- 22 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityFood
Sri Lanka’s economic collapse needs immediate global attention: UN experts
United Nations, Jul 21 (PTI) Sri Lanka’s economic collapse needs immediate global attention, not just from humanitarian agencies, but also from international financial institutions and other countries who must come…
One cannot tread the path of trade on an empty stomach: Goyal at WTO meet
Geneva, Jun 14 (PTI) India on Tuesday strongly pitched to the WTO members for finding a permanent solution to the issue of public stock holding of grains for food security…
IMF says it is concerned by food, fertilizer export restrictions; welcomes India’s decision to relax ban on wheat exports
Washington, Jun 10 (PTI) The IMF has said that it is concerned by the use of food and fertilizer export restrictions by some nations which can exacerbate global price increases…
Five essential commodities that will be hit by war in Ukraine
London, Feb 25 (The Conversation) The war in Ukraine is threatening further disruption to already stretched supply chains. Ukraine and Russia may only account for a small proportion of the…
Nearly 40% of people in Ethiopia’s Tigray lack adequate food -WFP
By Giulia Paravicini NAIROBI (Reuters) -Fifteen months of war have left nearly 40% of the people in Ethiopia's Tigray region without enough food as aid groups struggle to reach cut-off…
Exclusive-World Bank backs using $280 million in frozen aid funds for Afghanistan
By Arshad Mohammed and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank's board has backed transferring $280 million from a frozen trust fund to two aid agencies to help Afghanistan…
U.N. pushes cash handouts to avert mass poverty in Afghanistan
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Wednesday that a program to pay $300 million a year in cash to Afghan families with children, elderly…
