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Rohingyas In Bangladesh Fear UN Food Aid Cuts Amid Drop In Global Funding
Refugees are officially not allowed to work in Bangladesh, and smaller rations make survival even more difficult for Rohingyas.
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Trump Warns Of "Real Starvation" In Gaza Amid 'Tactical Pause' For Aid Flow
US President Donald Trump warned Monday that the people of Gaza are facing "real starvation", as aid agencies sought to take advantage of an Israeli "tactical pause" of some military operations to rush in food aid.
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Global Acute Hunger Hits New High, Outlook 'Bleak' For 2025: UN-Backed Report
More than 295 million people faced acute hunger last year, a new high driven by conflict along with other crises -- and the outlook is "bleak" for 2025 as humanitarian aid falters, a UN-backed report said Friday.
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UN Food Programme To Slash Quarter Of Staff As Funding Falls
The UN World Food Programme will cut staff by 25 to 30 percent as funding for the global aid agency plummets, according to an internal email seen Monday by AFP.
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Halving Food Waste Can Reduce Hunger For 153 Million People Globally: Report
Halving food waste could cut climate-warming emissions and end undernourishment for 153 million people globally, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the UN's food agency said in a joint report Tuesday.
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Women And Rural Poor Hit Hardest By Climate Change: UN
Heatwaves and floods inflict greater economic pain on rural women than men because climate change intensifies existing inequalities, the United Nations' food and farming agency said on Tuesday.
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Rice Prices Hit 15-Year High Globally After India Curbs: UN Food Body
Global rice prices reached a 15-year high in August after top exporter India banned some overseas sales of the grain, the Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday.
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To Avert Food Crisis, Russian Crops Must Move "Unimpeded": UN Chief
Russian fertilisers and agricultural products must be able to reach world markets "unimpeded" or a global food crisis could strike as early as next year, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Saturday.
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First UN-Chartered Ship Set to Transport Ukrainian Grain To Dock Today
Russia-Ukraine war: The first UN-chartered vessel set to transport grain from Ukraine under a deal to relieve a global food crisis should dock in Ukraine on Friday, the United Nations said.
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UN Responsible For Guaranteeing Deal On Black Sea Grain Exports: Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said the United Nations was responsible for guaranteeing a landmark deal between Ukraine and Russia aimed at unblocking Ukrainian Black Sea grain exports and alleviating a global food crisis.
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Rohingyas In Bangladesh Fear UN Food Aid Cuts Amid Drop In Global Funding
Refugees are officially not allowed to work in Bangladesh, and smaller rations make survival even more difficult for Rohingyas.
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Trump Warns Of "Real Starvation" In Gaza Amid 'Tactical Pause' For Aid Flow
US President Donald Trump warned Monday that the people of Gaza are facing "real starvation", as aid agencies sought to take advantage of an Israeli "tactical pause" of some military operations to rush in food aid.
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Global Acute Hunger Hits New High, Outlook 'Bleak' For 2025: UN-Backed Report
More than 295 million people faced acute hunger last year, a new high driven by conflict along with other crises -- and the outlook is "bleak" for 2025 as humanitarian aid falters, a UN-backed report said Friday.
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UN Food Programme To Slash Quarter Of Staff As Funding Falls
The UN World Food Programme will cut staff by 25 to 30 percent as funding for the global aid agency plummets, according to an internal email seen Monday by AFP.
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Halving Food Waste Can Reduce Hunger For 153 Million People Globally: Report
Halving food waste could cut climate-warming emissions and end undernourishment for 153 million people globally, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the UN's food agency said in a joint report Tuesday.
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Women And Rural Poor Hit Hardest By Climate Change: UN
Heatwaves and floods inflict greater economic pain on rural women than men because climate change intensifies existing inequalities, the United Nations' food and farming agency said on Tuesday.
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Rice Prices Hit 15-Year High Globally After India Curbs: UN Food Body
Global rice prices reached a 15-year high in August after top exporter India banned some overseas sales of the grain, the Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday.
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To Avert Food Crisis, Russian Crops Must Move "Unimpeded": UN Chief
Russian fertilisers and agricultural products must be able to reach world markets "unimpeded" or a global food crisis could strike as early as next year, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Saturday.
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First UN-Chartered Ship Set to Transport Ukrainian Grain To Dock Today
Russia-Ukraine war: The first UN-chartered vessel set to transport grain from Ukraine under a deal to relieve a global food crisis should dock in Ukraine on Friday, the United Nations said.
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UN Responsible For Guaranteeing Deal On Black Sea Grain Exports: Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said the United Nations was responsible for guaranteeing a landmark deal between Ukraine and Russia aimed at unblocking Ukrainian Black Sea grain exports and alleviating a global food crisis.
