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“People are starving to death”: Caritas Internationalis on Suspended Food Aid in Ethiopia
The Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis (CI) is calling on the World Food Programme (WFP) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to resume food aid to the needy in Ethiopia, where a section of the population is “starving to death”.
On International Girl Child Day, Salesians Highlight Programs Empowering Girls in Africa
On the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child marked Monday, October 11, members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) have highlighted programs empowering young girls around the globe, including Africa.
South Sudanese Bishop Launches Multiple Feeder Roads, Says Hundreds of Thousands to Profit
The Catholic Bishop of South Sudan’s Tombura-Yambio Diocese recently launched 11 feeder roads in his episcopal see, which, he said, would benefit hundreds of thousands when completed.
Nuns Partner with Aid Agencies to Facilitate Food Production for Needy in South Sudan
Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (SSH) in South Sudan have partnered with the United Nations development agencies to facilitate food production, reaching out to the deprived in the East-Central African country.
Caritas South Sudan Empowers Over 2,000 Farmers with Modern Farming Techniques
The leadership of Caritas South Sudan, the development and humanitarian arm of the Catholic Bishops in the East-Central African country, has embarked on an initiative that will see thousands of farmers in the country’s capital Juba equipped with techniques and tools for urban farming.
JRS on Plight of Refugees in Eastern Africa amid Cash Shortfalls, COVID-19 Restrictions
The leadership of Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) has, in an interview with ACI Africa, highlighted the plight of refugees in Eastern Africa as they grapple with the double crisis of reduced food rations from the World Food Program (WFP) due to cash shortfalls and COVID-19 restrictions.
CRS South Sudan Secures Partnerships to Provide Food in Country’s Urban Centers
The Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in partnership with the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) together with the World Food Program (WFP) have launched a USAID funded project to mitigate the increasing concern over food security in urban centers of the East-Central African county.
