UN forum in Bahrain: Innovation as the key to solving global problems

adminMay 14, 2024September 20, 2024012 mins

Getting under way in Manama, the fifth World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum (WEIF), with a key focus on Arab and African regions, is being held under the theme of ‘Achieving the [Sustainable Development Goals] through Fostering Innovation and Economic Growth’. Over the next three days, the forum will weigh urgent issues such as poverty, inequality,…

INTERVIEW: Food systems contribute to solving ‘world’s most important challenges’

adminJuly 23, 2023September 15, 202408 mins

Corinna Hawkes the Director of the FAO Division of Food Systems and Food Safety says a holistic and sustainable approach is needed that considers economic, social, and environmental factors, and that brings people together, to ensure nutritious food and sustainable livelihoods for all. She was speaking ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking moment, which…