Make COP27 a turning point for food systems
Nov 21,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Naoko Ishii and Joshua Omonuk TOKYO — Decades of progress on reducing food insecurity are being reversed. The number of undernourished people is rising […]
Why gains from Ukraine grain deal will not end Middle East’s food security crisis
SPECIAL A shipment of Ukrainian grain reaches Turkey in August after a deal between Russia and Ukraine. (AFP) Short Url Updated 8 sec ago JUMANA KHAMIS October 07, 2022 DUBAI: […]
Nearly 3m tons of grain exported from Ukraine since August
A ear of wheat is seen in a field in the village of Zhurivka, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, Ukraine July 23, 2022. (Reuters/File Photo) Short Url Updated 13 […]
The Guardian view on the global food crisis: this is just the beginning
Editorial Prices are soaring as climate shocks and the effects of war in Ukraine exacerbate structural problems Wed 7 Sep 2022 Seven years ago, world leaders committed to a highly […]
Long haul to shift Ukraine grain mountain even with UN, Türkiye-backed deal
BY REUTERS KYIV SEP 08, 2022 – Wheat grain is seen on the MV Brave Commander vessel from Yuzhny Port in Ukraine to the drought-stricken Horn of Africa as it docks […]
Do not let young Pakistanis’ futures be washed away
Sep 07,2022 – JORDAN TIMES By Yasmine Sherif and Gordon Brown EDINBURGH — Following this year’s catastrophic flooding in Pakistan, millions of young Pakistanis’ life opportunities are hanging by a […]
Preventing future food security crises in the Arab world
TURKI FAISAL AL-RASHEED September 01, 2022 Short Url History repeats itself and, after more than a decade, food security is again at the top of the agenda of governments worldwide, […]
The right way to fight global hunger
Jun 13,2022 – JORDAN TIMES . Project Syndicate By Alexander Müller, violet Shivutse and Jes Weigelt BERLIN — The global food system is broken. Although it produces more than enough calories […]
Will the Ukraine war upend the sustainability agenda?
Apr 21,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Project Syndicate By Gilles Moëc and Bertrand Badré PARIS — The casualties in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine extend well beyond the […]
What we need for long-term peace and prosperity
Apr 20,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Margaret Kuhlow WASHINGTON, DC — Russia’s war in Ukraine is a humanitarian catastrophe that violates the United Nations Charter and international humanitarian law, and has exacerbated socioeconomic and environmental crises around the world. It is also the latest manifestation of a global system that […]
Half of British Muslims face poverty and hunger during Ramadan
Economy The New Arab Staff 02 April, 2022 The cost of living is rising rapidly across the UK as the effects of the pandemic and war with Ukraine cast a […]
OIC chief urges improved food security in wake of pandemic
OIC Secretary-General Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen. (AFP file photo) Short Url https://arab.news/23uut Al-Othaimeen stressed the need to support OIC countries in achieving self-sufficiency in food production through mobilizing the organization’s […]
Middle East: Please heed the signs
HAFED AL-GHWELL June 12, 2021 ARAB NEWS Short Url https://arab.news/j773x Global food prices have soared by the largest margin since 2011, leading to fears that the surge in costs for […]
Peace and zero hunger go hand in hand
Author PRINCE FAISAL BIN FARHAN & DAVID BEASLEY December 28, 2020 About 300 children gather at Coronationville Secondary School as they wait for a food and goods distribution ahead of […]
Caring for Hungry Humanity: How Islam Addresses Challenges of Sustainable Food Security
Al-Hafiz Yunus Omotayo POVERTY 16th July 2020 Al-Hafiz Yunus Omotayo, Nigeria In Somalia, Suray misses her children. She took all seven of them on a two-week trek to Baidon in […]
Exclusive: almost a fifth of UK homes with children go hungry in lockdown
Source: The Guardian New data shows families go without as parents lose income, meal voucher scheme is beset with problems and food banks can’t cope By Nosheen Iqbal; @nosheeniqbal The […]
UN food agency chief: World on brink of `a hunger pandemic’
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. food agency warned Tuesday that, as the world is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, it is also “on the brink […]
Food Supply Could Be Put at Risk During Pandemic: Think Tank
NEWS | BUSINESS | LIFESTYLE | TECH | OPINION A farmer harvests rice in Tambak Baya village, Lebak, Banten on April 8. (Antara Photo/Muhammad Bagu Khoirunas) BY :DIANA MARISKA APRIL […]
UK: Coronavirus: 1.5 million go hungry as job losses and supermarket strain hits those at risk, poll suggests
The survey, conducted by YouGov for the Food Foundation and the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission (FFCC), also found that 6 per cent of people reported someone in their household […]
Around 20 million Yemenis food insecure due to ongoing conflict: UN
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP DUBA “As many as 20 million Yemenis are food insecure in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis,” a joint statement by the UN’s Food and […]