Tag: WFP
“Ukraine urgently needs the sea route” – What the end of the grain deal means
Grain harvest in Ukraine The expiry of the agreement is also bad news for Ukrainian farmers. (Photo: AP) Riga, Geneva The grain deal was extended several times so that Ukraine…
Nuclear missiles, but no rice – North Korea in the hunger crisis
>>iOS Why hunger is a constant companion for many North Koreans He ordered irrigation systems to be improved, more farm machinery to be built, and more arable land to be…
Annalena Baerbock travels to Ethiopia and encounters China’s influence there
Berlin Behind Annalena Baerbock, thousands of sacks of grain are piled up in a warehouse near the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, which Welthungerhilfe is distributing to those most in need…
An agenda for the world economy in five points
Economies around the world have suffered from the events of the past three years. The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed millions of lives and brought the global economy to a standstill.…
Gates, Soros and UN are demanding billions in aid
agriculture in Africa The consequences of climate change are hurting agriculture on the continent. (Photo: dpa) New York, Dusseldorf The UN General Assembly is facing major discussions. The poor countries…
Gazprom clamps Baltic Sea pipeline – The night at a glance
Expert of the International Atomic Energy Agency The IAEA is to inspect the Ukrainian nuclear power plant Zaporizhia. (Photo: Reuters) Kyiv Early Wednesday morning, experts from the International Atomic Energy…
Ukraine warns of incident at Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
Zaporizhia nuclear power plant Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of shelling the nuclear power plant. (Photo: AP) Kyiv Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has again urged Russia to withdraw from…
42 states support Ukraine in nuclear power plant dispute
Zaporizhia nuclear power plant 42 states demand: Control of the nuclear power plant must be handed over to the authorized Ukrainian authorities. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv In the dispute over the…
“Afghanistan is the saddest country on earth”
Bangkok Dozens of men cower in the dust along a wall in front of the passport office in Kabul. Most have brought with them plastic wrappers full of documents in…
Compulsive organic farming is irresponsible
With the looming global food crisis, policy makers around the world need to think hard about how to make food cheaper and more available. This will require a willingness to…
That’s why more and more people are starving
Zurich Although the dispute over the blockade of Ukrainian wheat deliveries is still unresolved, food prices on the global commodity markets have eased somewhat recently. The price of wheat on…
More and more people are at risk of starvation
Zurich Although the dispute over the blockade of Ukrainian wheat deliveries is still unresolved, food prices on the global commodity markets have eased somewhat recently. The price of wheat on…
Famines: The world food system is not working
Sudanese farmer with grain Dependence on wheat is high worldwide. (Photo: dpa) Berlin When Martin Frick, head of the UN World Food Program (WFP) in Germany, talks about the future…
After storming the President’s official residence
Demonstrators in the government residence pool Sri Lanka is in chaos. (Photo: AP) Colombo After ongoing protests against the severe economic crisis in Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed…
After storming the President’s official residence
Private home of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Protesters entered the building and set it on fire. (Photo: AP) Colombo After ongoing protests against the severe economic crisis in Sri Lanka,…
After storming the President’s official residence
Demonstrators on the streets of Colombo Tens of thousands of people gathered in the city to demand the resignation of Rajapaksa and the government. The police used tear gas against…
Agreement in the WTO again for the first time after a marathon conference
WTO meeting in Geneva Some of the formulations in the concluding texts were not very specific. (Photo: Reuters) Geneva After negotiations almost around the clock, the 164 member countries of…
New generation storms the control bodies
Dax supervisory board members Dorothea von Boxberg, Sven Schneider, Sopna Sury and Ertharin Cousin (from left) The governing bodies of the 40 largest listed companies are changing more than ever…
How bad will the crisis be for the global economy?
A storm through the world economy There is talk of a “perfect storm”. This is how the US economist Kenneth Rogoff describes the danger of a simultaneous recession in Europe,…
How bad will the crisis be for the global economy?
A storm through the world economy There is talk of a “perfect storm”. This is how the US economist Kenneth Rogoff describes the danger of a simultaneous recession in Europe,…