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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ROME -- United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has estimated that more than 2.5 million people will be in need of food assistance next year in South Sudan.

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ROME -- A working paper released by Transparency International and U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has found “pervasive” corruption in the land sector.

By JAN FILIPOWICZ and ALYX BARKER ROME–U. N. World Food Programme Director Josette Sheeran is using WFP funds to finance a campaign to be reappointed, despite the U.S.

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