Millions of people in West Africa could be protected from a serious food crisis if preparations are scaled up across West Africa, Oxfam said today. With early indicators pointing to a likely food crisis in 2012 – and a particularly high risk in Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Chad – now is the time to invest in preventative measures.
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Pacific leaders must do more to promote gender equity in the Pacific
The Pacific region continues to hold some of the highest figures of violence against women and some of the lowest figures for female political representation, said New Zealand group Women’s Rights and Advocacy in the Pacific (WRAP)
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