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Countries That Tackle Food Crisis Can Boost ‘Jobs, Health and Nature’ and Meet Net-Zero Goals
A new report launched today at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 shows how “early mover” countries can accelerate the food systems transformation.
The...
Climate change and food security in the 21st century
Climate change is one of the many factors that influence food security. Worldwide, levels of hunger remain alarmingly high. In 2021, they exceeded all...
Horn of Africa faces most severe drought in more than two generations – UNICEF
The number of children suffering from dire drought conditions across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia has more than doubled in five months, the UN Children’s...
Act together now, to prevent ‘raging food catastrophe’ next year
Without coordinated action, this year’s “crisis of affordability” threatens to become a dire global food shortage in 2023, the UN chief told the G20...
New Dashboard to Track Food and Nutrition Security and Global Response
The Global Alliance for Food Security (GAFS), jointly convened by the German Group of Seven (G7) Presidency and the World Bank Group, today launched...
Humanitarians call for greater support to prevent famine in Horn of Africa
Greater global solidarity is needed to address the rapidly unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in the Horn of Africa, where millions are going hungry due to...
Discussing Food Sufficiency in Ethiopia and other Poorest Nations in the Horn of Africa
By geographic definition, Ethiopia is located in East Africa. It is landlocked in the Horn of Africa and shares borders with Eritrea, Djibouti and...
With the Humanitarian Crisis Not Addressed, Afghanistan Braces for Another Dark Winter
Afghanistan is staring down another brutal, dark winter.
With the Taliban seemingly incapable, or unwilling, to address the dire humanitarian crisis, Afghans face an uncertain...
Catastrophic hunger recorded in Haiti for first time
An unrelenting series of crises has trapped vulnerable Haitians in a cycle of growing desperation, without access to food, fuel, markets, jobs and public...
World Food Day: Another year of global record hunger looms amid food and climate crisis
The world is at risk of yet another year of record hunger as the global food crisis continues to drive more people into worsening...