Ms. DiCarlo strongly condemned the aerial strikes this week on the ports in Odesa, Chornomorsk and Mykolaiv, which destroyed critical […]
Nearly half of Haiti going hungry, new food security report warns
The latest integrated food security phase classification (IPC) analysis, reported on Sunday that of the total number of affected people, […]
UN humanitarians complete first food distribution in Khartoum as hunger, threats to children intensify
WFP’s Country Director in Sudan, Eddie Rowe, told reporters in Geneva that in a major breakthrough, the agency distributed food assistance […]
Despite ‘slightly’ improved food security in Yemen, hunger stalks millions
“The United Nations and its partners made strides in rolling back the worst food insecurity last year, but these gains […]
Stop tobacco farming, grow food instead, says WHO
Ahead of World No Tobacco Day on Wednesday 31 May, WHO deplored that 3.2 million hectares of fertile land across […]
Ukraine-Russia: Extension of grain export deals vital to global food security
Martin Griffths, the UN Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefed ambassadors on the eve of the expiration of the […]
Ukraine: FAO and EU in $15.5 million bid to avert food crisis threat
With funding from the European Union, the project will help sustain agricultural production in Ukraine, after Russia’s full-scale invasion last […]
UN chief reaffirms support for deals to ensure export food and fertilizer from Ukraine and Russia |
The Black Sea Grain Initiative, an agreement brokered by the UN and Türkiye in July, which was set up to […]
Black Sea exports ramp up, bringing confidence to global commerce and food to most vulnerable |
Described as a “beacon of hope” by UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the signing ceremony for the plan on 27 July […]
Ukraine: Guterres welcomes departure of first grain ship, to help ease food crisis |
The Razoni, carrying a cargo of 26,527 tonnes of corn, is the first cargo ship to leave a Ukrainian Black […]