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Top UN food official issues call to 'end the damn war' in Ukraine or risk famines and 'hell on earth'

David Beasley, director of the UN food program, said that food riots and destabilization in Sri Lan…

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Zelenskyy warns that harvest from Ukraine— one of the world's largest suppliers of wheat — will be cut in half this year

"Our main goal — to prevent global food crisis caused by Russian invasion," Zelenskyy said in a twe…

Sarah Al-Arshani   


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Coronavirus could double number facing acute hunger: UN

"The number of people facing acute food insecurity stands to rise to 265 million in 2020, up by 130…

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Over half of Afghanistan's citizens will have trouble finding food this winter as the country's economic crisis worsens following the Taliban takeover

About 22.8 million people across Afghanistan will have trouble finding food this winter, the World …

Jake Epstein   


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A one-time $6 billion donation from Musk, Bezos, and other billionaires could save 42 million people from starvation, World Food Programme director says

The executive director for the UN World Food Programme, David Beasley, said 42 million people acros…

Sarah Al-Arshani   


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UN's World Food Programme says 14 million people in Afghanistan are 'marching toward starvation' if no aid is provided

United Nations agencies have warned that millions of Afghans could starve without foreign aid, as t…

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The UN responded to Elon Musk's challenge to prove how his wealth could tackle world hunger by revealing a $6.6 billion plan

The world's richest person said he'd sell billions in Tesla stock and donate the proceeds if the UN…

Tim Levin   


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A UN official says millions of tons of grain are blocked at Ukraine's ports due to Russia's invasion, according to a report

Almost 4.5 million tons of grain are held up with ports and sea routes deemed unsafe, the UN World …

Urooba Jamal   


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It's time for Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires to 'step up' and help end hunger crisis, says head of UN's World Food Program

David Beasley says Musk hasn't made good on his vow to give $6 billion to tackle world hunger, tell…

Sarah Jackson   


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Ukraine and Russia sign deal to allow grain exports from blockaded Black Sea ports amid growing fears of global food catastrophe

The deal helps developing countries "on the edge of bankruptcy and the most vulnerable people on th…

Katie Anthony   


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The coronavirus could double severe hunger around the world to 265 million people without 'swift action,' a UN report warns

The warning "is maybe the most grim I have seen the World Food Programme issue in my 12 years here,…

Isaac Scher   


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A third of Indian children will be stunted by 2022, thanks to malnutrition

India could be very far from its sustainability target to end hunger by 2030. Due to acute malnu…

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Jake Paul says he will donate $10 million to end world hunger if Elon Musk forks out $6 billion for the cause

Paul added a condition to his donation - apart from it being contingent on Musk giving $6 billion, …

Cheryl Teh   


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A look inside the daily life of Kim Jong Un, the North Korean dictator who's as secretive as he is dangerous

In 2016, North Korea scored a 28.6 on the Global Hunger Index, meaning that the situation in the co…

Áine Cain   


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Modi gets top man for his Swachh Bharat Mission

Iyer, who is World Bank's Practice Manager for Water for the South Asian region, will lead the miss…

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Russian ambassador storms out of UN meeting after EU chief blames Ukraine invasion for global food-supply problems

The European Council head told the ambassador that Russia was "driving up food prices, pushing peop…

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World Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize

The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian organization that promotes food s…