August 08, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - Loan From UN Fund Allows FAO to Scale Up Fertilisers for Farmers in Tigray
A $10 million loan from the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will allow the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to scale up the procurement of fertilizers to support… Read more »
August 05, 2022
Uganda: The Honey Business Owner Creating a Buzz in Northern Uganda
Sam Aderubo started his company, Honey Pride, in Arua, northern Uganda, in order to make a positive impact on his community. With support from the UN, the business is taking off,… Read more »
Somalia: 'We Cannot Wait for Famine to Be Declared - We Must Act Now'
Rising acute food insecurity in Somalia has caused more than 900,000 people to flee their homes in search of humanitarian assistance since January last year, the Food and… Read more »
August 04, 2022
Africa: Major Fall in Global Food Prices for July, but Future Supply Worries Remain
Food prices dropped significantly in July, marking the fifth consecutive monthly decline since hitting record highs earlier in the year in the wake of the war in Ukraine, the Food… Read more »
Africa: More Lifesaving Grain Shipments Authorized to Leave Ukraine
Three more ships have been given the green light to leave Ukraine's Black Sea ports on Friday, carrying just over 58,000 tons of corn, in a move that will raise hopes further for… Read more »
August 03, 2022
Africa: Ukraine - Black Sea Grain Shipment Success Raises Hopes More Will Follow
The first, eagerly-awaited commercial shipment of grain to leave the Ukrainian port of Odesa since Russia's invasion more than five months ago, was cleared to proceed to Lebanon on… Read more »
August 02, 2022
East Africa: Horn of Africa Faces Most 'Catastrophic' Food Insecurity in Decades, Warns WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that the Greater Horn of Africa is experiencing one of the worst hunger crises of the last 70 years. Read more »
August 01, 2022
Africa: Ukraine - Guterres Welcomes Departure of First Grain Ship
The UN chief on Monday welcomed the departure of the first ship from the Ukrainian port of Odesa to leave carrying grain under the landmark deal signed by Ukraine, Russia and… Read more »
July 28, 2022
Africa: UN Welcomes New Centre to Put Ukraine Grain Exports Deal Into Motion
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the official start of the operation based in the Turkish capital, Istanbul, that will help implement the UN-brokered deal… Read more »
July 27, 2022
Africa: FAO Warns 90 Per Cent of Earth's Topsoil At Risk By 2050
A full 90 per cent of the Earth's precious topsoil is likely to be at risk by 2050, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO. Read more »
July 22, 2022
East Africa: Hunger Still Rising Across East Africa, Says New UN-Backed Report
Over 50 million people in Eastern Africa will face acute food insecurity this year, according to a new study backed by the World Food Programme (WFP) and Food and Agriculture… Read more »
Africa: Black Sea Grain Exports Deal 'A Beacon of Hope' Amid Ukraine War - Guterres
An "unprecedented agreement" on the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea is "a beacon of hope" in a world that desperately needs it, UN Secretary-António… Read more »
July 18, 2022
Africa: UN and Partners Meet to Address 'Critical' State of Global Food Crisis
Scaling up climate resilience across food systems is among the actions needed to counter rising hunger and malnutrition, UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid said on… Read more »
July 14, 2022
Africa: UN Chief Hails 'Critical Step Forward' on Resuming Ukraine Grain Exports
The UN chief on Wednesday described progress between Russia and Ukraine on allowing the resumption of grain exports during UN-brokered talks in Türkiye, as a “ray of… Read more »
July 07, 2022
Africa: All Rural Workers Deserve Social Protection Coverage - New ILO Report
Social protection for rural workers "remains a dream", according to a report launched in Geneva on Thursday by the Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV), part of the UN's… Read more »
July 06, 2022
Africa: World Is Moving Backwards On Eliminating Hunger and Malnutrition, UN Report Reveals
The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, according to a new UN report that provides fresh evidence that the world is moving in… Read more »
July 05, 2022
Central African Republic: UN Needs U.S.$68.4 Million to Help 2.2 Million People Who Are Acutely Food Insecure
A sharp increase in essential goods in the Central African Republic (CAR) linked to war in Ukraine will likely have a devastating impact on the already dire humanitarian situation… Read more »
June 29, 2022
Africa: A Visionary 'Blue Transformation' Strategy to Enhance Underwater Food Systems
Record levels of fisheries and aquaculture production are making a critical contribution to global food security, the UN Ocean Conference under way in Lisbon, Portugal, heard on… Read more »
June 27, 2022
Africa: Guterres Outlines Four Recommendations to Help Us All 'Save Our Ocean' #AfricaClimateCrisis
At the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to commit and unite around the protection and… Read more »
June 23, 2022
Cape Verde: 'Unprecedented' Food Insecurity Triggers Social and Economic Emergency
The island nation of Cabo Verde is facing record levels of food insecurity due to drought, the COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine, affecting some 181,000 people, or 32… Read more »
June 16, 2022
Sudan: One-Third of Population Faces Acute Food Insecurity - United Nations
One-third of Sudan's population, or 15 million people, are facing acute food insecurity, according to a new assessment released on Thursday by the World Food Programme (WFP). Read more »
June 08, 2022
Africa: Food Exports Must Keep Flowing Worldwide, FAO Chief Urges
As part of ongoing international efforts to address growing concerns over global food security linked to the war in Ukraine, a top UN official on Wednesday urged countries not to… Read more »
June 09, 2022
Africa: World's Most Vulnerable Now Paying Even More, for Less Food - FAO
Countries are expected to spend a staggering $1.8 trillion importing food they need this year; this would be a new world record but worryingly, it's going to buy them less food,… Read more »
June 08, 2022
Africa: Act Now to End Food, Energy and Finance Crisis, Guterres Urges World Leaders
Ripple effects from the war in Ukraine have generated a severe cost-of-living crisis which no country or community can escape, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on… Read more »
June 07, 2022
Africa: World Food Safety Day Highlights Need to Improve Health, Prevent Foodborne Risks
Safe food is one of the most critical guarantors for good health, the UN said on Tuesday - the fourth global World Food Safety Day - aiming to mobilize action for preventing,… Read more »