More: food security
Nations must ‘act together, urgently and with solidarity’ to end crisis of food insecurity
Hunger levels around the world are at “a new high”, the UN chief said on Wednesday, in a call to action to fight the...
African Development Bank Seeks U.S. Support to Alleviate Africa’s Food Crisis
With Russia's "special military operation" still continuing in the former Soviet republic of Ukraine and its impact especially on Africa's economy, the President of...
UN focus on plant health, crucial for boosting food security worldwide
On the very first International Day of Plant Health, marked on Thursday, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for more investment...
Afghanistan: Nearly 20 million going hungry
Nearly 20 million people in Afghanistan – almost half the population – are facing acute hunger, humanitarians warned in a UN-backed report, published on...
Better prevention and targeting of root causes needed to combat food crises
The number of people facing acute food insecurity, requiring urgent life-saving food assistance and livelihood support, continues to grow at an alarming rate, according...
Worsening drought in Horn of Africa puts up to 20 million at risk
Up to 20 million people could go hungry this year as delayed rains worsen extreme drought in the Horn of Africa region amid a...
Calling on natural defences to turn back banana pandemic
In the 1950s, the ‘Gros Michel’ variety of banana was wiped out by Panama disease. The banana crop in some locations was basically eliminated...
UN releases $100 million to fight hunger in 6 African countries and Yemen
The UN has allocated $100 million to fight hunger in Africa and the Middle East as the spillover effects of the war in Ukraine...
Ukraine war unleashing a ‘perfect storm’ of crises
On Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres presented the first detailed policy brief issued by the Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance...
Ukraine war could create widespread food insecurity
Millions of Ukrainians may soon face serious food insecurity because of the ongoing conflict, the UN warned on Tuesday, amid reports that people are...