Kunene leaders call for swift action to tackle deepening hunger and drought disasters

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2024-08-28

KAMANJAB, 17 May 2019 - Kamanjab village in the Kunene Region. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

By Uakutura Kambaekua
OPUWO, 28 AUG (NAMPA) – The leadership of the Kunene Region has urged Government and charitable organisations to stand in solidarity with the region as it endures the devastating impacts of drought, which has left thousands of households facing acute hunger.
Almost 64 per cent of the Kunene Region’s population is food insecure.
According to recent data released by Governor Marius Sheya during his State of the Region Address...

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