Results of a nutritional survey show levels of malnutrition in flood-affected parts of Pakistan are as bad as those in Somalia in 2008 and worse than those in Niger in 2010.
The new catastrophe should be the final “wake-up” call for international community, Oxfam said. Millions are at risk of hunger, particularly in the Gedo region of the south, where the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) is reporting 25 per cent of the population to be acutely malnourished. In the nearby Juba regions, that number rises to 30 per cent.
Oxfam welcomes French President Nicolas Sarkozy's call for the G20 to address food price volatility and boost production in agriculture, while applauding his renewed calls for a Financial Transaction Tax to help pay for climate adaptation.
4 February 2011 - 6:30pm - 10:00pm
Carleton Campus, Ottawa
Join the Oxfam club at Carleton University at their 2nd annual Ox-jam fundraiser! All proceeds will go to Haiti relief.
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