food

Drought, locusts, war hit food production in sub-Saharan Africa – UN report

20 December 2004
Drought, invasions by crop-devouring locusts and civil conflicts have seriously affected food security in sub-Saharan Africa, with 23 countries facing emergencies, aid deliveries way below the previous period and needs increasing in the coming year, according to the latest United Nations report on the region released today.

Lack of funds forces UN agency to halt food aid to 140,000 Azerbaijanis in need

16 December 2004
Food distribution for 140,000 Azerbaijanis displaced by the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Armenia a decade ago will come to a complete halt next month because of a $10 million shortfall in aid sought for the three-year operation by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).

China pledges more aid to UN World Food Programme in battle against hunger

14 December 2004
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the world’s largest humanitarian agency, and China – the world’s most populous country – have marked 25 years of partnership with a landmark agreement to combat global hunger with increased Chinese funding and expertise.

UN food agency advances into its fifth decade with the toss of a coin

13 December 2004
Support for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) became legal tender in Europe today when the Italian Government dedicated its first commemorative euro coin to the agency as it begins its fifth decade of delivering food aid to the world's hungry.
Cereal stocks reach record levels

UN forecasts record world cereal production for 2004

9 December 2004
In a further positive development for global food security, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today again raised its forecast for this year’s world cereal production, this by 55 million tons to a record 2.04 billion tons.
Kaká, WFP hunger Ambassador

Brazilian soccer star Kaká takes aim at world hunger as UN ambassador

30 November 2004
Brazilian goal-scoring soccer star Kaká, whose astonishing performance at the age of 22 helped AC Milan win Italy’s national championship last season, will now take aim at an even more difficult goal as the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) youngest Ambassador Against Hunger.

Latin America can feed three times its population, yet millions go hungry – UN

24 November 2004
With Latin America producing enough food to feed more than three times its total population, the continent must redouble its efforts to eliminate the inequalities leading to the vast strata of malnutrition and poverty that are sapping its economic development, United Nations officials have told a regional conference.
Caterpillars are rich in protein

Edible insects are important source of protein, UN study shows

8 November 2004
A new study released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today stresses that edible insects such as caterpillars and grubs should be considered an alternative source of nutrition in efforts to overcome food insecurity in central African countries.
Jean Ziegler

UN expert decries global shame of rising numbers of hungry people

26 October 2004
Although the world has more than enough food to sustain all people, a dozen children under the age of five are dying every minute from hunger-related diseases and the number of malnourished is on the rise, a United Nations experts says in a new report.
Louise Fréchette

Biodiversity losses threaten world's 900 million rural poor, UN says

18 October 2004
An unprecedented loss of biodiversity has reduced the amount of food available to the world's 900 million rural poor and should receive widespread attention, UN Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette said today.