Low intake of salt in food can reduce the risks of stroke
Amsterdam: A study found that not adding salt to food can reduce the risk of heart problems and stroke by 20 percent. Past research has determined that adding salt to…
One year after floods, 4 million Pakistani children without food and clean water, UNICEF
UNICEF Pakistan has said in a statement that still 4 million children of Pakistan are deprived of food and clean water due to floods, while 1.5 million children are suffering…
Eastern DRC: UN food aid hangs in the balance amid severe funding crunch
The situation is particularly alarming in the east, where malnutrition has taken hold among 4.4 million people, exacerbated by compromised health services, lack of clean water, and an uptick in…
Black Sea deal collapse sparks rise in global food prices: FAO
The UN agency has issued its latest Food Price Index (FPI), which tracks the monthly international prices of cereals, vegetable oil, dairy, meat and sugar. The Index averaged 123.9 points…
FAO raises alarm on escalating food crisis in Sudan
FAO said 20.3 million individuals in Sudan face severe hunger, a figure that has nearly doubled since last year. Projections indicate that 42 per cent of the population endures high…
South Sudan: UN agencies urge immediate action to avert deepening food crisis
During a three-day visit to the country, Qu Dongyu, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Cindy McCain, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP); and Alvaro…
World entering a ‘humanitarian doom loop’, warns UN food aid official
At a press briefing in New York, Carl Skau, Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Programme, said that the collapse of the Black Sea Grain Initiative after Russia ended…
Transforming food systems, key to get SDGs back on track: Mohammed
According to development indicators, almost half of the SDG targets are moderately or severely off track, and 37 per cent are showing no change. “Transforming our food systems is one…
Africa’s food ‘transformation’ impossible without game changing solutions: FAO
Those were some of the takeaways from a high-level special event held on the sidelines of the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment on Africa’s food sovereignty and resilience,…
Global food systems ‘broken’, says UN chief, urging transformation in how we produce, consume food
Addressing the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment, in Rome, Mr. Guterres said that in a world of plenty, “it is outrageous that people continue to suffer and die…