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In Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, the worst drought conditions in more than 40 years continue to cause devastation for millions of vulnerable people.

It’s a lot simpler than it might sound, and it’s something we all participate in. Here’s what we’re talking about when we talk about food systems.

Irrigation isn’t the most exciting topic that we cover in our work. But it’s a key ingredient in the fight against world hunger.

Can world hunger actually be solved? What are the actual chances of eliminating it ? And what are the areas we need to focus on in order to move closer towards this goal? We gathered the thoughts of six notable people.  

Concern is preparing to distribute food and essential supplies to people left homeless by flooding as a result of the Nova Kahlovha dam collapse in Ukraine this week.

Farmer Mumina Mohamed, who is part of Concern’s Lifesaving Education and Assistance to Farmers (LEAAF) programme in Subo village, Tana River, Kenya. The programme helped her increase her crop yield, improve her family’s nutrition and earn additional income to support her  children’s education. 

Concern Worldwide supported 1.2 million people with lifesaving health and nutrition services and helped over 100,000 acutely malnourished children to recover as part of an innovative EU-funded programme to tackle the underlying drivers of malnutrition.

Cyclone Mocha, which battered the Bangladesh and Myanmar coasts yesterday, damaged nutrition centres, a stabilisation facility for sick children and bamboo shelters in the camp for almost one million displaced Rohingya people at Cox’s Bazar.