Low-income countries hit hardest by global food price inflation.
Stories & Blogs FAO (News )Special Event in New York explores the causes, consequences and solutions to the 2021-2023 food price inflation.
Building Africa’s trade future, together ITC hosts Partnerships for Africa Day in Geneva to scale African-led trade solutions.
Stories & Blogs Africa Renewal (Article )As global trade becomes increasingly uncertain and fragmented, Africa’s 50 million small businesses—responsible for 80% of employment on the continent—face mounting pressure to compete, integrate, and thrive.
Amid global tensions, environmental multilateralism continues to deliver.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Speech )“Amid growing conflict, geopolitical tensions and fears of backsliding on global commitments, we are of course all deeply concerned,” said Inger Andersen.
Green Climate Fund and UNEP boost climate adaptation with USD 120 million for new projects.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Press Release )The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved over USD 120 million in new funding to strengthen climate resilience in Ghana, the Maldives, and Mauritania.
New data shows that crops like wheat, coffee, beans and cassava could lose half of the best land for growing them by 2100.
Stories & Blogs FAO (News )Findings come from FAO’s upgraded Adaptation, Biodiversity and Carbon Mapping Tool “ABC-Map”, further boosting capacity to assess and confront climate-related shocks.
UN and Partners Join Forces to Advance a Transformative Financial Architecture for the Ocean.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Press Release )A collective of United Nations agencies and global partners today launched the co-design process for One Ocean Finance.
Acute food insecurity and malnutrition rise for sixth consecutive year in world’s most fragile regions – new report.
Stories & Blogs FAO (Story )In 2024, over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories faced acute hunger—an increase of almost 14 million people compared to 2023, while the number of people facing catastrophic levels of hunger reached a record high.