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World Food Prices Hit Record High In 2022, Says UN Food Agency
World food prices eased in December marking the ninth consecutive monthly fall, but gained more than 14% in 2022 compared to the previous year, to reach the highest since records began, the UN food agency said on Friday.
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India Concerned Over Global Food Security Due To Ukraine War
India on Tuesday said it remains concerned by the deterioration of global food security which has been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine that has entered its tenth month.
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Sri Lanka Seeks United Nations Help To Tide Over Food Shortages
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is seeking urgent United Nations help to build a stockpile of essential foods, the prime minister's office said Friday, after authorities warned of looming starvation.
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World Food Prices Fall In June For First Time In A Year: UN Food Agency
World food prices fell in June for the first time in 12 months, pushed lower by declines in vegetable oils, cereals and dairy products, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.
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Agriculture In Europe To Decline As Asian Output Grows, Says UN
Agricultural production in Western Europe is set to decline over the coming decade, with output in Africa and Asia expected to increase, the OECD and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said in a report Tuesday.
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With The Latest Technology, UN Seeks To End Hunger Silicon Valley-Style
From a smartphone app delivering market prices to Guatemalan farmers to online nutrition tips in rural Colombia, the push to end hunger has entered a new era with the U.N. food agency deploying the latest technology to fight it.
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'Feed People, Not Wars,' Pope Says In Address To UN Food Agency
Pope Francis on Monday condemned the use of hunger as a "weapon of war" and lamented the fact that it was easier to move weapons across borders than the aid needed to keep civilians alive.
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Malnutrition Still Major Health Concern In North Korea: UN
Malnutrition remains a significant health issue in North Korea, with a drought last year slashing crop output and undermining the push for agricultural self-sufficiency, according to a new UN report.
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Emissions Set to Soar as Love of Steak Takes Off in Asia
Climate change is the last thing on Maya Puspita Sari's mind as she tucks into a steak and splurges on ice cream, products that were once a luxury but are now a growing staple in the diets of millions of Indonesians.
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UN Causes Food-Poisoning with Deliveries of 'Mouldy' Biscuits to Syria: Report
The United Nations sent hundreds of boxes of "mouldy" high-energy biscuits that were past their 'sell-by' date to besieged people in Syria this month, causing widespread food poisoning, according to a humanitarian watchdog on Friday.
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UN Warns of Dire Food Situation in Yemen's Taiz
The UN World Food Programme today appealed for safe access to the Yemeni city of Taiz, saying that fighting between warring factions had blocked food supplies and left thousands of people in extreme hunger.
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UN Uses Food Aid to Fight Against Child Labour in Egypt
Almost 24,000 Egyptian children have received school meals and rations for their families under a scheme to prevent youngsters in the poorest areas from dropping out of school and working, UN and EU officials said.
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Economic Growth Halves Hunger in Asia Over 25 Years: United Nations
Economic growth helped the Asia-Pacific region to halve the proportion of those who have too little to eat to 12 percent of its population over the past 25 years, meeting one of the UN Millennium Development Goals, UN officials said on Thursday.
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UN Food Agency Calls for 8 Million Dollar Donations for Nepal Farmers
The UN's food agency on Thursday called for 8 million dollars (7.1 million euros) in donations urgently needed to help farmers in Nepal recover from the powerful quake that has threatened the country's food supply.
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Pope Francis Demands Just Distribution of World's Bounty
Pope Francis has demanded a more just distribution of the world's bounty for the poor and hungry, telling a UN conference on nutrition that access to food is a basic human right that shouldn't be subject to market speculation and quests for profit.
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World Food Prices Hit Record High In 2022, Says UN Food Agency
World food prices eased in December marking the ninth consecutive monthly fall, but gained more than 14% in 2022 compared to the previous year, to reach the highest since records began, the UN food agency said on Friday.
-
India Concerned Over Global Food Security Due To Ukraine War
India on Tuesday said it remains concerned by the deterioration of global food security which has been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine that has entered its tenth month.
-
Sri Lanka Seeks United Nations Help To Tide Over Food Shortages
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is seeking urgent United Nations help to build a stockpile of essential foods, the prime minister's office said Friday, after authorities warned of looming starvation.
-
World Food Prices Fall In June For First Time In A Year: UN Food Agency
World food prices fell in June for the first time in 12 months, pushed lower by declines in vegetable oils, cereals and dairy products, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.
-
Agriculture In Europe To Decline As Asian Output Grows, Says UN
Agricultural production in Western Europe is set to decline over the coming decade, with output in Africa and Asia expected to increase, the OECD and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said in a report Tuesday.
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With The Latest Technology, UN Seeks To End Hunger Silicon Valley-Style
From a smartphone app delivering market prices to Guatemalan farmers to online nutrition tips in rural Colombia, the push to end hunger has entered a new era with the U.N. food agency deploying the latest technology to fight it.
-
'Feed People, Not Wars,' Pope Says In Address To UN Food Agency
Pope Francis on Monday condemned the use of hunger as a "weapon of war" and lamented the fact that it was easier to move weapons across borders than the aid needed to keep civilians alive.
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Malnutrition Still Major Health Concern In North Korea: UN
Malnutrition remains a significant health issue in North Korea, with a drought last year slashing crop output and undermining the push for agricultural self-sufficiency, according to a new UN report.
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Emissions Set to Soar as Love of Steak Takes Off in Asia
Climate change is the last thing on Maya Puspita Sari's mind as she tucks into a steak and splurges on ice cream, products that were once a luxury but are now a growing staple in the diets of millions of Indonesians.
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UN Causes Food-Poisoning with Deliveries of 'Mouldy' Biscuits to Syria: Report
The United Nations sent hundreds of boxes of "mouldy" high-energy biscuits that were past their 'sell-by' date to besieged people in Syria this month, causing widespread food poisoning, according to a humanitarian watchdog on Friday.
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UN Warns of Dire Food Situation in Yemen's Taiz
The UN World Food Programme today appealed for safe access to the Yemeni city of Taiz, saying that fighting between warring factions had blocked food supplies and left thousands of people in extreme hunger.
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UN Uses Food Aid to Fight Against Child Labour in Egypt
Almost 24,000 Egyptian children have received school meals and rations for their families under a scheme to prevent youngsters in the poorest areas from dropping out of school and working, UN and EU officials said.
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Economic Growth Halves Hunger in Asia Over 25 Years: United Nations
Economic growth helped the Asia-Pacific region to halve the proportion of those who have too little to eat to 12 percent of its population over the past 25 years, meeting one of the UN Millennium Development Goals, UN officials said on Thursday.
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UN Food Agency Calls for 8 Million Dollar Donations for Nepal Farmers
The UN's food agency on Thursday called for 8 million dollars (7.1 million euros) in donations urgently needed to help farmers in Nepal recover from the powerful quake that has threatened the country's food supply.
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Pope Francis Demands Just Distribution of World's Bounty
Pope Francis has demanded a more just distribution of the world's bounty for the poor and hungry, telling a UN conference on nutrition that access to food is a basic human right that shouldn't be subject to market speculation and quests for profit.
