The world has two views about the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). There is the view of the United Nations Secretary-General and many of its agencies, of dozens of non UN aid organisations and of many governments including the UK, … Continue reading →
Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published by five United … Continue reading →
UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid told a special meeting to address the global food crisis that scaling up climate resilience across food systems is among the actions needed to counter rising hunger and malnutrition. “Frankly, we were already falling … Continue reading →
A report published recently by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), claims that government’s support mechanisms for agriculture in many cases hinder the transformation towards healthier, more sustainable, equitable, … Continue reading →
The COVID-19 pandemic is a health and human crisis threatening the food security and nutrition of millions of people around the world, according to a policy brief [1] issued by the UN Secretary-General on 9 June [2]. Hundreds of millions … Continue reading →
An analysis of red meat and its impact on human health and the environment By Elliot Parker In today’s society we consume a significant amount of processed foodstuffs and intensively farmed meat, dairy and produce. As well as this, medical … Continue reading →
The EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health has produced a report on how to feed a future population of 10 billion people a healthy diet within planetary boundaries. It says that a radical transformation of the global food system is … Continue reading →