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Ons Jabeur appointed World Food Programme Global Goodwill Ambassador
Lifestyle
Ons Jabeur appointed World Food Programme Global Goodwill Ambassador

7 Feb 2024

A logo of the World Food Program is seen at their headquarters after the WFP won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, in Rome, Italy 9 October 2020. Reuters/Remo Casilli/File Photo
ESG & Sustainability
WFP plans food relief for 270,000 Zimbabweans, poor harvest expected

Nyasha Chingono 5 Jan 2024

Renewing Black Sea grain deal critical for Africa, WFP boss says
Agriculture
Renewing Black Sea grain deal critical for Africa, WFP boss says

John Irish 20 Feb 2023

How science and innovation can strengthen global food systems
Agriculture
How science and innovation can strengthen global food systems

2 Feb 2023

UN ship leaves Ukraine with wheat for Ethiopia
Agriculture
UN ship leaves Ukraine with wheat for Ethiopia

Pavel Polityuk 19 Sep 2022

WFP plans food relief for 700,000 Zimbabweans
ESG & Sustainability
WFP plans food relief for 700,000 Zimbabweans

13 Sep 2022

Source: Deneen LT via
Agriculture
Russia/Ukraine grain export deal promises major benefits for poor countries. If it holds

Wandile Sihlobo 25 Jul 2022

Are South Africa's pesticide rules outdated?
Agriculture
Are South Africa's pesticide rules outdated?

Liezl Human 5 Jul 2022

Ukraine war fuels food crisis in distant Africa
Agriculture
Ukraine war fuels food crisis in distant Africa

Nelson Banya 11 May 2022

Ukraine-Russia war likely to drive more global and local food insecurity
Agriculture
Ukraine-Russia war likely to drive more global and local food insecurity

29 Apr 2022

Rising hunger looms in Sudan, with little aid in sight
ESG & Sustainability
Rising hunger looms in Sudan, with little aid in sight

Nafisa Eltahir and Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah 4 Apr 2022

Farm women demand Distell act against suppliers that violate workers' rights
Agriculture
Farm women demand Distell act against suppliers that violate workers' rights

24 Mar 2022

Source:123RF
Finance
Food price inflation pushes millions into poverty - the time to act is now

2 Mar 2022

Nearly 40% of people in Ethiopia's Tigray lack adequate food - UN WFP
ESG & Sustainability
Nearly 40% of people in Ethiopia's Tigray lack adequate food - UN WFP

Giulia Paravicini 31 Jan 2022

UN WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch programme to support food system innovations in Rwanda
ESG & Sustainability
UN WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch programme to support food system innovations in Rwanda

7 Jan 2022

WPF releases training video series for Africa's poultry farmers
Agriculture
WPF releases training video series for Africa's poultry farmers

9 Jun 2021

The 2021 World Food Prize recognises that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition
Agriculture
The 2021 World Food Prize recognises that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition

Ben Belton 26 May 2021

Herbalife Nutrition appoints first South African NAB member
Marketing & Media
Herbalife Nutrition appoints first South African NAB member

Issued by Clockwork Digital 13 May 2021

Covid-19 economic impact failed to put brakes on climate change - WMO report
ESG & Sustainability
Covid-19 economic impact failed to put brakes on climate change - WMO report

22 Apr 2021

Why healthy food and its local production should be part of the Covid-19 response
Agriculture
Why healthy food and its local production should be part of the Covid-19 response

Jules Siedenburg and John Paul Cauchi 26 Jan 2021

Children are going hungry, and their futures are on the line. Evidence from Ghana
Agriculture
Children are going hungry, and their futures are on the line. Evidence from Ghana

16 Nov 2020

Sustainable urbanisation the focus this World Cities Day
Construction & Engineering
Sustainable urbanisation the focus this World Cities Day

30 Oct 2020

Africa has a growing food security problem: why it can't be fixed without proper data
Agriculture
Africa has a growing food security problem: why it can't be fixed without proper data

28 Aug 2020

New UN report: Tens of millions more going hungry globally
ESG & Sustainability
New UN report: Tens of millions more going hungry globally

16 Jul 2020

Covid-19 recovery is a chance to improve the African food system
Agriculture
Covid-19 recovery is a chance to improve the African food system

