IRELAND – Kerry Group, global food technology and ingredients supplier, has joined the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) community to demonstrate…
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UN executives, WFP Board appoint Cindy McCain to head United Nations World Food Programme
ITALY – United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the world’s largest humanitarian organization, has tapped the current serving as the…
Read MoreAfshan Khan to lead UN movement on mission to end all forms of malnutrition by 2030
GLOBAL – The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has appointed Afshan Khan, as Coordinator of the Scaling…
Read MoreUkrainian wheat to alleviate risk of starvation arrives in Ethiopia
ETHIOPIA— A UN-chartered ship loaded with Ukrainian wheat destined for millions at risk of starvation in Ethiopia has arrived in…
Read MoreFAO to augment Ethiopia food security with US$ 10m UN loan
ETHIOPIA— In Tigray, Ethiopia, FAO is scaling up the urgent procurement of fertilizers to help farmers sow their fields thanks…
Read MoreNigeria receives US$15m emergency funding from UN to address food insecurity, malnutrition
NIGERIA – The United Nations has allocated US$15 million emergency funding from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to…
Read MoreUN Women, AfDB launch digital market platform for women farmers in Cote d’Ivoire
COTE D’IVOIRE – The UN Women has partnered with African Development Bank (AfDB) to launch a digital market platform in…
Read MoreKakuzi becomes first African company to adopt UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
KENYA – Kenyan fresh food producer and exporter, Kakuzi Plc, becomes the first corporate organization in Sub Sahara Africa to…
Read MoreUN Food Systems Summit releases potential solutions for sustainable food production
GLOBAL – The UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) has released more than 50 potential solutions that could be adopted by local,…
Read MoreWFP enters into a pact with Tanzania Social Action Fund to strengthen food security
TANZANIA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF), a Government Department responsible…
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