World food programme articles
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‘Full-blown famine’ in northern Gaza, World Food Programme director says
“Full-blown famine” is present in the northern part of Gaza and is spreading south, said Cindy McCain, the executive director of the World Food Programme. “What I can explain to you is that there is famine — full-blown famine — in the north, and it’s moving its way south,” McCain told NBC’s Kristen Welker in an interview to air on Sunday. McCain’s comments are not an official declaration of famine, which must meet certain criteria, but she said it’s based on what WFP employees have seen and...
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FAO launches its annual World Food Crisis Report
Rome, Apr 24 (Prensa Latina) During an event held on Wednesday at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the 8th edition of the World Food Crisis Report (RCC) was presented. The post FAO launches its annual World Food Crisis Report first appeared on Prensa Latina.
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World wasted 20% of food produced in 2022: U.N. report
Almost a fifth of the food produced globally in 2022 was wasted, even though around a third of humanity is facing hunger, a U.N. body said in a recent report. Of the 1.05 billion tons of food waste, around 60 percent came from households, while the food service and retail