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While global hunger figures are declining, the number of food insecure people in mountain areas rose 30 per cent over 12 years to nearly 330 million, according to a study released today by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and a partner agency on International Mountain Day.

With mountains providing freshwater to half the world's population mainly thanks to the water and soil management practiced by millions of mountain farmers, the United Nations today called for increased resources and secure land tenure for this crucial sector.

A United Nations-backed meeting on mountains has forged a consensus among over 60 representatives from governments, civil society and international organizations on the need for a more coherent approach to sustainable agriculture and rural development in the world's highland areas.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched a new programme to bolster development efforts in mountain communities, in which almost one-third – or 245 million people – of the world’s hungry live.

Mountain people - the guardians of some of the world's most valuable natural resources - are the focus of a pioneering United Nations survey intended to help policy makers tailor development strategies to provide vulnerable communities the ability to deal with a host of agricultural and environmental issues.

The Global Mountain Summit in Kyrgyzstan culminated today with agreement on action to clean up dangerous nuclear waste dumps in one of the most densely populated areas of Central Asia, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), a key organizer of the event.

The world’s mountain regions are increasingly under threat as more and more land is converted to farming and grazing, according to a new report produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

A team of expert climbers is on its way to the Himalayas to gather first-hand accounts from monks, local people and other travelers on the state of the environment of the world's most famous mountain range, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today.