Source: Xinhua| 2017-09-01 04:19:51|Editor: yanVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations has advised building communities' resilience as a critical impetus to bring lasting solution to address the current food security and nutrition crisis in Ethiopia. The statement was jointly made on Thursday by the three UN food agencies that are the World Food Programme (WFP), the world Food and Agricultural Organizations (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). "The current food security and nutrition crisis cannot be resolved by emergency assistance alone. The longer-term solution lies in building communities' resilience to better withstand shocks and avoid being plunged back into crisis," the three UN food agencies stressed in a joint statement sent to Xinhua on Thursday. The three UN food agencies have also affirmed the need to combine efforts to prevent the situation from deteriorating further.

Source: Ethiopian News August 31, 2017 21:00 UTC