Global Issues News Headlines for “Food and Agriculture Issues”

The Eradication of Extreme Poverty by 2030: a Key UN goal will be a Missed Target

2026-10-23T04:49:01-07:00

UNITED NATIONS, October 23 (IPS) - The international day for the eradication of poverty, commemorated last week, was a grim reminder that the UN will not achieve its highly-ambitious target of helping eradicate extreme poverty—“in all its forms”– by 2030.

Read the full story, “The Eradication of Extreme Poverty by 2030: a Key UN goal will be a Missed Target”, on globalissues.org →

Bangladesh’s Hidden Climate Bill: How Much Are We Losing Without Counting It?

2026-10-22T05:49:53-07:00

DHAKA, Bangladesh, October 22 (IPS) - Bangladesh has earned global recognition for reducing deaths from cyclones and floods. Early warning systems, cyclone shelters, embankments and community preparedness have transformed the country’s disaster response. Yet another climate crisis is receiving far less attention: the economic damage climate change is quietly inflicting on households, farmers, workers, businesses and public finances.

Read the full story, “Bangladesh’s Hidden Climate Bill: How Much Are We Losing Without Counting It?”, on globalissues.org →

What a Seawater Sample Can Tell Scientists About Ocean Health

2026-10-22T04:42:00-07:00

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, October 22 (IPS) - A fishing boat’s catch tells only part of the story of the waters around World Heritage sites. Species that escape the net, shelter inside reefs or pass through deeper channels can go unrecorded, leaving communities and conservation officials with an incomplete picture of the marine life supporting coastal livelihoods.

Read the full story, “What a Seawater Sample Can Tell Scientists About Ocean Health”, on globalissues.org →

The Sámi People and Reindeer Herding – a Struggle for Sápmi’s Whole Nature

2026-10-21T10:21:30-07:00

SÁPMI, Norway, October 21 (IPS) - The Sámi, Europe’s last recognised Indigenous community, have faced threats to their existence throughout history. Norway last year has apologised for its forced assimilation policy following the findings of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission report, and in September 2026 Sweden has recently been told to do the same.

Read the full story, “The Sámi People and Reindeer Herding – a Struggle for Sápmi’s Whole Nature”, on globalissues.org →

As Winter Approaches, Afghanistan Faces Record Hunger and Mounting Human Rights Abuses

2026-10-21T09:02:44-07:00

UNITED NATIONS, October 21 (IPS) - In recent months, Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis has severely deteriorated, with the UN reporting record-high levels of acute malnutrition and hunger. Compounded by rampant human rights violations, limited access to basic services, and persistent barriers to humanitarian aid, the UN warns that conditions could considerably worsen in the coming months.

Read the full story, “As Winter Approaches, Afghanistan Faces Record Hunger and Mounting Human Rights Abuses”, on globalissues.org →

From Small Islands to Antalya: COP31 Must Move Climate Promises from Paper to People

2026-10-21T04:56:00-07:00

VICTORIA, Seychelles, October 21 (IPS) - When you grow up on a small island, the ocean is not scenery. It is your neighbour, your livelihood, and the measure of time itself. For decades, as I walked the beaches of Seychelles, I watched the subtle shifts that scientists were warning the world about. The tide crept a little higher up the sand each year. After a warm season, vibrant coral gardens turned ghost-white. Storms that once belonged to rare memory began arriving with unsettling regularity.

Read the full story, “From Small Islands to Antalya: COP31 Must Move Climate Promises from Paper to People”, on globalissues.org →

Food Insecurity and Child Malnutrition Worsen in Afghanistan Despite Strong Agricultural Season

2026-10-20T16:47:25-07:00

KABUL, Afghanistan, October 20 (IPS) - Nearly 40 percent of the population of Afghanistan is projected to face high levels of acute food insecurity this winter, and cases of acute malnutrition are expected to soar during 2027, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned.

Read the full story, “Food Insecurity and Child Malnutrition Worsen in Afghanistan Despite Strong Agricultural Season”, on globalissues.org →

As El Niño Returns, East Africa’s Urban Poor Brace for Heavy Rains

2026-10-20T06:53:42-07:00

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, October 20 (IPS) - Nearly three decades have passed, but Japhet Gimbi still remembers the rain.

Read the full story, “As El Niño Returns, East Africa’s Urban Poor Brace for Heavy Rains”, on globalissues.org →

Afro-Brazilian Religious Communities Face Mounting Discrimination Amid the Climate Crisis

2026-10-19T09:51:34-07:00

BELÉM, Brazil, October 19 (IPS) - In 2024, as floodwaters approached Lutalo Canti’s home in Porto Alegre, Brazil, he lifted some furniture off the floor and left in a hurry. Extreme rainfall in the country’s southern region had caused local rivers to overflow. The flooding would eventually reach more than 400 municipalities and impact over 2 million people.

Read the full story, “Afro-Brazilian Religious Communities Face Mounting Discrimination Amid the Climate Crisis”, on globalissues.org →

Two Summits in Bangkok: IMF/World Bank and Finance Ministers Inside, the People’s Assembly Outside

2026-10-19T05:37:45-07:00

BANGKOK, Thailand, October 19 (IPS) - Bangkok hosted two summits last week. Inside the Queen Sirikit Convention Center, more than 15,000 finance ministers, central bank governors and CEOs of the world’s largest banks and corporations attended the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. They flew in business class and slept in five-star hotels to talk about growth, inflation and public spending, and thus to decide the destiny of billions of people they will never meet. Outside, hundreds of social movements and civil society organizations held the People’s Assembly, for the 99% whose voice would not be heard. They flew economy and often shared modest rooms. The first was the summit of money and power. The second, the summit of the rest of us.

Read the full story, “Two Summits in Bangkok: IMF/World Bank and Finance Ministers Inside, the People’s Assembly Outside”, on globalissues.org →