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Yemen’s food situation on verge of ‘humanitarian disaster’ – UN

Yemen’s food situation on verge of ‘humanitarian disaster’ – UN

May 13, 2016, at 01:43 pm

New York, May 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The food security and nutrition situation in Yemen will turn into a humanitarian disaster unless urgent funding is accessible for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to deliver timely aid in the April/May cereal and vegetable planting season and the summer fishing season, and vaccinate livestock before winter, the United Nations agency has warned.

UN guidelines and new technologies boost efforts to help curb 'ghost fishing'

UN guidelines and new technologies boost efforts to help curb 'ghost fishing'

Apr 22, 2016, at 01:45 pm

New York, Apr 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS): International guidelines being developed by a United Nations agency and new technologies are expected to boost efforts to cut down levels of abandoned fish gear, which often continues to carry out the capture process, entangling fish and other marine animals in its nets, a phenomenon known as “ghost fishing.”