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UN study says with 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste

UN study says with 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste

Mar 28, 2024, at 02:52 pm

While a third of humanity faces food insecurity, an equivalent of one billion meals go to waste every day, a new report by the UN environment agency (UNEP) revealed on Wednesday. One fifth of food is thrown away.

Food waste: A global problem that undermines healthy diets

Food waste: A global problem that undermines healthy diets

Sep 29, 2021, at 06:47 pm

New York: A lack of food, hunger and malnutrition affect every country in the world, the UN said on Tuesday, in an urgent appeal for action to reduce the amount of food that’s wasted.

Stop the waste: UN food agencies call for action to reduce global hunger

Stop the waste: UN food agencies call for action to reduce global hunger

Oct 15, 2019, at 09:27 am

New York: With one-third of food produced for human consumption lost or wasted, and millions still going hungry, the UN’s food-related agencies are shining a spotlight on the issue: on Monday, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) published its annual State of Food and Agriculture report with findings that could lead to a reduction in food loss and waste, and, earlier in October, the World Food Programme (WFP) launched its awareness-raising #StopTheWaste campaign.