food crisis

Minister of State for Overseas Development Peter Power of Ireland

Time to act to combat global hunger is now, Ireland tells UN debate

28 September 2009
The fact that one billion people on the planet suffer from hunger represents a collective failure by the international community, Ireland told the General Assembly today, stressing that the time to act together to eradicate this scourge is now.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses meeting as Hillary Rodham Clinton (R) and Prime Minister Hasina listen

Global food security takes centre stage at high-level UN event

26 September 2009
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today brought together representatives from 100 countries to discuss ways to boost global food security, a vital issue in a world where one sixth of humanity suffers from chronic hunger.
Millions of people in developing countries are affected by high food prices

Developing countries still hurting from high food prices – UN

16 July 2009
Despite a drop in international food prices and good cereal harvests overall, prices in developing countries remain high, hurting millions of poor people in both rural and urban areas, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned in a report released today.

Top UN officials urge donors to help Africa weather food crisis

1 July 2009
As more than 300 million Africans – or about one third of the continent’s population – face chronic hunger, donors must honour their pledges to help boost agriculture, which is the key to ensuring food security, top United Nations officials say.
Improving irrigation and small scale gardening help to boost food security in Ghana

Africa’s food crisis must not be forgotten amid global economic woes – UN trade body

30 June 2009
The governing body of the United Nations trade and development agency has convened a meeting today in Geneva to highlight the need to keep the food crisis affecting Africa from being forgotten as governments focus on tackling the global economic downturn.

Food security major challenge for world’s poorest, Ban tells US students

15 June 2009
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a gathering at an American university that the daily reality for one third of the world’s population who live on less than $2 a day include decisions such as which of their children gets to eat.

Global cereal production continues to reach unexpected highs – UN report

4 June 2009
Following last year’s record-breaking cereal harvest, the 2009 crop is set to be the second highest documented yield, according to a new United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report released today.
Farming in Madagascar

Urgent agricultural reform vital to avert looming African food crisis – UN report

14 May 2009
With Africa’s population set to rise by an additional one billion people over the next four decades, the continent risks being plunged into a deepening food crisis without urgent changes to the management of its natural resources, warned a new United Nations report.

Ban urges steps to revitalize agriculture, ensure food security for all

13 May 2009
Warning that the global food crisis is far from over, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Member States to agree on a set of decisions that will revitalize agriculture, support small farmers and promote food security for all.

Boosting food production alone will not solve hunger crisis – UN expert

7 May 2009
An independent United Nations expert warned today that ramping up food production on its own would not alleviate the suffering of the hundreds of millions going hungry around the world.