05/18/2024 SOURCE: news.un.org
Kornelia Icha has never gone hungry or got close to starvation. Very few people do in Indonesia with its fertile soil and tropical climate. But, until a recent intervention by the National Food Agency, her diet consisted mostly of rice, corn, onions and the occasional meat dish.
Hungry for data: Tackling food insecurity in rural Indonesia
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,
WFP funding crisis leaves millions stranded without aid in West Africa
Funding constraints mean that the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to limit emergency aid to only 6.2 million of the most vulnerable people in need across West Africa, scaling back from an initial target of assisting 11.6 million, the agency announced on Wednesday.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population,
Nearly half of Haiti going hungry, new food security report warns
A total of 4.9 million people in Haiti – nearly half of the country's population – are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, according to a new UN-supported report.
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05/26/2023 SOURCE: news.un.org
Sam Aderubo started his company, Honey Pride, in Arua, northern Uganda, in order to make a positive impact on his community. With support from the UN, the business is taking off, providing work for hundreds of local beekeepers, many of whom are marginalized women and youth.
First Person: The honey business owner creating a buzz in northern Uganda
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05/22/2023 SOURCE: news.un.org
Beekeepers around the world earn their livelihoods from the golden honey their bees produce, but they also play a critical role in pollinating 87 of 115 leading food crops worldwide. World Bee Day, observed on Saturday, is abuzz with promoting their sustainable agricultural practices and respecting the role these pollinators play in nature.
Plenty abuzz on World Bee Day
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Topics: Soil Health, Ag Africa,
Bringing dry land in the Sahel back to life
Millions of hectares of farmland are lost to the desert each year in Africa’s Sahel region, but the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is showing that traditional knowledge, combined with the
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Commit to restoring the planet, UN chief says in message for
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for commitment to restoring the planet, and to making peace with nature, in his message to mark International Mother Earth Day, celebrated annually on
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‘Staggering’ scale of acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of the
Levels of hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are at a “staggering” record high, now affecting one-in-three people, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.
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12/16/2020 SOURCE: news.un.org
New Desert Locust swarms are forming in the Horn of Africa, threatening agricultural livelihoods and the food security of millions of people, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on
Desert Locust ‘re-invasion’ threatens millions across Horn of Africa
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08/26/2020 SOURCE: news.un.org
UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to reduce its food and cash assistance for refugees in Eastern Africa by up to 30 per cent, the agency has said, voicing fears that the reductions could
Refugees at risk of hunger and malnutrition, as relief hit in Eastern
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