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Transnational agribusiness firms are contributing to a growing global hunger crisis, causing widespread environmental damage, and threatening people’s health. By also capturing the United Nations Food Systems Summit, they have restricted the meeting's agenda to solutions that will further inflate corporate profits.

27 Sep 2021

water security in India

To help tackle the issues that are driving food and nutrition insecurity, and make the global food system more stable and resilient, governments should consider establishing a new, multilateral, UN-led Food Systems Stability Board (FSSB).

An aerial view of flood affected areas in Bihar

The extreme weather that comes with climate change will leave the world's poorest and most vulnerable even worse off, overwhelming today's system of humanitarian aid. Strengthening poor people's climate resilience is crucial.

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Special drawing rights could give indebted countries the flexibility to take climate action that benefits everyone.

2 March 2021

GGGI in Vanuatu

16 February 2021

small scale renewable energy Bangladesh

4 November 2020

typhoon goni philippines

16 October 2020

guinea frontline workers

14 October 2020

rwanda drone healthcare

16 September 2020

singapore aerial view of CBD

9 September 2020

Tokyo, densely populated city

4 August 2020

Kutupalong refugee camp

28 July 2020

healthcare worker in Thailand

14 July 2020

Greta Thunberg speaking at Parliament

29 June 2020

women farmers in Himachal Pradesh

17 June 2020

yemen mountain region

9 June 2020

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5 June 2020

20 May 2020

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23 April 2020

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