Latin America and Caribbean falling off ‘zero hunger’ path towards 2030 – UN report

Oct 13, 2017, at 05:09 am

New York, Oct 12(Just Earth News): The total number of persons that suffer from hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean has increased, reversing decades of progress, even as overweight and obesity emerged as a major problem in all countries in the region of the Americas, a United Nations-backed report shows.

In 'wake-up call' to Asia-Pacific, UN report urges region to do more to achieve zero hunger by 2030

Dec 07, 2016, at 12:45 pm

New York, Dec 7 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Tuesday launched a report that outlines declining progress towards defeating hunger in Asia and the Pacific, noting that nearly one-in-three children suffer from stunting, and warning that to meet the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of zero hunger by 2030, the region must redouble its efforts.