by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge In the Dominican Republic, almost half (45 per cent) of deaths among children under the age of 5 are related to undernutrition. Not only does undernutrition kill, it also prevents children from growing up to live healthy and productive lives as adults, thus...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge The Republic of the Fiji Islands, situated in the South Pacific Ocean, is composed of an archipelago of 332 islands (of which approximately 110 are inhabited). Over the past few decades, Fiji has been affected by multiple devastating cyclones. On 20 February...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge The Horn of Africa region has been dependent on food aid for decades due to insufficient food production and recurrent food shortages, drought and famine. Heavy rains, high food and fuel prices, and conflict have led to a large-scale food crisis reaching...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge In Kenya, 47 per cent of the country’s population lives below the poverty line. High levels of malnutrition afflict the country’s poorest people. In the arid and semi-arid areas, around 369,000 children under the age of 5 are suffering from acute...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge There is high prevalence of HIV in Cameroon, where more than 4 per cent of the population live with HIV. About 620,000 people live with HIV (PLHIV), which includes 341,000 women, 240,000 men and 39,000 children. In addition, the annual new infections and...
