Topic: food
How COVID-19 threatens food security
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has aggravated an unresolved global challenge .
The upsurge in the infections has lead to a number of countries face enormous level of food shortage around the world leading to acute hunger.
“Huge crowds indicate need for more centres,” Delhi food right group raises concern over ration distribution for cardless
On the first day of distribution of dry ration to people without ration cards in Delhi, in compliance with orders of Supreme Court, Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan, (DRRAA) a food security NGO, highlighted the implementation challenges on the ground and urged the AAP government to immediately address the issue.
Pandemic worsening food insecurity, driving displacement, warn UN agencies
Global hunger and population displacement, which were already at record levels when COVID-19 struck, could “surge” as migrants and those reliant on a dwindling flow of remittances desperately seek work to support their families, a new UN report has warned.
More people are going hungry: Annual study by United Nations
More people are going hungry, an annual study by the United Nations has found. Tens of millions have joined the ranks of the chronically undernourished over the past five years, and countries around the world continue to struggle with multiple forms of malnutrition.
Coronavirus will almost double hunger by end of 2020: UN
The number of people facing acute food insecurity could jump to 265 million, according to a new report by the World Food Programme, a UN branch.
World risks food crisis. International cooperation is essential: WTO, WHO and UN
The world risks facing a food shortage if authorities fail to manage the continuing coronavirus outbreak properly, the heads of three global agencies - United Nations, World Health Organization and World Trade Organization have warned.
