Following a dramatic global food shortage due to the Covid pandemic, disruption to agricultural production in Russia and Ukraine due to the ongoing military conflict could seriously exacerbate global food insecurity, said Qu Dongyu, director-general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). In a statement on Friday, the ...
The United Nations General Assembly votes in favor of a United States- and Albania-drafted anti-Russian resolution, which had failed to gain traction at the UN Security Council. The Assembly adopted the resolution on Wednesday, with 141 votes in favor, five negative votes, and 35 abstentions. The resolution “deplores” Russia’s ongoing ...