Food waste index report 2024
<p>The world wasted an estimated 19 per cent of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to this new report by the UNEP.</p>
Food Policy
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UN appeals for more funding to prevent famine in South Sudan
JUBA South Sudan (Xinhua) -- The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Wednesday appealed for more funding to save a million people on the brink of famine affecting more than 100,000 people. UNMISS
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With Nigeria's northeast facing famine, WFP funds could dry up in weeks –sources
ABUJA (Reuters) - The United Nations' World Food Programme could in a few weeks run out of funding to feed millions living on the brink of famine in Nigeria, four people familiar with the matter said,
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Millions risks starvation in Nigeria's northeast as WFP funds running out
Millions of people in Nigeria’s northeast risks starvation after the United Nations’ World Food Programme warned it could in a few weeks run out of funding to run aid programs. More than 4.7 million
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Nigeria: Japan Donates $3.5m to WFP for Emergency Needs in Northeast Nigeria
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a $3.5 million contribution from the Government of Japan to provide desperately needed food assistance to tens of thousands of internally displaced
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WFP launches five-year plan to end hunger in Zimbabwe
HARARE Zimbabwe (Xinhua) -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Zimbabwean government on Monday jointly launched a 253 million U.S. dollars five-year plan to build resilience, end hunger
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Ethuro appeals for humanitarian aid for starving 13 million in Eastern, Horn of Africa
Senate Speaker Ekwee Ethuro has called for urgent international action for the close to 13 million people in Eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa at the risk of starvation. Ethuro accused the developed
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Kenya: As Farmers Chop Maize for Cattle Feed, Food Security Worries Grow
Githongo — Turning maize to silage makes sense for dairy farmers and cattle - but could it lead to food shortages? Dressed in a green hat and black mud boots, Gilbert Gitonga is busy tending his 3-acre
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Somalia: Somaliland Suspends Development Programs in Face of Famine
Somaliland authorities say famine looms in the breakaway republic as the government suspends development programs due to a crippling drought that has killed dozens of people and most of the livestock in
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U.N. food agency launches $250 million Zimbabwe plan to end hunger
Climate disasters, poverty, a fragile economic environment, low agricultural output and HIV and AIDS are the major causes of hunger in Zimbabwe HARARE, April 3 (Reuters) - The United Nations World Food
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Children need US $255 million to help in looming famine: UNICEF
UNITED NATIONS New York (Xinhua) -- Nearly 1.4 million children are at the risk of starvation in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen with famine looming, said the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)