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Food systems account for over one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions
More than one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activity can be attributed to the way we produce, process and package food,...
Smarter Food Policy Could Boost Health and Economic Recovery of Asian Cities
Across the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical importance of reliable food systems that provide healthy and affordable diets to all. That...
Nearly 350 Million Children Lack Quality Childcare in the World
More than 40 percent of all children below primary-school age – or nearly 350 million – need childcare but do not have access, according...
Capitalism and the Fabrication of Food Insecurity
Human security can be depicted as the notion through which the widespread and cross-cutting challenges to the survival, livelihood and dignity of individuals can...
Five million Yemenis ‘one step away from famine’
Malnutrition rates in Yemen are at “record highs” as the country is “speeding towards the worst famine the world has seen in decades”, the...
Food insecurity in Syria reaches record levels
The number of Syrians who lack access to sufficient food has reached a record 12.4 million, or nearly 60 per cent of the population,...
Food systems face a daunting triple challenge
Food systems face the triple challenge of providing food security and nutrition for a growing global population, and livelihoods to farmers and others working...
Youth movement leads the charge worldwide for food systems transformation ahead of UN summit
Young champions from Brazil to India, Cameroon to Fiji, and more than 100 countries around the world have been engaging in public debates across...
COVID-19: Prioritize school meals in plans to reopen classrooms, UN report says
Although school feeding programmes are a lifeline for millions of boys and girls, nearly 40 billion in-school meals have been missed during the COVID-19...
Food Innovation Hubs Put Farmers at Head of the Table for Systems Change
Globally, almost 2 billion people do not have access to enough safe, nutritious food, and 690 million suffer from hunger. With 10 years to...