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Ukraine war drives international food prices to ‘new all-time high’: UN agency

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 09 (APP):World food prices leaped nearly 13% in March and hit a new record, with the war in Ukraine causing turmoil in grain markets essential oils and edible oils, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a UN agency. The Rome-based agency’s Food Price Index, which tracks the most traded food… Continue reading Ukraine war drives international food prices to ‘new all-time high’: UN agency

Plastics in soil threatens food security, health and environment: UN

Plastics in soil threatens food security, health and environment: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 08 (APP):The “disastrous” way in which plastic is used in farming across the world is threatening food safety and potentially human health, according to a report from the Food and Agriculture Organization, a Rome-based UN agency. It says soils contain more microplastic pollution than the oceans and that there is “irrefutable” evidence… Continue reading Plastics in soil threatens food security, health and environment: UN

Covid disrupted fight against malaria, but no ‘doomsday”: WHO

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 06 (APP):Disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic resulted in considerable increases in malaria cases and deaths between 2019 and 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO), a Geneva-based UN agency, said Monday. However, “the doomsday scenario” projected by the WHO has not materialized,” Dr Pedro Alonso, Director, WHO Global Malaria Programme said at… Continue reading Covid disrupted fight against malaria, but no ‘doomsday”: WHO

World food crisis deepens as situation in Afghanistan, 42 other countries worsens: UN

UN food agency appeals for greater support for Afghanistan as hunger increases

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 08 (APP):The World Food Programme (WFP), a Rome-based UN agency, warned on Monday that the number of people teetering on the edge of famine in 43 countries, has risen to 45 million – up by three million this year – as acute hunger spikes around the world. This number has risen from… Continue reading World food crisis deepens as situation in Afghanistan, 42 other countries worsens: UN

UN migration agency launches $24 million appeal for Afghanistan to help displaced people

UN migration agency launches $24 million appeal for Afghanistan to help displaced people

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 26 (APP):The International Organization for Migration (IOM), a Geneva-based UN agency, on Thursday launched a $24 million urgent appeal to assist hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the conflict and drought in the country over the past two months. Stuart Simpson, IOM Afghanistan Chief of Mission, said the agency is working… Continue reading UN migration agency launches $24 million appeal for Afghanistan to help displaced people

Water-related hazards dominate disasters in the past 50 years: UN agency

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 23 (APP):Water-related hazards dominate the list of disasters in terms of both the human and economic toll over the past 50 years, according to a comprehensive analysis by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO),a Geneva-based UN agency. ‘The Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes (1970-2019)’ – which… Continue reading Water-related hazards dominate disasters in the past 50 years: UN agency

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