ATTAINING FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA Asiegbu Charles The United Nations, in February 2017, officially declared a hunger emergency in South Sudan as drought, failed harvest, conflicts and displacements have led to increasing food insecurity . Official figures suggest that at least 1 in 5 households face extreme food shortages with a limited ability to cope;...
Text of Keynote Address delivered at the Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung (Nigeria Office), in collaboration with NextierSPD and Young Professionals in Policy and Development (YouPad) Event on “Border Opening: People versus Policy”, at Hall 1, Ladi Kwali Conference Hall, Sheraton Hotels, Ladi Kwali Street, Maitama, Abuja, January 28, 2021.
The overarching mandate of YouPAD is to serve as a platform for young people to engage with, discuss, research and analyse issues relating to Foreign & Domestic Policy, Security, Climate Change, Governance & Development.
