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Intergovernmental authority on development -IGAD member states have been urged to invest in climate change resilience and coping mechanisms in order to avert more crises in future. IGAD region accounts for 22% of 205million people globally that are acutely food insecure. 10million children under the age of five are suffering from acute malnutrition. A two-day IGAD regional ministerial meeting in Nairobi, has seen member states commit to accelerate investment in vital analytical tools and frameworks, recalling previous commitments to establish regular regional and national food and feed balance sheets that provide a comprehensive assessment of food supply in the region noting that there is the possibility of a record- breaking 5th consecutive season of below average rainfall in parts of Africa.
IGAD: 10 million children face malnutrition
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