Page 73 - Systems Summit News Today

© Getty It is the crudest expression of global dysfunction that the world produces enough food to feed us all, yet undernutrition and obesity coexist.  In 2021, nearly half the global population is affected by malnutrition in one of its forms. And while it remains shocking to see a growing number of children stunted from undernourishment, the balance has shifted: more deaths result from overweight and obesity globally than underweight. Furthermore, people are now affected by multiple forms of...

Deadline to register for the event: 24 August 2021 Please note that participation in Graz, if possible on-site, will be limited. Participation online will be possible up to the maximum capacity of the online platform. Theme The 2021 UN/Austria Symposium "Space Applications for Food Systems" will take place from 7 to 9 September in Graz and also online. This years key topic is how space technologies support food systems and thus contribute to activities around the UN Food Systems Summit conv...

The nine boundaries humanity must respect to keep the planet habitable Newsroom 2 hrs ago Mongabay Climate change is just one of nine critical planetary boundaries, and we’re living beyond four of them, writes Claire Asher Advanced human societies emerged during an unprecedented period of stability on Earth. During the 12,000 years before the Industrial Revolution, our planet’s surface temperature varied by less than 1° Celsius above or below the average for that entire p...

CAMBRIDGE MA, Apr 6 2021 (IPS) - The battle for the future of food has grown contentious, and José Graziano da Silva has become a lightning rod for criticism. In 2014, as Director General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), he presided over the institution’s first International Agroecology Symposium, opening what he called “a new window in the Cathedral of the Green Revolution.” The FAO has since then formalized support for “Scaling Up Agroecology” while c...

Carel du Marchie Sarvaas is urging cooperation across both ends of the dietary spectrum to find solutions ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit.

Ethiopia as some of the most acute food insecure countries on planet earth. The World Food Program 2021 hunger hotspot report warned that families and individuals in those five countries, four of them in Sub-Saharan Africa, were at imminent risk of starvation and death. - Advertisement - The cause of acute hunger differs from country to country. In Yemen, a raging war has left millions of people without basic amenities including food. In Nigeria, key drivers of food insecurity include interna...

Italy to set stage for UN Food Systems Summit ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Wed, Mar 17 2021 20:12 IST | ​ 5 Views Italy to set stage for UN Food Systems Summit. Image Source: IANS News Rome, March 17 : The United Nations and the government of Italy on Wednesday announced that the Pre-Summit gathering for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit will be held in Rome from July 19 to 21. Under the leadership of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi, the Pre...

Globally, 690 million people regularly face the prospect of going to bed with an empty stomach - and that figure is on the rise. The United Nations Development Programme estimates that more than 1 billion people will live in extreme poverty by 2030. On top of this growing problem, one of the many consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has been that hunger rates around the world have surged. Millions have been pushed into famine-like conditions as programmes to deliver food have had to be suspend...

Pre-Summit event focuses on global efforts and contributions to transform food systems. 17 March 2021, Rome - The United Nations and the Government of Italy announced today that the Pre-Summit gathering for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit will be in Rome, Italy from July 19 to July 21, 2021. Under the leadership of UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi, the Pre-Summit event will bring together the efforts and contributions of a global engagement proce...

Description The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attack on 15 March by unidentified gunmen in Banibangou, in the Tillabéri region of the Republic of Niger. The Head of the UN Mission in Mali, Mahamat Saleh Annadif, expressed his deep condolences to the families of the victims and the Government of Mali, following an attack on Malian forces near Gao. Following last Sunday’s legislative elections, the UN Mission in the Central African Republic reports that the vote coun...