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Workers collect food supplies at the reception centre at the IFO-1 camp part of the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. The drought is the worst in East Africa for 60 years. The UN described it as a humanitarian emergency. The already overcrowded complex received 1,000 new refugees a day in June, five times more than a year ago. According to UNHCR, around 30,000 people arrived at the Dadaab refugee camp in June 2011, compared to 6,000 in June 2010.

Credit: Sanjit Das / Panos

Africa's first Human Development Report on food security fails to "put the last first"

With world leaders discussing food security at the G8 summit this week, Lawrence Haddad's reflects on Africa's Human Development Report, "Towards a Food Secure Future".


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One of many IDS events available to the public The Policy Climate for Climate Policy
24/05/2012
Seminar examining the interplay between resilience approaches and their policy process contexts. From 1pm in IDS Room 221.

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Public Financial Management October 2012

This IDS Training course is aimed to strengthen the knowledge and skills of senior officials, members of legislatures concerned with budget oversight, and others concerned with public finance management.