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Sri Lanka’s misery should be warning to us all on global food, fuel and finance crisis: UNDP |

·July 10, 2022·4 min read

“We’re witnessing a tragic series of events that are unfolding in Sri Lanka right now that should be a warning to anyone who thinks that, you know, it is up to countries themselves to figure out how to deal with this crisis,” said Achim Steiner, Administrator of the UN Development...

UN food agency announces further refugee ration cuts, in quest for #ZeroHunger |

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·June 20, 2022·2 min read

The cause of the imminent cuts is multiplying humanitarian needs around the world and insufficient funding. This has already forced the agency to make significant reductions in daily meals for vulnerable people in the Sahel and elsewhere. “As global hunger soars way beyond the resources available to feed all the...

World’s most vulnerable now paying even more, for less food: FAO |

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·June 9, 2022·2 min read

That’s according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which on Thursday suggested that for some countries, the situation potentially heralded “an end of their resilience to higher prices”. 🔵 World’s most vulnerable are paying more for less food – Food Outlook report. The global food import bill is...

Food exports must keep flowing worldwide, FAO chief urges |

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·June 8, 2022·2 min read

“Food insecurity and high prices can become a trigger for instability,” said Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Addressing the “Mediterranean Dialogue on Food Crisis” in Rome, Mr. Qu insisted that “we must keep the global food trade system open and ensure that agrifood exports are...

Overlapping crises push millions into ‘extreme levels of acute food insecurity’ |

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·June 6, 2022·3 min read

The ripple effects of the Ukraine war have triggered price surges, particularly in areas characterized by rural marginalization and fragile agrifood systems, according to the joint report entitled Hunger Hotspots – FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity. 🆘Northern Ethiopia🆘Somalia🆘Yemen🆘South Sudan🆘Afghanistan These are the places where a perfect storm of...