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Michael D. Higgins, The President of Ireland, will deliver the 2024 Kofi Annan Eminent Speakers’ Lecture at a virtual event organised by the African Development Bank Group’s African Development …
“To galvanise the necessary action on food waste reduction to achieve SDG 12.3, it is crucial to understand how much food waste there is. Measuring food waste enables countries …
On Thursday, 26 September 2024, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reaffirmed its commitment to supporting agriculture in Africa beyond 2025. The Director-General of the …
World Health Organization Background The global burden of unhealthy diets constitutes a major public health and development challenge worldwide. Urgent action is required to address malnutrition in all its forms, including undernutrition, …
In this report submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to Council Resolution 43/11, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Professor Michael Fakhri, provides a framework for …
This report by the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Professor Michael Fakhri, establishes the relationship between the right to food and starvation prevention in a way that …
In current food environments, energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods are readily available, heavily marketed and relatively cheap. Consumers are challenged to make healthy and affordable food-related decisions that are consistent with …
Generative AI is booming. It is a cutting-edge technology that is poised to disrupt various economic, social, and cultural sectors, and it extends far beyond simple human-like text generation …
The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033 provides a consensus assessment of the ten-year prospects for agricultural commodity and fish markets. This Outlook edition reveals important trends. Emerging economies will be pivotal in shaping the …
The World Trade Organization (WTO) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 28 June 2024 to enhance cooperation and collaboration on a range …
