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"Households Waste At Least One Billion Meals A Day", Reveals UN Report
The UN Environment Programme's Food Waste Index Report 2024 was released recently. Discover some of the key insights below.
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Gaza Civilians Face "Immediate Possibility Of Starvation" Amid War: UN
The UN's World Food Programme said Thursday that civilians in Gaza faced starvation because food and water had become "practically non-existent".
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"Have Lost Contact With Our Teams In Gaza": UN Food Body
United Nations World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain on Saturday said that they lost contact with its teams in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan Among Global Food Shortage "Hotspots": Report
Two United Nations bodies Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have foreseen acute food insecurity in Pakistan that is likely to further exacerbate in the coming months, if the economic and political crisis furth
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How United Nations Is Using Uber To Deliver Aid In Ukraine
The UN's World Food Programme said Wednesday it had teamed up with Uber to deliver aid to people in urban areas of war-torn Ukraine.
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U.N. Official Still Hopes Musk Will 'Step Up' To Fight World Hunger
David Beasley, the U.N. World Food Programme official who clashed with Elon Musk on Twitter last year, said he hadn't given up on the Tesla billionaire contributing to the fight against world hunger.
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"World Doesn't Realise...": UN Agency Sounds Alarm On Afghan Food Crisis
Millions of Afghans, including children, could die of starvation unless urgent action is taken to pull Afghanistan back from brink of collapse, a senior United Nations official warned, calling for frozen funds to be freed for humanitarian efforts.
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World Food Programme Wins Nobel Peace Prize 2020 For Efforts To Combat Hunger
The Nobel Peace Prize 2020 has been awarded to the World Food Programme (WFP) for its contribution towards achievement of food security.
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"Food Best Vaccine Against Chaos": Nobel Peace For World Food Programme
The United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme (WFP), won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in areas affected by conflict.
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IIT Delhi And UN World Food Programme To Increase Efficiency Of Government’s Food Security Net
The objective of this tie-up between IIT Delhi and the United Nations World Food Programme is to develop practical solutions that support long term strategic planning of procurement, storage, and movement of food grains.
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Global Hunger Could Double Due To COVID-19 Blow: UN
The number of people facing acute food insecurity could nearly double this year to 265 million due to the economic fallout of COVID-19, the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
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Panic Buying Could Impact Global Food Supply Chain: United Nations Arm
United Nations agency World Food Programme (WFP) said global markets for basic cereals are well-supplied and prices generally low.
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Iraq Sees Surge In Syrian Refugees Amid Anti-Kurds Turkish Offensive: UN
The number of Syrian refugees crossing the border into Iraq has increased significantly in recent days after the anti-Kurds Turkish offensive in the area, the UN said in a statement.
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Padma Lakshmi Appointed UNDP's Goodwill Ambassador On Women's Day
International Women's Day: Indian-American television personality and food expert Padma Lakshmi has been appointed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as its newest Goodwill Ambassador, supporting the agency's fight against inequality and discrimination around the world.
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With The Latest Technology, UN Seeks To End Hunger Silicon Valley-Style
From a smartphone app delivering market prices to Guatemalan farmers to online nutrition tips in rural Colombia, the push to end hunger has entered a new era with the U.N. food agency deploying the latest technology to fight it.
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"Households Waste At Least One Billion Meals A Day", Reveals UN Report
The UN Environment Programme's Food Waste Index Report 2024 was released recently. Discover some of the key insights below.
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Gaza Civilians Face "Immediate Possibility Of Starvation" Amid War: UN
The UN's World Food Programme said Thursday that civilians in Gaza faced starvation because food and water had become "practically non-existent".
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"Have Lost Contact With Our Teams In Gaza": UN Food Body
United Nations World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain on Saturday said that they lost contact with its teams in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan Among Global Food Shortage "Hotspots": Report
Two United Nations bodies Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have foreseen acute food insecurity in Pakistan that is likely to further exacerbate in the coming months, if the economic and political crisis furth
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How United Nations Is Using Uber To Deliver Aid In Ukraine
The UN's World Food Programme said Wednesday it had teamed up with Uber to deliver aid to people in urban areas of war-torn Ukraine.
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U.N. Official Still Hopes Musk Will 'Step Up' To Fight World Hunger
David Beasley, the U.N. World Food Programme official who clashed with Elon Musk on Twitter last year, said he hadn't given up on the Tesla billionaire contributing to the fight against world hunger.
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"World Doesn't Realise...": UN Agency Sounds Alarm On Afghan Food Crisis
Millions of Afghans, including children, could die of starvation unless urgent action is taken to pull Afghanistan back from brink of collapse, a senior United Nations official warned, calling for frozen funds to be freed for humanitarian efforts.
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World Food Programme Wins Nobel Peace Prize 2020 For Efforts To Combat Hunger
The Nobel Peace Prize 2020 has been awarded to the World Food Programme (WFP) for its contribution towards achievement of food security.
-
"Food Best Vaccine Against Chaos": Nobel Peace For World Food Programme
The United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme (WFP), won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in areas affected by conflict.
-
IIT Delhi And UN World Food Programme To Increase Efficiency Of Government’s Food Security Net
The objective of this tie-up between IIT Delhi and the United Nations World Food Programme is to develop practical solutions that support long term strategic planning of procurement, storage, and movement of food grains.
-
Global Hunger Could Double Due To COVID-19 Blow: UN
The number of people facing acute food insecurity could nearly double this year to 265 million due to the economic fallout of COVID-19, the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
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Panic Buying Could Impact Global Food Supply Chain: United Nations Arm
United Nations agency World Food Programme (WFP) said global markets for basic cereals are well-supplied and prices generally low.
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Iraq Sees Surge In Syrian Refugees Amid Anti-Kurds Turkish Offensive: UN
The number of Syrian refugees crossing the border into Iraq has increased significantly in recent days after the anti-Kurds Turkish offensive in the area, the UN said in a statement.
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Padma Lakshmi Appointed UNDP's Goodwill Ambassador On Women's Day
International Women's Day: Indian-American television personality and food expert Padma Lakshmi has been appointed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as its newest Goodwill Ambassador, supporting the agency's fight against inequality and discrimination around the world.
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With The Latest Technology, UN Seeks To End Hunger Silicon Valley-Style
From a smartphone app delivering market prices to Guatemalan farmers to online nutrition tips in rural Colombia, the push to end hunger has entered a new era with the U.N. food agency deploying the latest technology to fight it.
