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UN agency welcomes $66 million for agriculture and fishing projects in Saudi Arabia
Thu, 05/17/2012 - 00:00The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) today welcomed Saudi Arabia's contribution of $66 million to implement its technical assistance projects in the country, which aim to benefit small-scale agricultural producers and fishermen.
Categories: Health, Poverty, Food Security
Maternal deaths continue to decline but more progress needed - UN report
Wed, 05/16/2012 - 00:00The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has almost halved in 20 years, according to new estimates released today by the United Nations, which stressed that greater progress is still needed in significantly reducing maternal deaths.
Categories: Health, Poverty, Food Security
Hypertension and diabetes on the rise worldwide, says UN report
Wed, 05/16/2012 - 00:00The number of people with high blood pressure and diabetes is drastically increasing in both developed and developing countries, according to a United Nations report released today.
Categories: Health, Poverty, Food Security
Sub-Saharan Africa cannot sustain growth without ending hunger - UN report
Tue, 05/15/2012 - 00:00Sub-Saharan Africa cannot sustain its present economic growth unless it eliminates the hunger that is affecting almost a quarter of its people, according to a new United Nations report launched today, which calls for new approaches to empower local communities to ensure food security in the region.
Categories: Health, Poverty, Food Security
New UN-backed guidelines aim to protect rights to land, fisheries and forests
Fri, 05/11/2012 - 00:00A United Nations-backed committee today endorsed a set of far-reaching global guidelines to help governments protect the rights of people, especially the poor, to own or access land, forests and fisheries.
Categories: Health, Poverty, Food Security
Funding gap threatens efforts to assist millions facing hunger in Africa - UN official
Thu, 05/10/2012 - 00:00A major funding gap is threatening efforts to boost food security and development in the Sahel region of West Africa and in the Horn of Africa in the east, a senior United Nations official warned today.
Categories: Health, Poverty, Food Security
