UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the killing of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, a leading figure in last year’s protests, and called on the authorities to ensure accountability. He urged the authorities to conduct “a prompt, an impartial, a thorough and transparent investigation, in line with international human rights standards,” and...
The UN agency has issued its latest Food Price Index (FPI), which tracks the monthly international prices of cereals, vegetable oil, dairy, meat and sugar. The Index averaged 123.9 points in July, up 1.3 per cent from June, driven by an increase in vegetable oil and rice prices. End of a lifeline FAO’s Vegetable Oil...
