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On World Food Day 2019, CAR Tops Global Hunger Index

With one-third of food produced for human consumption lost or wasted, and millions still going hungry, humanitarian agencies are shining a spotlight on the issue on World Food Day 2019. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization has published its annual State of Food and Agriculture report, while the Global Hunger Index says that progress towards a 2030 zero hunger target agreed by world leaders is "under threat or is being reversed". Unicef has also released a report saying that an alarmingly high number of children are suffering the consequences of poor diets and a food system that is failing them.

Africa: Central African Republic Tops World Hunger Index

Thomson Reuters Foundation, 15 October 2019

Central African Republic topped an annual world hunger index on Tuesday as aid agencies warned that climate change was making it increasingly hard to feed the world. Read more »
Africa: Why Water Is Essential for Healthier Diets and Zero Hunger

Thomson Reuters Foundation, 16 October 2019

It is often said that the human body needs water before it needs food. And the reality is that we need a lot of water in order to produce food. Read more »
Africa: Women and Food Security: the Case for Food System Transformation

Thomson Reuters Foundation, 16 October 2019

Though women make up 43 percent of the agricultural labor force worldwide and they produce 60-80 percent of the food in the developing world, traditional power structures in the… Read more »
Africa: Expert Views - Changing Incentives and Policies Crucial to End Hunger and Malnutrition

Thomson Reuters Foundation, 16 October 2019

Aid agencies, the United Nations and its member countries mark World Food Day on Wednesday in the shadow of a worsening hunger and malnutrition crisis fuelled by climate change,… Read more »

Photo: FAO

Promotional image for World Food Day 2019.

Africa: Stop the Waste - UN Food Agencies Call for Action to Reduce Global Hunger

IPS, 15 October 2019

With one-third of food produced for human consumption lost or wasted, and millions still going hungry, the UN's food-related agencies are shining a spotlight on the issue: on… Read more »
Africa: UN Urges Action As Finds Farmers Losing Up to a Fifth of Produce

Thomson Reuters Foundation, 14 October 2019

Farmers around the world are losing up to 20% of the food they produce every year but action can be taken to reduce this, according to the United Nations on Monday as it quantified… Read more »
Africa: A Major Step Forward in Reducing Food Loss and Waste Is Critical to Achieve the SDGs

FAO, 14 October 2019

A new FAO report launched today by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization provides insights into how much food is lost - as well as where and why - at different stages of the… Read more »
Africa: Poor Diets Damaging Children's Health Worldwide, Warns Unicef

Unicef, 15 October 2019

An alarmingly high number of children are suffering the consequences of poor diets and a food system that is failing them, UNICEF warned today in a new report on children, food and… Read more »
Africa: Unicef Executive Director Henrietta Fore Remarks At the Launch of the State of the World's Children Report

Unicef, 15 October 2019

(As prepared) Good morning -- thank you for joining us as we launch this year's State of the World's Children Report. Read more »