Informes

Press release No.: IFAD/22/09 Executive Board concludes meeting in Rome Rome, 30 April 2009 - Poverty eradication efforts in nine developing countries received a boost this week when the IFAD Executive Board approved more than $131.57 million in loans and $63.62 million…

High food prices and food insecurity persist despite improved cereal stocks The latest FAO assessment of the world food production and supply situation shows food prices remaining high in several Asian countries despite the record 2008 cereal harvest and improved supplies.…

Key Points - Ongoing flooding in North, Northeast, and West - Earthquake in Nangarhar province - New ISAF policy on white vehicles - Potential ethnic conflict in Central Highlands region - Civilian casualties lowest since January 2008 I. Humanitarian Overview Access Access restrictions continue to affect humanitarian operations;…

Colin Deschamps and Alan Roe (excerpt) Executive Summary This Issues Paper presents the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the "For Building Capacity to Address Land Related Conflict and Vulnerability in Afghanistan" research project, known in brief as the "LC Project". Funding for…

IP/09/490 Brussels, 30 March 2009 Today the European Commission adopted a € 314 million package of projects to support agriculture and improve the food security situation in 23 developing countries across the globe. This is the first financing decision in the…

Foreword WFP is deeply concerned that the scourge of hunger and malnutrition is on the increase across the developing world, with now over a billion hungry people on the planet. The global economic downturn is exacerbating the impact of the…

Weather hazards - Precipitation: Rainfall during the third 10 days of March was significantly better than the same period of 2008, and covered important rain-fed agricultural areas in the north and northwest that have been deficient of moisture during some…

Press Release No: G/31/2009 ESCAP study proposes actions by Asia Pacific to improve food security Bangkok (UN/ESCAP Information Services) - Any recovery from the current economic crisis will be incomplete if the related food crisis is not addressed, says a new…

Addis Ababa, 23 April 2009 - "Your coming together comes as a boost to the efforts of various African stakeholders and development partners who have been working together to address the challenges of high food prices, the fuel crisis,…

La Banque débloque 2 milliards de dollars pour son fond d'aide spécial crise alimentaire, afin d'apporter une aide immédiate aux pays durement affectés par la hausse des prix des aliments. - Depuis mai dernier, le fond d'aide a approuvé un…