FOOD INSECURITY

Food insecurity in Lebanon requires urgent assistance

Published on: January 19, 2023
10:18

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Beirut, Jan 19 (Prensa Latina) Around two million people in Lebanon require urgent assistance due to problems in accessing food and other basic needs as a consequence of the worsening of the economic and financial crisis.

Haitian PM vows to support domestic agriculture

Published on: January 6, 2023
15:48

By: Pavel López Lazo

Port-au-Prince, Jan 6 (Prensa Latina) Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Friday owned up to his country´s lacking of domestic food production and pledged to support agriculture to downgrade food insecurity rates.

More than eight million Pakistanis suffer from food insecurity

Published on: December 5, 2022
10:04

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Islamabad, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) The catastrophic floods that occurred this year in Pakistan raised the number of people facing food insecurity in the country to 8.62 million, the NGO "Save the Children" warned.

Food insecurity alert for millions of people in Somalia

Published on: September 14, 2022
09:55

By: Alina Ramos Martin

United Nations, Sep 14 (Prensa Latina) About 6,7 million people in Somalia will suffer high levels of food insecurity between October and December this year and more than 300,000 victims of famine, UN humanitarian agencies warned.

Number of food insecure Haitians grows by one million

Published on: August 30, 2022
10:26

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Port-au-Prince, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) The number of food insecure Haitians grew by one million in recent months and the problem now affects some 5,6 million people, the UN humanitarian coordinator, Ulrika Richardson, said.

Over 15 million Brazilians face severe food insecurity

Published on: July 6, 2022
16:22

By: Pavel López Lazo

Brasilia, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) About 15.4 million Brazilians (7.3% of population) faced severe food insecurity during 2019-2021 period, according to a FAO´s report released on Wednesday.

Alert about food insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean

Published on: May 24, 2022
16:19

By: Aleynes Palacios Hurtado

Panama City, May 24 (Prensa Latina) The increase in global prices as a result of the conflict in Ukraine is worsening food insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned here on Tuesday.

FAO calls for help to prevent further food insecurity in Ukraine

Published on: April 19, 2022
09:10

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Rome, Apr 19 (Prensa Latina) The FAO here considered it necessary to earmark around 115,4 million dollars to prevent further deterioration of the food insecurity situation in Ukraine.

Venezuela signs agreement with World Food Program

Published on: April 20, 2021
08:42

By: Prensa Latina

Caracas, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding on the provision of assistance with the United Nations (UN) World Food Program (WFP).

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