Environment

On World Food Day, UN agencies urge concerted effort against global hunger

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Thailand 500,000 children affected by Thai floods

Aid workers from Save the Children are using boats to deliver aid in Thailand where up to 500,000 children are affected by monsoonal flooding

KENYA: Two new wheat varieties offer hope against stem rust

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A Ug99 infested wheat crop (right) and a more resistant variety on the left at KARI in Njoro (file photo)

PAKISTAN: Flood impact to worsen unless aid increases

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Some three million people in Pakistan need food assistance because of recent flooding, says the UN