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Priority action areas for ending hunger in the Horn of Africa

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ;

Pages 2

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) A subregional two-day validation workshop on “Ending Hunger in the Horn of Africa: Moving from Rhetoric to Action” was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in October, 2017. Delegates reviewed policies and investments aimed at ending hunger in the Horn of Africa (HOA), and discussed the way forward, identifying priority action areas.

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