Every morning, Awadia Yassin joins the familiar flow of people heading to a refurbished solar-powered water point in Doro Refugee Camp, Maban County in South Sudan. As a refugee from …
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Climate & Agriculture
Sowing seeds of change: How governance and investment can transform South Sudan’s agrifood sector
Despite its protracted crisis, South Sudan’s agricultural sector is bursting with potential—and strengthened governance could be the key to unlocking it. A recent assessment by the Food and Agriculture Organization …
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Climate & Agriculture
Two years since the start of the conflict, Sudan is facing a severe food security catastrophe
In April 2023, violent conflict broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in the capital city, Khartoum. Two years on, the crisis has spiraled into …
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Climate & Agriculture
Sudan’s Sorghum Joins FAO’s One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Global Initiative
20/07/2025 In a significant step towards rural transformation, Sudan has officially joined FAO’s “One Country One Priority Product” (OCOP) global initiative as its 95th member. Its traditional crop, sorghum, has …
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Climate & Agriculture
Sudan: FAO scales up emergency response with seed distribution campaign targeting 7.5 million people
Rome/Port Sudan – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a large-scale emergency seed distribution campaign targeting 1.5 million farming households – or approximately 7.5 million …
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Climate & Agriculture
IGAD Concludes High-Level Training with Launch of Parliamentarians Working Group on Agrifood Systems
July 28-31, 2025 (NAIROBI, Kenya): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), through its Food Systems Resilience Programme (FSRP) and in partnership with the IGAD Foreign Service Institute (IFSI), successfully concluded …
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Igad Region
IGAD Peace and Security Division Holds 2024 Annual Review Meeting to Chart Future Strategy
Bishoftu, Ethiopia – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Peace and Security Division (PSD) convened its 2024 Annual Review Meeting from May 7-9, 2025, in Bishoftu, Ethiopia. The three-day gathering …
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Climate & Gender
Women Parliamentarians Convene for Final National Dialogue on Gender, Land and Climate Resilience in Somalia
June 30, 2025 (MOGADISHU, Somalia): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), with support from the GIZ-funded Strengthening Advisory Capacities for Land Governance in Africa (SLGA) project, held the final national …
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Author(s) Edgar S. Martinez A VisionFund field officer conducts financial training for the Imbereheza Gatobotobo savings group in Rwanda. Financial education is a crucial component of VisionFund’s financial inclusion efforts. Extreme …
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Amidst immense challenges, both Sudan and South Sudan are making significant progress in strengthening their early warning systems, demonstrating resilience, innovation, and the power of digital transformation in weather and …
