Panama/Santiago de Chile ¨C A new report by the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reveals the transformative potential of public food procurement from smallholder farmers to strengthen food security and nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean.
PANAMA CITY, Panama ¨C?As Tropical Storm Melissa moves slowly across the Caribbean bringing heavy rains and strong winds, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is working with governments and partners to help communities prepare for and reduce the storms impact. Forecasts suggest the storm could develop into a major hurricane over the weekend.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s efforts across the Caribbean are focusing on early action, helping people before disaster strikes to pre-emptively protect food-insecure communities.
The United Nations calls for the targeting of new policies and investments in the lagging territories of Latin America and the Caribbean.
December 2, 2020, Santiago de Chile - A new United Nations report shows the territorial inequality of malnutrition in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
PANAMA CITY ¨C The United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Panama, managed by the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), is the primary regional logistics hub responding to COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean. The depot has already airlifted more than eight tons of supplies, including COVID-19 kits, for the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) to 24 countries.
