The Nobel prize committee sent the world a series of imperative messages last Friday when it announced that the United Nations’ World Food Programme (UN’s WFP) will be the recipient of the 2020 Nobel Peace prize. SANAA, Oct. 10, 2020 — A man holds his malnourished child near posters of […]
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Is One of the Most Overtouristed Cities in the World Better Off Without Them?
Months have passed since Spain entered a national lockdown that would become one of the strictest in the world. For eight weeks, residents were forbidden from leaving their homes except to buy essentials. Those who broke the rules faced severe fines, some even prison time. My life in Barcelona came […]
Global grassroots organisations demand radical transformation of food systems to tackle the impacts of COVID-19 – World
Rome, 12 October 2020 – The COVID-19 food crisis is closely linked to economic, social, gender and environmental injustices of free-market neoliberalism, says a report launched today by the largest international space of grassroots organizations and Indigenous Peoples working to eradicate food insecurity and malnutrition. The crisis will not be […]
2020 Global Hunger Index: One decade to zero hunger linking health and sustainable food systems – World
What do we know about the hunger situation worldwide? Has progress been made or are there any setbacks? Using the Global Hunger Index, the global hunger situation can be calculated and assessed. The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger and undernutrition at […]
World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize for hunger fight
Niamey, Niger – The World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for fighting hunger and seeking to end its use as “a weapon of war and conflict” at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has driven millions more people to the brink of starvation. Announcing the prize, […]
Peace Love World founder heading up Baptist mask challenge
Mary Logan Woolsey organized the recent drive-through Farm Share Distribution event at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Coconut Grove. She is a Junior Advisory Board member with Joshua’s Heart Foundation at Ransom Everglades School in Coconut Grove. Photo by TeeKay/3pm Media The early Saturday September morning was rainy and windy, […]
U.N. World Food Program director calls on billionaires to “step up” after Nobel Peace Prize win
The United Nations World Food Program is the winner of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for combating world hunger and its efforts “to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.” Last year, the program provided assistance to close to 100 million people across 88 countries. David Beasley, […]
UN World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize
By KARL RITTER and FRANK JORDANS | The Associated Press ROME — The United Nations’ World Food Program on Friday won the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity in regions of conflict and hardship around the globe. The Rome-based organization provided assistance to almost […]
World Food Programme Wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the World Food Programme on Friday for feeding millions of people from Yemen to North Korea, as the coronavirus pandemic pushes millions more into hunger. The WFP was “a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of […]
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to U.N. World Food Program for efforts to combat hunger
LONDON — The United Nations World Food Program on Friday was awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity around the globe. © Provided by TODAY The body was rewarded for “its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for […]
The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the U.N.’s World Food Program
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize early Friday to the World Food Program (WFP), the largest specialized United Nations agency, “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas, and for acting as a driving force in efforts […]
World Food Programme Wins The Nobel Peace Prize
Topline The United Nations’ World Food Programme has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its work to combat hunger around the world, beating favorites Greta Thunberg and the World Health Organization. The United Nations’ World Food Programme won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize AFP via Getty Images Key Facts […]
World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize as hunger surges
FILE – In this April 17, 2015 file photo, a national library employee shows a gold Nobel Prize medal in Bogota, Colombia. The Norwegian Nobel committee will announce the winner of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday Oct. 9, 2020. The announcement is anticipated as a chance to impart […]
World food price index rise 5% year-on-year in Sept
ROME (Reuters) – World food prices rose for a fourth month running in September, led by strong increases for cereals and vegetable oils, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy […]
India’s Food Minister Paswan Dies After Weeks in Hospital | World News
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Veteran Indian politician Ram Vilas Paswan, a federal minister and an ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition, died on Thursday after weeks in hospital, his son Chirag Paswan said in a Tweet. He was 74. Paswan, India’s Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public […]
World food price index rise 5% year-on-year in September
ROME (Reuters) – World food prices rose for a fourth month running in September, led by strong increases for cereals and vegetable oils, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. © Reuters/Ilya Naymushin File photo of wheat seen during sunset in a field of Solgonskoye farming company in village […]
Food Loss & Food Waste: A World Without Hunger Is Also About Protecting Food
Food & Agriculture, Global, Headlines, Poverty & SDGs, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Mario Lubetkin is Assistant Director General at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Controlling the loss and waste of food is a crucial factor in reaching the goal of eradicating hunger in the world. […]
Food Systems and Building Back Better – Positioning Paper – World
Ebata, Ayako – Nisbett, Nicholas – Gillespie, Stuart Measures that have been put in place across the world to slow down the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) have had profound effects on food and nutrition security for those furthest behind. In the short run, many have experienced increased commodity prices, decreased […]
Restaurant Owners Protest in Paris Over Fears of COVID Shutdown | World News
PARIS (Reuters) – Restaurateurs and their staff on Friday stood in front of their restaurants in Paris wearing black arm-bands and banging pots and pans, urging the French government not to order tighter restrictions to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Thursday the Paris […]
Wine Enthusiast Podcast: New Spaces in the Drinks World
In this episode, number three of our 40 Under 40 Tastemakers of 2020, we’re exploring new and emerging spaces in the wine and drinks landscape. So far, it’s been a crazy year, with challenges that have resulted in monumental change in so many areas. The wine, drinks and hospitality worlds […]