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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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Regional focus on IGAD Member States, 2020 Global report on Food Crisis
In 2019, 135 million people faced acute food insecurity that required urgent action (IPC/CH Phase 3…
COVID19 Alert
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is likely to exacerbate existing food crises in the East Africa regio…
East Africa Cross Border Trade Bulletin
The Market Analysis Sub-group of the Food Security and Nutrition Working Group (FSNWG) monitors inf…
Global Food Crisis Report 2020
The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2020 is the result of a joint, consensus-based assessment o…
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IPC South Sudan January to July 2020
How Severe, How Many and When – In the analysis period of January 2020, 5.29 million people (45.2% of the population) are estimated to have faced Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse acute food insecurity, …
Food Security Statement February 2020
The overall food security situation has improved in most countries following above-average OctDec 2019 seasonal rainfall that positively impacted on crop and livestock production, as well as the availability of wild foods and fish.
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