Acute food insecurity at 5-year high in 2020 due to war, economic crisis, extreme weather: UN agencies Xinhua | Updated: 2021-05-06 11:11 Share CLOSE Children receive food from a charity group in Hajjah province, Yemen, March 4, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
ROME - Conflicts, economic crises and extreme weather conditions pushed the number of people who faced acute food insecurity to 155 million in 2020, the highest figure in five years, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other agencies said here on Wednesday.
FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu has called for addressing the root causes of acute hunger, and for making agri-food systems more efficient, resilient, sustainable and inclusive.
Fundraisers score in Scotland s biggest-ever football relay
Heather Manson and Liz Hunt joined the Street Soccer Scotland team to raise more than £20,000 during 230-mile Big Dribble event as part of Kiltwalk
Heather (left) and friend Liz Hunt during the Big Dribble event
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Warning after man turned up at Gosforth home claiming to be collecting money for Newcastle foodbank
The incident took place in the Jubilee Road area of Gosforth on Monday evening - but the Newcastle West End Foodbank says it never sends anyone door-to-door
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£19,000 awarded to local community groups in Ongo s latest grants
Half of the money has gone to groups and projects in Westcliff
06:00, 5 MAY 2021
Kerry Copson (Ongo Community Development Manager) and Riddings Boxing Club (Image: Richard Walker/ImageNorth)
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Community groups in North Lincolnshire have been awarded more than £19,000 in Ongoâs latest community grant scheme.
In Legal Terms: Easements and Roads
The land that you take to get to your home. Is that yours? What if you share that path? Does that make it a road? How can you get access to your land and who else could use that method? We’re talking about roads and easements today with our friend, attorney Francis Springer https://www.springerlawoffice.com/about 601-605-5004
MDOT has free resources to help you deal with traffic. Access what you need to know about road conditions, construction zones, weather and more – even locate welcome centers and rest areas. Their website is mdottraffic.com and there will be a Mississippi Department of Transportation official on Auto Correct Thursday May 6th 2021 at 10am on MPB Think Radio.