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New York, Oct 25 (JEN) The world wastes enough food to feed an estimated two billion people, the United Nations said on Friday as its three Rome-based food agencies announced the launch of a digital platform designed to take aim at the growing problem of “food loss.” more
Global media giants, UN agency team up in ongoing fight against hunger

New York, Oct 18 (JEN) Two new partnerships between the United Nations food agency and independent media outlets will help promote greater awareness about food and nutrition-related issues w ...

Leaders at UN summit take steps to ensure food security for 9 billion people by 2050

New York, Sept 24 (JEN) With demand for food set to increase 60 per cent by 2050, world leaders, major corporations and civil society at the United Nations Climate Summit on Tuesday pledged ...

Life-saving food aid in jeopardy for millions of Syrians, warns UN agency

New York, Sept 19 (JEN) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday warned that it is running out of funds to provide food for almost 6 million Syrians receiving its life-sav ...

World hunger falls, but number of undernourished remains ‘unacceptably high’ – joint UN report

New York, Sept 17 (JEN) More than 800 million people – or one in every nine on the planet – suffer from hunger, but a new joint UN agency report released on Tuesday stated tha ...

Syria: UN relief operation delivers food assistance to record number of people

New York, Sept 3 (JEN) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) dispatched food to a record-breaking 4.1 million people inside war-ravaged Syria in August, owing to improved access with ...

Over one million Somalis in danger as food crisis worsens, warns UN agency

New York, Sept 3 (JEN): Poor rains, conflict, trade disruptions and reduced humanitarian assistance have led to a worsening of the food security situation across Somalia, the United Nations ...

Using Egyptian crossing for first time in seven years, UN convoy brings food aid to Gaza

New York, Aug 28 (JEN) For the first time in seven years, a humanitarian convoy of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) successfully crossed from Egypt into the Gaza Strip on Wednes ...

Food insecurity in South Sudan set to deepen as funds dry up, warns UN agency

New York, Aug 1 (JEN) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Thursday that food insecurity continues to deepen in South Sudan as funding for life-saving assista ...

New UN food safety standards include cap on levels of lead in infant formula

New York, July 18 (JEN) The United Nations body responsible for setting food safety standards this week adopted guidelines to protect consumers worldwide, including setting out maximum level ...