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Date Time Equator Prize 2021 honors trailblazing Indigenous and local solutions for people and planet Combining traditional knowledge and social media to ensure food security during a pandemic, the Asociación de Mujeres Indígenas del Territorio Cabécar Kábata Könana, in Costa Rica, is a model for community resilience to climate change and other external shocks New York – The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and partners announce the winners of the 12th Equator Prize, recognizing local and...

The race to sustainable abundance Jul 14,2021 - Last updated at Jul 14,2021 By Michael R. Bloomberg, Saleemul Huq, and Agnes Kalibata  DHAKA/NEW YORK — The global race to achieve net-zero greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions as soon as possible is also a race to realize a new kind of abundance: of public health, vibrant nature, good jobs, greater equality, and more opportunity. To build this world of plenty, we must simultaneously speed up our fight against the causes of climate change and build r...

Hilal Elver July 15, 2021 09:03 The year 2020 was unforgettable for all of us, and tragic for many. No one had imagined that a lethal virus originating in horseshoe bats could spread so fast and upend our lives so thoroughly. And in most countries, there is still no sign that normalcy is returning. Yet, although we can only guess at what post-pandemic life will be like, addressing the growing problems of hunger and malnutrition must be central to the global recovery. Many people were in di...

Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 10:30 am Shobha Shukla – CNS While the governments chant the mantra of "leaving no one behind", it is ironic that they are abetting corporate grabbing of land and resources, which is pushing farmers out of agriculture. Corporations are exercising more and more control over food and agriculture and influencing public policies. The forthcoming United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021, tentatively to be held in September 2021 and convened by the Secretary-General of the U...

China Daily | Updated: 2021-07-14 09:42 Share CLOSE Needy residents carry away food given out by a nonprofit group in Lagos, Nigeria, on Saturday. [SUNDAY ALAMBA/ASSOCIATED PRESS] Pandemic a factor driving dramatic worsening in 2020, UN agencies say UNITED NATIONS－The United Nations on Monday lamented a "dramatic worsening" of world hunger last year, saying much of that is likely connected to the pandemic, and it called on the global community to ...

One tenth of global population undernourished last year: UN report © Provided by Xinhua New data indicates that the number of people affected by chronic hunger in 2020 rose by more than in the previous five years combined. UNITED NATIONS, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Around one tenth of the global population - between 720 million people and 811 million - were undernourished last year, according to a UN report published Monday. Global hunger levels have skyrocketed because of conflict, climate change a...

The global race to achieve net-zero greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions as soon as possible is also a race to realize a new kind of abundance: of public health, vibrant nature, good jobs, greater equality, and more opportunity. To build this world of plenty, we must simultaneously speed up our fight against the causes of climate change and build resilience to its effects. And we need to do it now. As three of the nine Global Ambassadors for the United Nations’ Race to Zero and Race to Resilience c...

Fri, 07/09/2021 - 12:00 Highlights A virtual event was held to support Bangladesh’s aquatic foods systems and balance conservation with livelihood interests. As part of a series of dialogues in preparation for the upcoming UN Food Systems Summit 2021, the FAO and WorldFish organized a virtual event to discuss the future of aquatic food systems in Bangladesh and the actions needed to strengthen food and nutrition security.  The summit dialogue,  Transformation and Future of Aquatic Food S...

Its organisers say scientists will present the latest research in transforming global food systems, while policymakers are expected to discuss financing and action to tackle issues like land degradation, conflict and climate change, which are worsening global hunger and food insecurity. Earlier this year, the Global Network Against Food Crises reported that acute hunger had risen to a five-year high. With the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict, biodiversity loss and half of the earth’s land classifi...

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JULY 5 Chia sẻ | FaceBookTwitter Email Copy Link Copy link bài viết thành công  05/07/2021    11:41 GMT+7 Heavy rains cause serious flooding in Lao Cai Heavy rain early on Monday morning has caused serious flooding in many areas in the northern province of Lao Cai.  According to local authorities, up to 117 mm of rain overloaded local drainage systems. Many ...