Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts

Saturday, May 20, 2023

16% of French People Say They Do Not Have Enough to Eat

16% of French People Say They Do Not Have Enough to Eat

According to a report by the Research Center for the Study and Observation of Living Conditions (Crédoc), 16% of French people say they do not have enough to eat. A figure that has jumped 4 points in just five months.

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Number of people facing acute food insecurity rises by 65 mln in 2022 — FAO

Number of people facing acute food insecurity rises by 65 mln in 2022 — FAO

Around 258 million people in 58 countries and territories faced acute food insecurity at crisis or worse levels in 2022, up from 193 million people in 53 countries and territories in 2021. This is stated in a report the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) published on Wednesday.

Friday, March 31, 2023

Europe Receives 40%, Africa 12% Of Grain Under Russian-Ukrainian Deal

Black Sea Grain Initiative

Under the recently extended Black Sea Grain Initiative, Europe received 40% while African countries got 12% of the grain transported through the humanitarian maritime corridor, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Friday.

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Only 3% Of Grain Exports Reach States In Need Of Assistance - Russian FM

Only 3% Of Grain Exports Reach States In Need Of Assistance

Most of grain exports under the grain deal are supplied to developed countries, and only 3% go to states in need of urgent assistance, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said on Tuesday.

Thursday, January 12, 2023

EU Allocates $27.4Mln In Humanitarian Aid To African Countries - Commission

Humanitarian Aid To African Countries

The European Union has allocated additional 25.5 million Euros ($27.4 million) in humanitarian aid to a number of African countries facing the food crisis, local conflicts and displacement, the European Commission said on Thursday.

Thursday, November 17, 2022

Water scarcity threatens food security in Middle East, says UN official

Water scarcity threatens food security in Middle East

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has voiced concern over the worsening water scarcity crisis in the Middle East in particular, which it said will threaten food security in the region.

Thursday, November 10, 2022

Unilateral Measures Imposed on Syrians Amount to War Crimes: UN Special Rapporteur

Unilateral Measures Imposed on Syrians Amount to War Crimes

Unilateral measures imposed on the Syrian people severely affect human rights, hamper any efforts of early recovery, and block the reconstruction process in Syria, a UN official said.

Thursday, October 13, 2022

Turning to Garbage Dumps to Survive, Argentines Feel Pain of 100% Inflation - Tasnim News Agency

Argentines Feel Pain of 100% Inflation

Argentines facing an inflation rate set to top 100 per cent this year are grappling to survive, turning to recycling from garbage dumps or lining up to trade their belongings in barter clubs.

Friday, September 16, 2022

UN Warns 345 Million People Face Starvation Worldwide | Farsnews Agency

345 Million People Face Starvation

The United Nations food chief warned the world is facing “a global emergency of unprecedented magnitude” with up to 345 million people marching towards starvation – and 70 million pushed closer to starvation by the war in Ukraine.

Monday, July 18, 2022

Western Sanctions to Bring Third World ‘to Its Knees’, Not Russia - Sri Lankan PM

 

 Sri Lanka’s acting president, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Monday that Western sanctions introduced against Russia won’t bring it down to its knees, while third world countries will suffer.

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

World hunger rising as UN agencies warn of ‘looming catastrophe’ | Al Jazeera

World hunger rising as UN agencies warn of ‘looming catastrophe’

World hunger levels rose again last year after soaring in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Ukraine war coupled with climate change now threaten starvation and mass migration on an “unprecedented scale” this year, according to UN agencies.

Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Urgent Action Needed to Tackle Food Insecurity: UN Agency - Tasnim News Agency

food crises by a fifth to 193 million

Conflict, extreme weather and economic shocks increased the number of people facing food crises by a fifth to 193 million last year and the outlook will worsen without urgent action "on a massive scale", a humanitarian agency said on Tuesday .

Friday, June 18, 2021

Forced displacement reaches new high amid COVID: UN | Al Jazeera

Forced displacement


The number of people forcibly displaced reached a new high by the end of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated some pre-existing drivers, a United Nations report has found.