Kai Mausch, Michael Hauser, Todd Rosenstock and Wanjiku Gichohi-Wainaina 12 Jun 2020

A deserted street in Cairo after coronavirus-related restrictions were tightened. Egypt has been one of the hardest hit in Africa. Photo by Mohamed Elraai/picture alliance via Getty Images
Finance
Controlling Covid-19 will carry devastating economic cost for developing countries

Borja Santos Porras 4 Jun 2020

After Covid-19, Africa can build back better
ESG & Sustainability
After Covid-19, Africa can build back better

Amina J. Mohammed 28 May 2020

UN food agencies offer support to China
Agriculture
UN food agencies offer support to China

6 Feb 2020

WFP forecasts global hunger hotspots in 2020
ESG & Sustainability
WFP forecasts global hunger hotspots in 2020

3 Jan 2020

WFP calls on global community to support hungry millions in Zim
ESG & Sustainability
WFP calls on global community to support hungry millions in Zim

31 Dec 2019

Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here's how
Agriculture
Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here's how

13 Nov 2019

Food systems development needs a new trajectory - FAO director-general
Agriculture
Food systems development needs a new trajectory - FAO director-general

27 Sep 2019

Ster-Kinekor Sales to air WFP's new "Feed our Future" ad campaign
Marketing & Media
Ster-Kinekor Sales to air WFP's new "Feed our Future" ad campaign

25 Sep 2019

Maza Wanawake Kwanza Growers Association via
Agriculture
Ongoing conflicts take toll on food insecurity in Africa

8 Jul 2019

South Africa should learn from Brazil about how to tackle 'hidden hunger'
ESG & Sustainability
South Africa should learn from Brazil about how to tackle 'hidden hunger'

Brittany Kesselman 19 Jun 2019

#AfricaMonth: Taking drone solutions to new heights
Logistics & Transport
#AfricaMonth: Taking drone solutions to new heights

Evan-Lee Courie 29 May 2019

2019 WSIS Forum concludes highlighting contributions of tech in achieving SDGs
ESG & Sustainability
2019 WSIS Forum concludes highlighting contributions of tech in achieving SDGs

17 Apr 2019

Photo: United Nations
Healthcare
#CycloneIdai: Cholera prevention and other relief efforts underway

3 Apr 2019

Cyclone Idai 'yet another alarm bell' signalling impacts of climate change - Guterres
ESG & Sustainability
Cyclone Idai 'yet another alarm bell' signalling impacts of climate change - Guterres

27 Mar 2019

South African teams on the ground in Mozambique, aided by the South African Air Force. Image credit: IPSS Medical Rescue/Paul Herbst.
Marketing & Media
#NEWSWATCH: Global relief effort after Cyclone Idai devastation

Louise Marsland 21 Mar 2019

Aerial view of Tengani, Nsanje, Malawi, affected by floods due to the incessant rains from March 5 to March 9, 2019.
Marketing & Media
UN and humanitarian agencies assessing impact of "horrifying" Cyclone Idai

18 Mar 2019

The EU putting civil-military cooperation in practise in the Horn of Africa
Logistics & Transport
The EU putting civil-military cooperation in practise in the Horn of Africa

3 Jan 2019

New financing mechanism protects against climate change
Finance
New financing mechanism protects against climate change

20 Sep 2018

AI will be used by humanitarian organisations - this could deepen neocolonial tendencies
ESG & Sustainability
AI will be used by humanitarian organisations - this could deepen neocolonial tendencies

Dan McQuillan 24 Apr 2018

Why ozone poses a challenge to food security
Agriculture
Why ozone poses a challenge to food security

Divya Pandey, Lisa Emberson & Sofie Mortensen 5 Apr 2018

Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger
Agriculture
Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger

Ben Belton, Dave Little & Simon Bush 19 Mar 2018

Eyibeauty Oyelowo via
Agriculture
More people went hungry in Africa in 2017. But new initiatives also bore fruit

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Jan 2018

Upgrading the cactus pear from a weed run wild to an essential crop
Agriculture
Upgrading the cactus pear from a weed run wild to an essential crop

4 Dec 2017

Conflict and climate change lead to a rise in global hunger
ESG & Sustainability
Conflict and climate change lead to a rise in global hunger

Evan Fraser 4 Oct 2017

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