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FAO urges swift action on La Niña threat to global food security

FAO urges swift action on La Niña threat to global food security

The Organization’s Anticipatory Action Plan outlines ways to safeguard millions of people at risk given the climate phenomenon’s potentially devastating impacts The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has called for immediate

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Famine looms in Gaza while risk of starvation persists in Sudan, Haiti, Mali, and South Sudan

Famine looms in Gaza while risk of starvation persists in Sudan, Haiti, Mali, and South Sudan

Latest hunger hotspots report urges immediate action to prevent famine and warns of La Niña-linked climate extremes Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger “Hotspots”, a new United Nations

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Escalating violence and economic shocks compound hunger crisis in Haiti

Escalating violence and economic shocks compound hunger crisis in Haiti

Nearly half of Haiti’s population is facing acute food insecurity Haiti is in the grip of a worsening humanitarian crisis, with nearly half of the population likely facing acute food insecurity, according to the latest Integrated Food

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FAO Food Price Index holds steady in November

FAO Food Price Index holds steady in November

International cereal quotations dip, vegetable oil prices rise, and record grain harvest is expected in the year ahead The benchmark for world food commodity prices was broadly stable in November, with lower international cereal quotations