Food security
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Healthy diet too expensive for one in three people globally, UN report finds.
Global hunger continues to decline. The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026 reports encouraging progress in reducing hunger worldwide. In 2025, 7.8% of the global…
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Child malnutrition in Nepal has reached ‘alarming’ levels since aid cuts, survey finds.
Survey reports rising levels of child malnutrition across Nepal. The largest survey ever conducted among children under five in Nepal found that child malnutrition has reached “alarming” levels following reductions…
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How the Iran War Could Drive a Historic Hunger Crisis
The Iran war hunger crisis highlights how geopolitical conflict can rapidly escalate into a global humanitarian emergency. Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have not only affected energy markets but…
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From service to cash to service: Back to the future or evolution?
En: Think TanksHistorical Foundations of Social Protection Systems Initially, social protection centered mainly on services and in-kind assistance, especially for people unable to work. As governments developed modern welfare states, income support…
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Food Security Takes a Practical Turn
Practical Shifts in Food Security Action Food security efforts across the Asia-Pacific are making a visible shift toward implementation and measurable outcomes as economies work to reduce food loss and…