SECCCI project holds second technical committee meeting
The EU co-funded SECCCI project held its second TC meeting virtually via zoom on 11 August 2020. The meeting was co-chaired by Dr. Jide Okeke (UNDP RSCA Regional Programme Coordinator) and Mr. Camlus Omogo (CEWARN Director). The meeting was attended by 49 participants...
Urgent action required to prevent a major food crisis in Eastern Africa: IGAD-FAO-WFP joint statement 27 July 2020
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region faces an unprecedented triple threat to food security caused by the combined effects of recent severe floods, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and an upsurge of desert locusts. Additionally, there is an...
2020 Global Report on Food Crises – Regional Focus on the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Member States
Nairobi / Djibouti, 4th June 2020: An estimated 27.6 million people across the IGAD region were classified in Crisis or worse (IPC Phase 3+) levels of acute food insecurity in 2019. This figure represents 20% of the total population facing food insecurity that...