ROME– Following a recent outbreak of Foot-and-mouth disease in Egypt, the deadly animal virus has now been found in the Gaza Strip despite efforts to curb the disease’s progress.

ROME -- Earth Day this year was dedicated to young women.

ROME -- The Independent English Theatre (IET) was holding a charity performance of the award-winning play 'Skylight' Tuesday evening in aid of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Association’s

ROME –- Egypt is at risk of a “major” outbreak of foot and mouth disease according to the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO). The U.N.

ROME – Alarming levels of severe hunger have been revealed in Yemen, according to a food security survey carried out by the UN World Food Programme (WFP), UNICEF and the Yemeni Central Statistical

ROME – A US aid worker working with the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) in Sudan’s western region of Darfur has been kidnapped, sources have told the Sudan Tribune.

ROME --The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH) have joined forces to help combat a disease that is killing African

ROME -- Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti reaffirmed support for the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), pledging a 10 percent increase in donations to the agency, despite I

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ROME -- A looming crisis in the Sahel region of Africa has prompted an "unprecedented" level of cooperation in the international aid community.

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 ROME -- As many as 100,000 people who died due to famine in East Africa would have survived if U.N.

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ROME – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has named Ertharin Cousin as the next Executive Director of the Rome-based food agency.  

ROME -- Member States of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), meeting in Rome for Consultations on the Ninth Replenishment of the Fund’s resources (IFAD9), announced a target

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