BANGKOK, Thailand ¨C As weather extremes, rising food costs, and overlapping global crises put communities across Asia and the Pacific under growing pressure, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is calling for enhanced investments in national social protection systems to protect food security and nutrition and respond quickly when emergencies strike.
BANGKOK, Thailand - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and Siam Piwat, a leading retail and property development company today opened the ¡°Steps for Tomorrow ¨C A Journey Towards Zero Hunger¡± exhibition at the Siam Paragon mall, in Bangkok, to raise awareness about Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s work to tackle hunger across the Asia-Pacific region.
YOKOHAMA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a timely contribution of US$58 million from the Government of Japan. This contribution will enable Â鶹ÊÓƵ to support vulnerable populations affected by conflict, climate change, and economic crisis in 28 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
BANGKOK¨C At an official signing ceremony held today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Royal Thai Government confirmed its contribution of 1 million baht each to the United Nations Children¡¯s Fund (UNICEF), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ). The contributions will support each agency¡¯s work to provide much needed assistance to refugees and forcibly displaced populations.
Bangkok, Thailand ¨C The economic impact of COVID-19 on the world¡¯s most populous region is threatening to further undermine efforts to improve diets and nutrition of nearly two billion people in Asia and the Pacific who were already unable to afford healthy diets prior to the pandemic, says a new report published today by four specialized agencies of the United Nations.
