"INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT - IFAD"

The Government of the Netherlands dramatically increases its financial commitment to the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development to help the agency support small-scale farmers adapt to climate change. IFAD

Today marks the admission of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) bonds on the LSE’s Sustainable Bond Market and the first time a United Nations Fund and specialized agency has listed its sustainable bond on the LSE market since the World Bank Group. IFAD

Transforming the way we produce, distribute and consume food offers a unique opportunity to curb greenhouse emissions, but investments are urgent to scale up the solutions available, says Kaveh Zahedi, head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations climate division, ahead of the most important climate summit of the year, the forthcoming 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28). FAO

Celebrations marking this year’s World Food Day began at Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters in Rome, Italy, with the focus on water’s critical role in underpinning our food security and on how we can better manage and not take for granted this precious and finite resource. FAO

Italian Chef Carlo Cracco called on the world community to increase investments in vulnerable rural communities affected by climate change. IFAD

A green transition could create 8.4 million jobs for young people by 2030 according to a report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) that is being highlighted on International Youth Day. Green jobs are described as jobs that contribute to preserving or restoring the environment. IFAD

The cost of inaction in addressing South Sudan’s complex food, climate, and insecurity crises will be felt in the loss of lives, livelihoods and futures for millions of people across the young nation, the heads of three United Nations agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday, as they wrapped up a three-day visit to the country. FAO / IFAD / WFP

The UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment closed on Wednesday at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) after three days of high-level events, meetings and dialogues bringing together over 2000 participants from 180 countries to explore challenges and opportunities to transform agrifood systems. FAO

Speaking at the UN Food Systems Summit today the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Alvaro Lario said that urgent action Is needed to reverse the current damaging costs of unhealthy food systems. IFAD

Approximately 735 million people are currently facing hunger, compared to 613 million in 2019. The pandemic, repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine are to blame, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published today jointly by five United Nations specialized agencies. UNTV CH