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U.N. Aid Chief In Moscow To Discuss Ukraine Grain Exports

U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths is in Moscow to discuss clearing the way for exports of grain and other food from Ukraine's Black Sea ports, a U.N. spokesp...

Food Prices Dip In May For Second Consecutive Month, FAO Says

World food prices dipped in May for a second consecutive month after hitting a record high in March, although the cost of cereals and meat both rose, the U...

Urgent Action Needed To Tackle Surge In Food Insecurity: UN Agency

Conflict, extreme weather and economic shocks increased the number of people facing food crises by a fifth to 193 million last year and the outlook will wo...

Ukraine War Already Impacting Food Security, UN Agency Warns

The war in Ukraine is already resulting in rising food prices and a shortage of staple crops in parts of central Asia, the Middle East and north Africa, th...

The Consumer Goods Forum Becomes UN’s Race To Zero ‘Accelerator’

At an event at the COP26 in Glasgow, the Consumer Goods Forum announced that it is an official ‘Accelerator’ of the UN’s Race to Zero cam...

Nopa Nordic Achieves A Sustainability First

Nopa Nordic from Denmark has always had sustainability in its DNA – it launched its first eco-labelled private label product as early as 1993. It...

Online Share Of Retail Sales Rises To Close To A Fifth Amid Lockdowns, UN Study Finds

Online and e-commerce sales accounted for nearly a fifth of total retail turnover last year, as lockdowns to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic...

World Food Price Index Jumps in November To Almost Six-Year High: FAO

World food prices rose for a sixth month running in November, hitting almost a six year high with the index posting its biggest monthly increase since July...