (early warning) and offering a forum to build consensus on critical issues facing policy and interventions The FNSWG has served regional governments, donors, and nongovernmental agencies since the early 2000’s. Current membership includes approximately 80 organizations (IGAD, UN agencies, NGOs, donors and research institutions) who contribute to the operation and content of the working group and its nutrition, markets, food security information, livestock and pastoralist subgroups.
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Food Security Statement February 2021
- An estimated 53.8 million people in 10 of the 13 countries covered by the FSNWG faced high levels o…
East Africa Cross-Border Trade Bulletin for December 2020
The Market Analysis Sub-group of the Food Security and Nutrition Working Group (FSNWG) monitors inf…
Desert Locust Impact Assessment East Africa
The Food Security and Nutrition Working Group (FSNWG) recently conducted a regional Desert Locust i…
Food Security Statement January 2021
- An estimated 54.8 million people in 10 of the 13 countries covered by the FSNWG were severely food …
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Food Security Statement February 2021
- An estimated 53.8 million people in 10 of the 13 countries covered by the FSNWG faced high levels of acute food insecurity and were in need of urgent food assistance (IPC2 Phase 3+) in February …
East Africa Cross-Border Trade Bulletin for December 2020
The Market Analysis Sub-group of the Food Security and Nutrition Working Group (FSNWG) monitors informal cross-border trade of 88 food commodities and livestock in Eastern Africa in order to quantify the impact on regional food …
Desert Locust Impact Assessment East Africa
The Food Security and Nutrition Working Group (FSNWG) recently conducted a regional Desert Locust impact assessment in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia using a harmonized approach. The assessment interviewed 7,871 agricultural respondents across Desert Locust-affected areas …
Food Security Statement January 2021
- An estimated 54.8 million people in 10 of the 13 countries covered by the FSNWG were severely food insecure (IPC2 Phase 3+) and in need of urgent assistance in January 2021. Of these, about 31.9 …
Food Security Statement November 2020
- An estimated 52.9 million people in Burundi, Central African Republic (CAR), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda were severely food insecure (IPC2 Phase 3+) and in …
Alert on Impact of Below normal Oct-Dec 2020 Rains on Food Security and Nutrition
A poor October-November-December (OND) season is expected, characterized by late onset, below average rains and long severe dry spells, amidst the compounding impacts of COVID-19, desert locust infestations, and economic shocks – presenting poor prospects …