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WFP-ICRISAT sign agreement on Food Security
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) have signed an agreement on Food security on September 23, 2021. Highlights Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on programmes and research in order to improve food, nutrition security and livelihoods across India. It was signed between WFP ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Food security • Food security in India • International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) • United Nations World Food Programme • UPSC • World Food Programme
UN: 16 million Yemenis towards Starvation
According to the head of U.N. food agency, David Beasley, 16 million people in Yemen “are marching towards starvation”. Key Points David also warned that, food rations for millions in Yemen will be cut in October 2021 unless new funding reaches there. During a meeting on Yemen’s humanitarian crisis, He said that the United States, ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: UN World Food Programme • World Food Programme • Yemen civil war • Yemen crisis • Yemen humanitarian crisis
Nobel Peace Prize, 2020
The Nobel Prize for Peace, 2020 has been awarded to the World Food Programme. The WFP has been honoured with the prize for its role towards contributing better conditions for peace in conflict affected areas. It has been a driving force in preventing hunger in war zones. World Food Programme The United Nations World Food ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Food security • Nobel Prize • nobel prize for peace • United Nations • United Nations World Food Programme • World Food Programme
Global Report on Food Crisis, 2020
The Global Report on Food Crisis, 2020 was released by the Global Network against Food Crisis. The report says that around 135 million people are living under food crisis. Highlights According to the report, the numbers have increased. In 2019, the number of people living under food crisis were 113 million. Yemen was the at ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda • Conflict • European Union • Food and Agriculture Organization • food crisis • Syrian conflict • UN World Food Programme • World Food Programme • Yemen civil war
Global Annual Report released by United Nations World Food Programme
The World Food Programme of the United Nations recently released its fourth annual report on Food Crisis. According to the report, the food crisis has grown by 10%. Highlights The report says that around 265 million people are facing food insecurity in 2020. This has increased as compared to 2019. In 2019, around 135 million ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • Food and Agriculture Organization • food crisis • food insecurity • Global Report on Food Crises • United Nations • United Nations Security Council • World Food Programme