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U.S. Statement on the impact of the war in Ukraine on global food security under the mandate of FAO

Conflict, climate change, and the lasting impacts of COVID-19 are devastating local and global food systems and the people who rely on them. Especially the most vulnerable. Russia’s unprovoked aggression against Ukraine has significantly worsened these challenges.

By USUN Rome Mission | 5 December, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Cindy McCain, black sea grain initiative, FAO, FAO Council, Food Security, food systems, grain, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine grain, Ukraine war, world food security

More Ukrainian grain reaching developing countries

With U.S. assistance, the U.N. World Food Programme recently made Ukrainian wheat shipments to the Horn of Africa and to Yemen — areas suffering severe droughts and conflicts.

By USUN Rome Mission | 7 October, 2022 | Topics: Agriculture, News, USAID | Tags: grain, Humanitarian Assistance, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine grain, Ukraine war, UN, WFP

Ambassador Cindy McCain Announces U.S. Funding for IFAD in Response to the Global Food Crisis

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Agencies in Rome, Cindy H. McCain, will visit Guatemala from July 23 - July 27 and Honduras from July 27 - July 30, 2022. During her trip, she will lead a media tour to various U.S.-funded UN projects to showcase how the U.S. government, the UN ...

By USUN Rome Mission | 29 July, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, embassy, Key Officials, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, USAID | Tags: Ambassador, Ambassador McCain, america, central america, cri, crisis, food crisis, guatemala, honduras, IFAD, mccain, media, Media Tour, official trip, Russia, travel, Ukraine

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