Tag: Food Security
Global food prices in 2022 hit record high amid drought, war
For millions of families in developing nations, the past year has been a struggle to put food on the table. In regions of Africa, the...
WTO warns of ‘real’ recession risk in some major economies
In a small market town in Indonesia, a fruit vendor counts her dwindling daily earnings as the cost of imported rice climbs for the fourth...
Food prices soar to record levels on Ukraine war disruptions
For millions of families across Africa, the Middle East, and beyond, the weekly trip to the market has become a source of deepening anxiety. The...
Biden pledges new Ukraine aid warns Russia on chemical weapons.
For families in Ukraine, the war is not a summit agenda—it is a daily struggle for food, medicine, and safety. As President Joe Biden and...
Ukraine reports 300 dead in airstrike on Mariupol theater
Ukrainian authorities report 300 people killed in Russian bombing of Mariupol theater shelter, marking potentially deadliest civilian attack of the war. NATO officials condemn the strike as "unprovoked and barbaric."
‘No mercy’: Mariupol bombing compared to Nazi war crimes.
MEDYKA, Poland: The president of Poland compared Russia’s attacks on Ukraine to Nazi forces during World War II. Saying that besieged Mariupol looks like...
Wheat Futures Jump 30% as Ukraine War Halts Exports
Farmers on five continents began the 2022 spring planting season staring at wheat futures that had jumped 30 percent since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24…
UN: War in Ukraine to hurt poor nations importing grain
ROME: U.N. food agency warned that Poorer countries in northern Africa, Asia, and the Middle East risk suffering significant food insecurity because of Russia’s...
