India to be the 2nd fastest growing economy at 6%, China to be at the top with 6.1%

Sep 27, 2019, at 12:12 pm

Geneva: Indian economy will grow at 6 per cent, falling behind China by just 0.1%, to be the world's second-fastest-growing economy in the current year, UN Trade Agency has projected.

Food price index starts 2016 dropping to nearly 7-year low - UN agency

Feb 05, 2016, at 02:41 pm

New York, Feb 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The global Food Price Index, calculated by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on a monthly basis, fell in January, slipping 1.9 percent below its level in the last month of 2015, as prices of all the commodities it tracks dropped, sugar in particular.

Business leaders pledge investments worth millions to boost gender equality - UN

Sep 27, 2015, at 03:06 pm

New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) Top global companies and foundations, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Unilever, are committing millions of dollars to promote gender equality as they gather at a United Nations event in New York.

Lead in fruits, drugs in livestock among issues to be tackled by UN food standards body

Jul 07, 2015, at 03:02 pm

New York, July 7 (IBNS) The United Nations food standards body, the Codex Alimentarius Commission, on Monday kicked off its latest session in Geneva, during which it will examine and adopt new food safety and quality standards, including limits on the use of drugs in food-producing animals.

New UN report projects steady decline in food prices over next decade

Jul 02, 2015, at 06:59 pm

New York, July 2 (IBNS): Real prices for global agricultural products will continue their gradual decline over the coming decade due to a combination of strong crop yields, higher productivity and slower growth in global demand, according to a new report issued by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).