Food waste: a global problem that undermines healthy diets

A lack of food, hunger and malnutrition affect every country in the world, the UN said on Tuesday, in an urgent appeal for action to reduce the amount of food that’s wasted.

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One in every 10 children works - instead of going to school

12 Jun 2023

Around the world, some 160 million children work to earn a living, instead of going to school. That’s almost one in every 10 children.

School meals fuel young minds, but most vulnerable still missing out: WFP

21 Mar 2023

Nearly 420 million children across the globe receive school meals – that’s 30 million more than in 2020 - the World Food Programme (WFP) said in a new report published on Tuesday.

Syria: Security Council advised to extend cross-border aid access ‘without delay’

03 Jan 2023

UN agency chiefs appealed to the Security Council on Tuesday to extend a deal guaranteeing cross-border aid access to northwest Syria, that’s due to expire in eight days.