UN / SOUTHERN AFRICA FOOD INSECURITY

A UN spokesperson Monday (18 Jan) told reporters in New York the World Food Programme (WFP) “is increasingly concerned about food security in southern Africa where an estimated 14 million people are facing hunger following prolonged dry spells that led to a poor harvest last year.” UNIFEED-UNTV / FILE

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:13
• Production Date: 18 January 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: FARHAN HAQ
• Corporate Name: WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME - WFP
• Subject Topical: FOOD SECURITY
• Geographic Subject: AFRICA
• MAMS Id: 1548693
• Parent Id: 1548693
• Alternate Title: unifeed160118d

Description

STORY: UN / SOUTHERN AFRICA FOOD INSECURITY
TRT: 01:13
SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV / FILE
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 18 JANUARY 2016, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

RECENT – NEW YORK CITY

1 Wide shot, exterior UN Headquarters

18 JANUARY 2016, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Deputy Spokesperson walking to the podium
3. Med shot, presser
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
“The World Food Programme (WFP) says it is increasingly concerned about food security in southern Africa where an estimated 14 million people are facing hunger following prolonged dry spells that led to a poor harvest last year. It adds that the El Niño global weather event, which is leading to even worse drought across the region, is already affecting this year’s crop.”
5. Med shot, journalists
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
“The number of people without enough food could rise significantly over coming months as the region moves deeper into the so-called lean season, the period before the April harvest when food and cash stocks become increasingly depleted.”

FILE – UNICEF - 24 – 25 NOVEMBER 2015, CHIKWAWA, PHALOMBA, BLANTYRE MALAWI

7. Wide shot, Fields and dry hills of Chikwawa, Phalomba, Blantyre Malawi
8. Med shot, dry terrain
9. Med shot, dry field and house
10. Wide shot, dry field and house
11. Close shot, sick dog
12. Med shot, young woman digging in garden
13. Med shot, young woman in garden
14. Close shot, young woman
15. Med shot, girl smashing fruit
16. Close shot, girl smashing fruit

Storyline

A UN spokesperson Monday (18 Jan) told reporters in New York the World Food Programme (WFP) “is increasingly concerned about food security in southern Africa where an estimated 14 million people are facing hunger following prolonged dry spells that led to a poor harvest last year.”

WFP added that the El Niño global weather event, which is leading to even worse drought across the region, is already affecting this year’s crop.

The number of people without enough food could rise significantly over coming months as the region moves deeper into the so-called lean season, the period before the April harvest when food and cash stocks become increasingly depleted.

The World Food Programme also noted that the worst affected countries by last year’s poor rains are Malawi, Madagascar and Zimbabwe. Lesotho has declared a drought emergency last month and one third of the population does not have enough food. Also of concern are the situation in Angola, Mozambique and Swaziland.