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WSFS thr-DG video spot and the 1 billion website initiative 11 Nov 2009 UN agency calls for global day-long fast as symbol of war on hunger 10 Nov 2009 Millions of poor across Africa set to suffer deepening food crisis 09 Nov 2009 Pakistani farmers get help to boost production from UN, European Union 05 Nov 2009 War against hunger, global warming can be won on farmlands 02 Nov 2009 Huge amounts of avoidable post-harvest losses worsens hunger for poor 27 Oct 2009 Secure access to land and other natural resources focus of UN-led consultations 26 Oct 2009 Local authorities bring locust plague under control in Mauritania 23 Oct 2009 UN launches ‘toolbox’ to help nations ensure access to food as basic human right 20 Oct 2009 UN helps launch forest monitoring system to tackle climate change 15 Oct 2009 Shrinking Lake Chad could trigger humanitarian disaster 12 Oct 2009 Boosting agricultural productivity key to feeding growing population 08 Oct 2009 Hike in agricultural investment needed to feed world’s surging population 02 Oct 2009 Thousands of Ugandans return to their farms after 20 years in displaced camps 25 Sep 2009 Boosting yields, not area of farmland, key to increased food production 21 Sep 2009 Drought and conflict aggravate hunger in East Africa, warns UN food agency 17 Sep 2009 Five new UN Goodwill Ambassadors named to help combat hunger 14 Sep 2009 UN food agency pays tribute to ‘father’ of Green Revolution 14 Sep 2009 UN food agency gives a helping hand to farmers in Zimbabwe 01 Sep 2009 More than 90 countries agree to UN-backed treaty to stamp out pirate fishing 27 Aug 2009 H1N1 virus found in turkeys poses no threat to human health 25 Aug 2009 Half of Somalia’s population could go hungry, UN warns 30 Jul 2009 UN agency calls for more integrated approach to fire prevention 17 Jul 2009 UN breeding barn owls to stamp out crop-eating rodents in Laos 16 Jul 2009 Developing countries still hurting from high food prices 15 Jul 2009 UN experts predict better seeds can help Benin become self-sufficient in rice 10 Jul 2009 FAO welcomes G8 Food Security Initiative 07 Jul 2009 UN agencies urge action by G8 leaders to support world’s hungry 06 Jul 2009 UN commission on global food standards takes action against dangerous bacteria 02 Jul 2009 160 Syrian villages deserted 'due to climate change' 02 Jul 2009 New UN report spotlights challenges to rural development in Western Balkans 24 Jun 2009 UN-backed campaign prevents locust outbreak in East Africa 22 Jun 2009 Vast stretch of African savannah ripe for commercial farming 19 Jun 2009 Number of world's hungry to top 1 billion this year 17 Jun 2009 Agriculture weathering economic crisis better than other sectors 04 Jun 2009 Global cereal production continues to reach unexpected highs 02 Jun 2009 Farmers in 11 developing countries win UN-backed grants for conserving crops 01 Jun 2009 Experts from 120 countries meet in Tunis for UN-backed plant diversity forum 28 May 2009 Agriculture key to Africa’s development, stresses UN-African Union report 27 May 2009 FAO Organizes a Regional Meeting on “Wildlife Conservation and Protected Areas Management in the Near East Region” in Syria 22 May 2009 UN agency goes online with animal farming website 12 May 2009 Gulf hamoor fish face extinction: UAE official 12 May 2009 New Plan for Sustainable Cage Aquaculture in Oman 11 May 2009 Training aims to net increase in fish stocks 06 May 2009 Marine stocks hurt by abandoned fishing gear, finds UN study 27 Apr 2009 Dairy scheme among success stories in Afghanistan 23 Apr 2009 Food emergencies continue in 32 countries despite supply rise 15 Apr 2009 Belgium to donate $7 million to UN agency to aid poor African farmers 02 Apr 2009 UN agency calls for inclusion of farming in talks on new climate change treaty 27 Mar 2009 New Finnish-UN partnership aims to help developing countries protect forests 25 Mar 2009 China breaks ground in ‘south-south’ agricultural cooperation 23 Mar 2009 UN-backed 2009 summit on world food crisis gains support 19 Mar 2009 New UN online tool shows food prices in poor countries have yet to fall 11 Mar 2009 UN unites with European soccer stars to ‘red card’ global hunger 10 Mar 2009 Sustainable forest management could net 10 million new jobs 02 Mar 2009 Global fisheries must brace for climate change 27 Feb 2009 Planted forests increasingly critical to future wood supplies 25 Feb 2009 Bumper rice harvests could bring down prices but poor may not benefit 17 Feb 2009 Adverse effects of shrimp fishing need to be addressed 12 Feb 2009 UN predicts fall in global cereal production as record numbers go hungry 04 Feb 2009 Only sustainable farming will help meet growing food demand 03 Feb 2009 UN-brokered talks lay groundwork for global treaty combating illegal fishing 21 Jan 2009 UN-backed meeting prepares plan to combat growing danger to global water supplies 13 Jan 2009 Former European football stars join UN in seeking golden goal against hunger 08 Jan 2009 UN joins 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