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Associated Press: In multiple countries, alarm over hunger crisis rings louder

November 20, 2020

ABS, Yemen (AP) — The twin baby boys lay on a bed of woven palm leaves in a remote camp for displaced people in Yemen’s north, their collar bones and ribs visible. They cried loudly, twisting as if in pain, not from disease but from the hunger gnawing away at them.

Food & Nutrition

Small-scale farmers and families struggle with economic ruin as up to 70% of Honduras’ crops and grains are affected by storms Eta and Iota

November 20, 2020

As one-third of the population of Honduras reels from the immediate and devastating impacts of tropical storms Eta and Iota, the long-term effects on the country’s economy, crop production and small-scale producers could be even more devastating.

Reuters: As millions face famine, women at risk as they eat last and least

November 18, 2020

LONDON, Nov 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - With millions on the brink of famine in four nations, women and girls will be hardest hit due to cultural beliefs and COVID-19’s economic impacts, the charity CARE said on Wednesday.

New York Times: The U.N. dips into an emergency fund as the first famines of the pandemic loom

November 18, 2020

Scrambling to avert the first famines of the coronavirus era, the top relief official at the United Nations announced Tuesday that he was taking $100 million from a disaster emergency fund so the organization could fight acute hunger in seven countries.

The Guardian: UN issues $100m emergency funding and calls for global effort to avert famine

November 18, 2020

The UN has earmarked $100m (£75m) in emergency funding for seven countries deemed at risk of famine, warning that without immediate action the world could see “huge numbers of children dying on TV screens”.

Conflict and COVID-19 Push Millions to Brink of Famine

November 17, 2020

New CARE report exposes how COVID-19 has exaggerated food insecurity in conflict torn regions including Yemen, South Sudan, Nigeria, and Democratic Republic of Congo—and how international donors have failed to step up to prevent catastrophe

Washington Post: Category 4 Hurricane Iota slams into Nicaragua

November 17, 2020

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Hurricane Iota sliced deeper into Central America on Tuesday, as the strongest storm on record this late in the year weakened to a Category 1 with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, leaving a deadly wake of toppled homes, damaged shelters and snapped trees in a region still reeling from Hurricane Eta earlier this month.

Massive flooding hits Cagayan Valley, Philippines, CARE and partners ready to respond

November 16, 2020

November 16, 2020, Manila, Philippines - In Cagayan Valley, in the northeastern Luzon, at least 10 died due to landslide, drowning, and electrocution, houses and agricultural lands were swamped in flood, families including elderly and children still were stranded on the roof of their houses, bridges and roads remain impassable after Typhoon Vamco hit last Wednesday, November 11, 2020.

Climate

Tropical Storm Eta Wreaks Havoc across Central America Destroying Crops and Food Stocks for Millions

November 10, 2020

As tropical storm Eta makes its way up to the southern United States it leaves a wake of devastation across Central America and the Caribbean leaving nearly 2 million people displaced or with their crops, food stocks and livelihoods destroyed.

VICE: Hurricane Eta Is Making a Bad Situation in Honduras Even Worse

November 6, 2020

For the people of Honduras, the destruction left by Eta – bridges washed away, homes buried in landslides, lives lost in an instant – is all too familiar. In 1998, Hurricane Mitch destroyed much of the country and cost an estimated 11,000 people their lives, making it the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane ever.

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Small-scale farmers and families struggle with economic ruin as up to 70% of Honduras’ crops and grains are affected by storms Eta and Iota

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New York Times: The U.N. dips into an emergency fund as the first famines of the pandemic loom

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Conflict and COVID-19 Push Millions to Brink of Famine

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Washington Post: Category 4 Hurricane Iota slams into Nicaragua

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Massive flooding hits Cagayan Valley, Philippines, CARE and partners ready to respond

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Tropical Storm Eta Wreaks Havoc across Central America Destroying Crops and Food Stocks for Millions

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Associated Press: In multiple countries, alarm over hunger crisis rings louder

Food & Nutrition

Small-scale farmers and families struggle with economic ruin as up to 70% of Honduras’ crops and grains are affected by storms Eta and Iota

Reuters: As millions face famine, women at risk as they eat last and least

New York Times: The U.N. dips into an emergency fund as the first famines of the pandemic loom

The Guardian: UN issues $100m emergency funding and calls for global effort to avert famine

Conflict and COVID-19 Push Millions to Brink of Famine

Washington Post: Category 4 Hurricane Iota slams into Nicaragua

Massive flooding hits Cagayan Valley, Philippines, CARE and partners ready to respond

Climate

Tropical Storm Eta Wreaks Havoc across Central America Destroying Crops and Food Stocks for Millions

VICE: Hurricane Eta Is Making a Bad Situation in Honduras Even Worse

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