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New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): Despite a fall in global grain prices and the expectation of improved cereal production, global staple food prices have risen in August, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said on Thursday. more
Sudan: Two UN agencies team up to help smallholder farmers, promote food security

New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): Two United Nations agencies – the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) – on Monday agre ...

Diary from Syria: An eyewitness account of broken families, grief and survival

New York, Aug 13 (Just Earth News): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) supports more than 4 million people inside Syria with food assistance. Heading its operation there since Dec ...

Urgent farming support needed amid rampant food insecurity in parts of north-east Nigeria – UN agency

New York, Aug 9 (Just Earth News): As more areas previously controlled by Boko Haram become accessible to humanitarian assistance, a critical opportunity has arisen to tackle “alarming ...

South Sudan: UNICEF sounds alarm on ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity in country

New York, Aug 6 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday that it is responding to a growing food security emergency causing malnutrition in childr ...

Syria: Food convoy reaches Serghaya, as UN agencies urge protection of aid workers and sites

New York, July 20 (Just Earth News): As humanitarian convoys gain access to hard-to-reach areas in Syria, some United Nations agencies are speaking out about fresh dangers to aid workers. ...

New UN report links farming, forestry and improved food security

New York, July 19 (Just Earth News): Agriculture and forestry can improve food security, according to a new United Nations report released on Monday, at the start of World Forest Week.

South Sudan: UN agency urges stability ahead of planting season to thwart food insecurity

New York, July 17 (Just Earth News): Millions of people facing hunger in South Sudan will be driven to the brink of catastrophe if renewed flashes of violence derail the fragile peace proces ...

UN food relief agency launches innovation project to spur progress towards ending hunger by 2030

New York, July 11 (Just Earth News): The United Nations food relief agency launched on Monday an initiative to identify and nurture new technologies and business models which will contribute ...

As global per-capita fish consumption hits all-time high, UN warns on overharvesting

New York, July 7 (Just Earth News): A new report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows that while growth in aquaculture has helped drive global per capita fis ...