UN warns on soaring food prices
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Dramatic rises in international food prices are threatening millions of people in poor countries, the UN warns.
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A sudden jump in food prices ahead of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan prompted Jordan's king to warn his Cabinet Tuesday to find ways to curb the rise or resign.
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The UN's World Food Programme warns that Tajikistan is experiencing emergency food shortages.
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More than 300,000 children in Nigeria could die between now and 2014 if the level of vitamin A in their food is not increased, according to a report by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) received by AFP.
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Business & money: Superstore groups prepare to stomach higher prices because of far east demand and biofuel incentives.
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Associated British Foods warns that prices of brands that include Kingsmill and Allinson will have to rise again.
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African countries will pay 49% more for imported cereals this year, causing  "major global concern", the UN says.
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Declaring that high oil prices are a threat to the global economy, the world's industrialized countries urged producers Friday to provide price relief by boosting supplies.
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Food commodity prices have risen by 21 percent since 2005, which will stretch aid groups' resources.
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ROME, Feb 18 (IPS) - The sharp increase in the international prices of  basic food is hitting the poorest rural communities, according to  groups representing millions of small farmers.
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The United Nations began distributing about 40 tons of food from two different places in GonaÃ¯ves today.
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The U.N. climate panel issued its strongest warning yet on Friday that human activities are heating the planet, putting extra pressure on governments to do more to combat accelerating global warming.
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The food staple's price has risen by more than 50 percent in some areas, presenting a new challenge for Calder&#243;n.
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The current recovery of the global economy is dampened by risks that could give rise to financial and exchange-rate instability and to a slowdown in growth, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned Thursday.
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Consumers paid sharply more for fruits, vegetables and gasoline last month, the government reported yesterday, suggesting that inflation may be stirring again after being dormant for several months.
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Corn, milk, bread, and other farm products hit record high prices in 2006 â and will likely keep rising in 2008.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- The throngs of destitute survivors needing food aid in tsunami- devastated Aceh Province are expected to soar to nearly 800,000, a high-ranking UN official said yesterday.