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locust infestation

UNAMID supports Sudan to combat desert locusts amid pandemic

Muizat Hameed Apr 2, 2020 0

African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has contributed 10 off-road vehicles to the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Sudan. The contribution was made as part of UNAMID’s resolve to continue its operational…

Africa

EU donates €11 million to FAO to fight desert locust outbreak

Muizat Hameed Mar 1, 2020 0

The Director General of Food and Agriculture Organization, QU Dongyu, has received a total sum of €11 million as a contribution from the European Union towards the fight against the desert locust which has now spread from East Africa to the…

East Africa

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donates $10 million to FAO

Mutiu Olawuyi Feb 25, 2020 0

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has received a huge sum $10 million donation from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Director-General of FAO, QU Dongyu, stated that the donation aimed at fighting the Desert Locust upsurge…