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Spaniard Alvaro Lario elected new IFAD president
ROME -- The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has appointed its Spanish top finance executive, Alvaro Lario, to be its next president, choosing a champion of private sector in
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Global hunger numbers rose to as may as 828 million in 2021
ROME- The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Hungary, spurning EU, backs Kenya bid for IFAD presidency
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SADC Ambassadors commit to support WFP’s efforts towards the fight against hunger in Southern Africa
Cabo Verde faces spike in food insecurity as a result of drought, Covid-19 and the crisis in Ukraine
BBC documentary highlights sex abuse by former WFP Afghanistan director
LONDON -- A BBC current affairs documentary on whistleblowers exposing sexual abuse and other malfeasance at the United Nations features the nefarious activities of
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Closure of FAO cafes and canteens, workers face redundancy
Escalating needs, rising hunger: refugees caught in the eye of the perfect storm
ROME – Further food ration cuts are imminent for refugees as humanitarian needs multiply around the world while funding struggles to keep pace, warns the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
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WFP launches emergency response in Sri Lanka amid escalating food crisis
Draghi, Macron, Scholz meet Zelensky in Kiev
KIEV –Italian Prime Minister, Mario Draghi travelled overnight by train from Poland to Kiev with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz to meet Ukrainian Prime Minister
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As IFAD opens African office, China eyes controlling agency
ROME -- Chinese media hailed the opening this week of the new IFAD East and Southern Africa regional office, underlining Beijing’s interest in using the UN agency and its development projects as a
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Arab League Mission supports Kuwait’s candidate for IFAD
IFAD's bond issuance: an important milestone in bringing capital markets closer to the world's poor rural population
FAO asks 9 bln for Africa wheat at food security summit
FAO and WFP warn of looming widespread food crisis as hunger threatens stability in dozens of countries
Murdered ambassador's father hits out at 'immoral' WFP
ROME – The father of the Italian ambassador killed in Congo while travelling in a WFP convoy has called the UN agency “immoral” for insisting its’ employees, who are under investigation in Italy o
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Election may herald Chinese hegemony at IFAD, observers say
ROME – IFAD’s upcoming presidential election may leave the development bank for small farmers vulnerable to manipulation by China, increasing Beijing’s control o
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Kenyan IFAD candidate no stranger to controversy
NAIROBI -- IFAD presidential candidate Raychelle Omamo, the Kenyan foreign minister, frequently has hit headlines in the Kenyan capital Nairobi in the past for h
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Kenyan foreign minister emerging favourite to head IFAD
ROME – Kenya’s foreign minister, Rachelle Awuor Omamo, has emerged as the front runner to become the next president of IFAD, and the first woman to hold the post, after Western donor countries ye
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Five 'unknowns' contest IFAD presidency as Norwegian favourite drops out
ROME – Five little known candidates, each from a different continent, have thrown their hats in the ring to succeed Togolese kingpin Gilbert Houngbo as the president of the International Fund for
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Ukrainian protesters urge expulsion of Russia from FAO
ROME -- Scores of members of the Ukrainian community in Italy have staged a protest outside the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), calling for Russia to be expelled from
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Failing to open Ukrainian ports means declaring war on global food security, WFP Chief warns UN Security Council
NEW YORK – The UN World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director, David Beasley, addressed the United Nations Security Council today on the impact of the war in Ukraine on global food security.
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Exclusive: Ombudswoman probes FAO mandatory vaccine 'abuse'
ROME – FAO’s Ombudswoman is investigating complaints that the UN agency abusively is obliging staff and their spouses and children to produce Covid-19 vacc
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IFAD tight-lipped on candidates running for presidency
ROME -- The International Fund for Agriculture and Development is remaining tight-lipped over the identity of candidates to replace Togolese Gilbert Houngbo as president of the poverty-busting org
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