food

Crop season in southern Africa looks bleak as region heads towards crisis, UN reports

20 December 2002
The crop season in much of southern Africa looks bleak, the United Nations said today, warning that more food aid is needed to avert a major humanitarian crisis in the region.

Global drop in cereal production expected for 2003 - UN food agency

18 December 2002
The world's total cereal production is expected to plunge sharply in 2003, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) December "food outlook" released today in Rome.

UN food agency launches campaign to combat hunger in Africa

16 December 2002
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today launched the Africa Hunger Alert campaign aimed at drawing attention to the unprecedented hunger crisis on the continent.

African leaders to meet in Nigeria at UN food summit

9 December 2002
African leaders are set to meet in Nigeria later this week to address the future of regional food security programmes at a summit organized by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

UN food agency seeks funds to feed over 6 million hungry people in DPR Korea

3 December 2002
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today appealed to donors to fund a new $201 million emergency operation to feed 6.4 million vulnerable people in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) next year.
James T. Morris

Mass starvation in Africa looms, but political will can stop it, Security Council told

3 December 2002
Some 38 million Africans are at risk from an unprecedented hunger crisis on the continent, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today, stressing that adequate political will and resources can stem the tide of famine.

Africa: UN agencies launch appeal for millions facing food shortages

2 December 2002
With millions of people in Africa facing food shortages in the coming months, United Nations aid agencies today appealed for an infusion of donations to help avert a hunger crisis.

Relief operations in southern Africa face 400,000-ton food shortfall - UN

22 November 2002
The humanitarian relief operation for southern Africa is facing a shortage of 400,000 tons of food as the rainy season, the most vulnerable period, approaches, the United Nations Regional Inter-Agency Coordination Support Office (RIASCO) said today.
James T. Morris

UN agency announces new global campaign to tackle hunger in Africa

21 November 2002
Responding to mounting concern about the food crisis gripping Africa, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced the creation of a global campaign to help more than 38 million hunger victims on the continent.
Kofi Annan

Annan appeals for more humanitarian assistance to southern Africa

14 November 2002
Appealing to the international community for more assistance to address the humanitarian crisis in southern Africa, especially in Zimbabwe, the Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, said today that he was concerned about the deteriorating situation of almost 7 million people in that country who are in need of food aid.