Insights and Stories on Hunger

Worsening global food security needs Ukraine, Russia production, UN chief says

May. 4, 2022 at 8:07 pm CDT

Abuja | Reuters — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday the problem of global food security could not be solved without restoring Ukrainian agricultural production and Russian food and fertilizer output to the world market. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February has added to volatility in financial markets, sending commodity […]

Ukraine war already impacting food security, U.N. agency warns

Mar. 18, 2022 at 2:09 am CDT

By Maytaal Angel

U.N. looks for recipe to tackle global food dysfunction

Sep. 23, 2021 at 8:05 pm CDT

By Michelle Nichols

U.N. counts cost of ‘man-made’ famines

Mar. 11, 2021 at 3:12 pm CST

By Michelle Nichols

Ban on food aid restrictions blocked at WTO

Dec. 21, 2020 at 2:20 am CST

By emma-farge

World Food Program seeking billions within six months to avert famine

Oct. 13, 2020 at 8:26 pm CDT

London | Reuters — The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) will need to raise US$6.8 billion over the next six months to avert famine amid the COVID-19 crisis, the agency said on Tuesday. The WFP, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last week for its efforts to prevent […]

By Maytaal Angel

Experts call for less waste and less meat

Sep. 11, 2015 at 10:43 am CDT

Rome — In trendy, hipster London or New York, it’s all about juicing, vegan diets and snacking on kale crisps. Thousands of miles away, in Nairobi or Bogota, the middle classes are more likely to reach for roasted goat or a juicy steak. Later this month, world leaders are set […]

By Reuters

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