NEW DELHI: The Government of India and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) have taken an important step in their partnership to address global hunger by signing an agreement that outlines plans for future collaboration.
NEW DELHI: The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) Assistant Executive Director Valerie Guarnieri visited India the last week of August to meet senior government officials and strengthen partnerships to enhance national and state government programmes that tackle hunger and malnutrition.
NEW DELHI ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in India and the Embassy of Norway in India today kicked off a symposia on women¡¯s challenges and contribution to India¡¯s agrarian economy, especially from a climate resilience perspective, to support the Government of India¡¯s ongoing significant efforts to empower women farmers.
KABUL ¨C In the past one and a half year, the Government of India has donated a 50,000 metric tons of wheat grains to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Afghanistan. This donation has enabled Â鶹ÊÓƵ to support more than one million people this year, and 4.7 million people in 2022.
New Delhi ¨C The Government of Norway and United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today signed an agreement to support smallholder farmers, especially women, in the north-eastern state of Assam through a two-year project to address the adverse impacts of climate change.
NEW DELHI: The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) facilitated a crucial learning visit for a high-level Nigerian delegation to India. India¡¯s rice fortification journey inspired the delegation of government officials from ministries, health, food security and education departments, food regulatory bodies, and the private sector to advocate for mandatory integration of fortified rice in Nigeria's food-based social safety networks.
NEW DELHI ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in India and the Government of India¡¯s Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers¡¯ Welfare today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation for 2023-2027.
NEW DELHI ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s Executive Director, David Beasley, concluded his visit to India on Monday, during which he held high-level discussions with the Government of India and visited the country¡¯s crucial safety net programmes that provide subsidized food to millions of people.
New Delhi ¨C The Government of India and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) just signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to supply 10,000 mt of wheat to Afghanistan where nearly 19 million people ¨C half of the population ¨C are facing acute food insecurity, compounded by the recent earthquake that struck the eastern part of the country in June.
NEW DELHI ¨C Inspired by the implementation of India¡¯s Food Security Act (FSA) 2013 through its public distribution system, school meals, and nutritional support for mothers and children providing food security to millions, a delegation from Nepal is in India to study the world¡¯s largest food safety net.
Jaipur: The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Government of Rajasthan handed over free Tablets to women school Cook-Cum-Helpers (CCHs), marking the launch of a mobile learning application to strengthen the functioning of the PM-POSHAN Scheme formerly known as the Mid-Day Meal scheme.
New Delhi: The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and Isha Outreach have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner on creating conversations, awareness, and outreach on sustainable food and nutrition security in India.
NEW DELHI: The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Government of Odisha have joined hands to improve the food security of small and marginal farmers in India by strengthening their resilience to climate change.
New Delhi: The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) ?and the Akshaya Patra Foundation (TAPF) will work together to enhance school meals programmes in India with an aim of sharing the experience beyond the country.
CHENNAI ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) have entered into a strategic partnership to build upon research and programmes that enhance resilience and food security in climate-affected communities in India.
NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD: The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) have entered a partnership to bolster climate-resilient food and nutrition security and livelihoods in India.
Harare ¨C On International day of South-South Cooperation (12 September), the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) acknowledges the Global south¡¯s important contribution to alleviate food insecurity and malnutrition in Zimbabwe. The Governments of Brazil, China, India and South Africa, have provided tangible transfer of information, resources and expertise to Zimbabwe over the past years, successfully administered through Â鶹ÊÓƵ, to support food security and nutrition in Zimbabwe.
New Delhi/Bhubaneshwar: The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Department of School and Mass Education, Government of Odisha, have launched a training app aimed at thousands of Cook-cum-Helpers who play a critical role in preparing and providing hot-cooked meals to millions of school children under India¡¯s Mid-day Meal scheme.
Harare ¨C The Government of India has contributed almost USD one million to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Zimbabwe to help affected populations tackle climate shocks.
New Delhi/Jaipur: The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Department of Food and Civil Supplies, Government of Rajasthan, are partnering to improve the State¡¯s Targeted Public Distribution System (TDPS), which is the world¡¯s largest food safety net scheme.
New Delhi/Bhubaneshwar: The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Government of Odisha will work on improving household food and nutritional security by strengthening livelihood initiatives, reaching thousands of state-supported Women¡¯s Self-Help Groups (WSHGs).
New Delhi/Bhubaneshwar: The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Government of Odisha will be partnering for empowering women through livelihood support and promotion of climate-resilient millets.
New Delhi: The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Government of Rajasthan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together to achieve food security and improved nutrition in the state to make significant progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 2. This cooperation will target people at high risk of malnutrition, especially women, children and adolescent girls, to have improved nutrition by 2025.
NEW DELHI: The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLM) of Uttar Pradesh are setting up over 200 supplementary nutrition production units to support distribution under the government¡¯s Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme that, among other services, provides nutrition services to children under 6 years of age.
New Delhi, India: The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi come together to develop innovative solutions to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Government's food safety nets. The partnership will create sustainable models that can be replicated across the country to support governments in their work on food and nutrition security.
