Approximately 35, 710 households in northern Burundi are suffering from hunger due to lack of rain in the region, IRIN reports. Many locals are forced to seek employment in nearby Rwanda to feed their families, the news agency adds. Charles Dei, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Burundi, said the U.N. will start to distribute food aid in the region, giving priority to children, the elderly, pregnant women and other vulnerable groups. The agency will also design food-for-work activities to prevent people from leaving the region in search of work.
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Ivy Mungcal
As former senior staff writer, Ivy Mungcal contributed to several Devex publications. Her focus is on breaking news, and in particular on global aid reform and trends in the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Americas. Before joining Devex in 2009, Ivy produced specialized content for U.S. and U.K.-based business websites.
