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2018 27 September

Global push to stamp out hunger hinges on better data

The lack of timely and high-quality agricultural data is handicapping efforts to implement the UN's sweeping Agenda for Sustainable Development. This is why FAO is joining forces with a wide group of partners — including the World Bank, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and...

2018 29 August

Crop losses threaten food security of two million people in Central America

David Martin | Agriculture Climate Food systems SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are concerned by the fact that the months of June and July saw “lower-than-average rainfall” and “drier-than-average conditions”, which affected the first and principal crop cycle in Central America, known as the primera. “Just when rural communities were...

2018 23 August

UN food agency chiefs pledge to redouble efforts to reduce hunger in the Sahel region

David Martin | Climate Humanitarian field SUN UN Network 0

The heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) today pledged to increase support for regional efforts addressing the critical food and nutrition security situation in the Sahel....

2017 19 October

Food from healthy farms makes healthy people

David Martin | Agriculture Climate Health SUN UN Network 0

On 10 October 2017, in the margins of the CFs44, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) presented "The Nutrition Advantage – Harnessing the Nutrition Co-Benefits of Climate Resilient Agriculture", a study of IFAD’s experience in improving nutrition in climate-sensitive agricultural investments, shows that climate...

2017 12 September

Put Food Security and Nutrition in the Middle East and North Africa at the Heart of Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals!

Thuy | Climate Humanitarian field Regional initiatives Blogs, SUN Country Network 0

Making sure no woman, man or child goes hungry has, for decades, been one of humanity’s greatest challenges. Although many solutions have been found in various corners of the world – including across the Middle East and North Africa – hundreds of million people globally...

2017 28 June

New artificial intelligence tool set to raise alarms on malnutrition before a crisis begins

Thuy | Climate Humanitarian field Info systems Regional initiatives Research SUN Donor Network 0

On 29 May 2017, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) launched a new tool at an event in Kenya. The tool is set to dramatically change the landscape of warning systems by using artificial intelligence to detect early signals of a brewing nutrition crisis....

2017 04 April

New UNICEF Report: Water and children in a changing climate

Thuy | Climate Humanitarian field SUN Movement Lead Group WASH SUN UN Network 0

On 22 March 2017, on the occasion of World Water Day, UNICEF launched a new report to highlight the threats to children's lives and wellbeing caused by depleted sources of safe water and the ways climate change will intensify those risks in coming years....

2017 04 April

New report warns of wild weather impact on safe water

Thuy | Climate Humanitarian field WASH SUN Civil Society Network 0

On 22 March 2017, on the occasion of World Water Day, WaterAid UK launched a new report on the simple infrastructure needed that can help mitigate the dangers of extreme weather events on water, sanitation and hygiene. Climate change manifests itself in many ways including...

2017 10 March

#WhatFoodMeans Campaign – Fighting Hunger in Ethiopia

Nicole Martinez | Climate Food systems Global initiatives SUN Donor Network, SUN UN Network 0

As part of its focus in 2017 on making the world healthy, not hungry, Project Everyone has teamed up with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the European Union to spread the important message about Goal 2: Zero Hunger. With drought and conflict...

2017 06 February

New study reveals training and cash grants are helping families cope with climate change in Bangladesh

Thuy | Agriculture Capacity building Climate Humanitarian field Women's empowerment SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

New study reveals training and cash grants are helping families cope with climate change in Bangladesh...