Rome — Dr. Stefanos Fotiou is Director, UN Food Systems Coordination Hub The global food system is under pressure from every direction – climate, conflict, inequality, and economic instability. But in Addis Ababa this July, something shifted. At the UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake (UNFSS+4), over 3,500 people from 150 countries came together to…
The pursuit of climate-resilient and biodiversity-conscious food systems, which are commended by the United Nations, are flickering new hope into the livesof millions of Africans who still go to bed hungry. The agenda “right to food” is also being intensified. Many countries are integrating their national food systems with their agriculture. Yet, the right to…
A Just Eat delivery rider cycles through Manchester, UK. Phil Noble/Reuters Technology investor Prosus gained EU antitrust approval on Monday for its €4.1-billion (R84-billion) bid for Just Eat Takeaway, after agreeing to sell down its stake in Delivery Hero. Amsterdam-headquartered Prosus, which is majority owned by Naspers, announced the deal in February, banking on its…
The Ambassador of Nepal to the United Nations, Lok Bahadur Thapa, was on Thursday elected president of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at what he called a “historic moment” for his country and its enduring commitment to multilateralism. Mr. Thapa said that the motto of his presidency will be “Delivering Better,” which requires strengthening…
Uber Eats is introducing a suite of new features aimed at helping restaurants better advertise and communicate with customers, leveraging both generative AI and direct communication tools. Read: Malaria can be stopped by CRISPR changing a single gene in mosquitos The food delivery service is using AI to enhance menu descriptions and food photos. AI…
David Gritten BBC News, Jerusalem James Chater BBC News, Sydney Reuters More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid since late May, according to the UN More than 50 Palestinians were killed and 400 others injured while waiting for food near a crossing in northern Gaza on Wednesday, a hospital says, as US…
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning over the deadly toll of unhealthy diets, urging global leaders to enact sweeping reforms in the way food is produced, marketed, and consumed. In a public statement released this week, the WHO chief revealed that poor nutrition is now one of the…
Agrifood System transformation is at the heart of the new Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), which aims to build resilient and sustainable agrifood systems. This is because the what, when, how, and who of the decisions made about food production, processing, storage, transport, marketing, preparation and consumption drive so much that profoundly affect the…
ADDIS ABABA – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called for a transformative, Africa-centered approach to food security, emphasizing the need for resilient and inclusive food systems amid intensifying global challenges. Her remarks came during the opening of the Second United Nations Food Systems Summit, co-hosted by Ethiopia and Italy in Addis Ababa. Meloni stressed…
Malawi has been ranked among the top 50 most food self-sufficient countries in the world, according to a groundbreaking study published in the journal Nature Food in May 2025. The study, which assessed 186 countries based on their ability to feed their populations across seven major food groups, placed Malawi alongside seven other African nations…
