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The UN says $6B from the world's billionaires could solve a hunger crisis. Elon Musk says he will sell Tesla stock and donate proceeds if the UN can prove that.
Musk was responding to a plea from the UN World Food Programme's director, who recently said $6 bil…
Huileng Tan
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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…
Bethany Dawson
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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…
PTI
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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…
Matthew Loh
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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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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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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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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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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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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…
Sinéad Baker
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Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology could help fight the climate crisis and make the global economy more sustainable, UN report says
"One of the most useful aspects of cryptocurrencies, as far as the UN is concerned, is transparency…