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Ex-UN food chief returns to South Carolina roots for speech

For the first time in 25 years, former South Carolina Gov. David Beasley stood before lawmakers in his home state and gave a speech

The Independent UK

Amanda Little: Ukraine has given the world a blueprint to fight hunger

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year triggered tumult across global grain markets. As the cost of corn and wheat surged, panic spread about instability in countries from Yemen to Bangladesh that depend on the warring region for low-cost grains. Would famine worsen? Would civil unrest ensue?

Tribune News Service

U.N. food chief says billions of dollars are needed to avert unrest and starvation

The world will see mass migration, destabilized countries and starving people in the next 12 to 18 months without billions of dollars more funding, the U.N. World Food Program chief warned.

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UN Food Chief: Billions Needed to Avert Unrest, Starvation

Without billions of dollars more to feed millions of hungry people, the world will see mass migration, destabilized countries, and starving children and adults in the next 12 to 18 months, the head of the Nobel prize-winning UN World Food Program warned Friday. David Beasley praised increased funding from the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN food chief: Billions needed to avert unrest, starvation

The head of the U.N. World Food Program is warning that without billions of dollars more to feed millions of hungry people, the world will see mass migration, destabilized countries, and starving children and adults in the next 12 to 18 months

The Independent UK

UN food agency chief tells of 'apocalyptic' scenes in quake-hit Turkey

The head of the United Nation's World Food Programme (WFP) said on Saturday he was confronted with "apocalyptic" scenes as he visited earthquake-stricken areas in southern Turkey.

Reuters

US World Bank pick a straight-talker who 'gets things done'

Washington (AFP) - The United States' candidate to lead the World Bank, Ajay Banga, has helmed large institutions and "helped bring 500 million unbanked people into the digital economy," according to US authorities.

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Turkey winds down earthquake rescue efforts in all but two areas

Rescue efforts in earthquake-hit Turkey have been wound down in all but two areas, officials confirmed on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Rescue Efforts Wind Down in Türkiye, Many Left to Mourn without a Funeral

Rescue efforts in earthquake-hit Türkiye wind down on Sunday, nearly two weeks after the country's deadliest modern disaster struck, with many praying only for bodies to mourn. "Would you pray to find a dead body? We do ... to deliver the body to the family," said bulldozer operator Akin Bozkurt…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WFP boss criticises northwestern Syrian authorities for slowing quake aid

The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) on Saturday pressured authorities in northwestern Syria to stop blocking access to the area as it seeks to help hundreds of thousands of people ravaged by earthquakes.

Reuters

Where to next for the NZ leader who 'stands for co-operation and decency'?

The over-qualified recruiters for international agencies are banging on Jacinda Ardern's door, writes Jonathan Milne, but she can afford to take her time.

Newsroom.co.nz

World Food Program chief Somali famine slowed, not avoided

The head of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning World Food Program says support from donors like the United States and Germany have allowed it to postpone — though not entirely avert — famine in Somalia

The Independent UK

Head of United Nations World Food Program stepping down

The executive director of the United Nations World Food Program, which won the Nobel Peace Prize two years ago, says he will step down at the end of a six-year term heading the world's largest humanitarian organization.

France 24

South Carolina ex-Gov. Beasley to step down as UN food chief

Former South Carolina Gov. David Beasley has announced he will step down from his role as executive director of the U.N. World Food Program

The Independent UK

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Axios

Biden plans big promotion for Cindy McCain

"I think Cindy deserves a promotion," Sen. Lindsey Graham told Axios.

The Independent UK

'Knocking on famine's door': UN food chief wants action now

The U.N. food chief is warning that the world is facing “a perfect storm on top of a perfect storm" when it comes to hunger

Wales Online

World facing a 'tsunami of hunger' says United Nations

“The hungry people of the world are counting on us and… we must not let them down.”

The Independent UK

UN warns up to 345 million people marching toward starvation

The U.N. food chief is warning that the world faces “a global emergency of unprecedented magnitude," with up to 345 million people marching toward starvation — and 70 million pushed closer to starvation by the war in Ukraine

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UN: US Buying Big Ukraine Grain Shipment for Hungry Regions

The United States is stepping up to buy about 150,000 metric tons of grain from Ukraine in the next few weeks for an upcoming shipment of food aid from ports no longer blockaded by war, the World Food Program chief has told The Associated Press. The final destinations for the…

The Independent UK

UN: US buying big Ukraine grain shipment for hungry regions

The head of the World Food program says the United States is stepping up to buy about 150,000 metric tons of grain from Ukraine in the next few weeks for an upcoming shipment to hungry areas of the world

Al Jazeera

First food aid shipment bound for Africa leaves Ukrainian port

UN-chartered vessel departed Pivdennyi port for Djibouti, carrying the first cargo of wheat to Africa since war began.

Tribune News Service

It’s South Carolina’s highest civilian honor, but have governors devalued it by handing out too many?

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s highest civilian honor has been awarded to athletes, state lawmakers, religious leaders, retired military personnel and police officers.

WEKU

Record number of people worldwide are moving toward starvation, U.N. warns

The spike in food, fuel and fertilizer prices sparked by the war in Ukraine is threatening to push countries around the world into famine, a U.N. official warns.

Reuters

World hunger rising as U.N. agencies warn of "looming catastrophe"

World hunger levels rose again last year after soaring in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Ukraine war and climate change threatening starvation and mass migration on an "unprecedented scale" this year, according to U.N. agencies.

The Guardian - UK

Famine: what is it, where will it strike and how should the world respond?

A toxic combination of climate emergency, conflict and Covid is pushing some of the poorest countries into an acute hunger crisis

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