World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
Food Security
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Assessing the vulnerability of national food security to international food price shocks: a new index
Recent spikes in staple food prices resulting from the invasion of Ukraine have once again highlighted the difficulty faced by low-income countries that rely on imports for a substantial portion of their
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People and planet: addressing the interlinked challenges of climate change, poverty and hunger in Asia and the Pacific
Analyzing how intensifying climate change threatens to increase poverty and hunger in Asia and the Pacific, this report highlights the need for transformative solutions that advance climate action, increase
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The National Food Security (Amendment) Bill, 2024
The Rajya Sabha on February 02, 2024, issued the National Food Security (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to amend the National Food Security Act, 2013. The following has been stated: In section 4 which is about
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The economics of the food system transformation: global policy report
In a recent global policy report published by the Food System Economics Commission, a multinational and multidisciplinary team of over forty researchers carried out the most ambitious food economic study
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Promoting food security through non-tariff measures: from costs to benefits
Food insecurity has been increasing dramatically. In 2022, 258 million people in 58 countries faced acute food insecurity, an increase of 34 per cent from the previous year. Trade can be an important enabler
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Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Amendment Order, 2024
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (MoCAF&PD) on January 16, 2024, issued the Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Amendment Order, 2024, to further amend the Targeted
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Food systems transformation in Kenya: lessons from the past and policy options for the future
The past few years have seen Kenya, along with many other countries, confronted with multifaceted and compounding challenges. The disruptions caused by COVID-19, high levels of food price inflation, and
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South Sudan economic monitor: investing in humans
Notwithstanding slower global growth and lingering impacts of recent catastrophic floods, private sector activity, outside the oil sector, has been supported by a relative return to peace, and higher government
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World economic situation and prospects 2024
<p>Global economic growth is projected to decline from an estimated 2.7% in 2023 to 2.4% in 2024, according to this report by the United Nations.</p>
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Achieving zero hunger in India: challenges and policies
This volume discloses rich set of findings and policy recommendations for India towards achieving the SDG 2.1 target of zero hunger by 2030. Through its fourteen chapters, it takes an integrated approach