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On 14 July 2008, the Ministry informed UNOPS that the problematic receipts related to purchases of food at two supermarkets, Netto and SuperBest. (...) It is not contested that on 27 June 2008 the Applicant submitted to the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through UNOPS, for reimbursement of VAT in accordance with her diplomatic status, items including 42 receipts for food purchased in August 2007, December 2007 and February 2008. (...) Despite the Applicant’s protestations at the hearing and elsewhere, the Tribunal also finds it impossible, in view of the sorts and quantities of food bought, to believe that the purchases at issue were made for parties or social gatherings.
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Score: 1219990.8 - www.un.org/en/internalj...t/judgments/undt-2010-058e.pdf
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Share × Close Brazil to fund food purchasing in five African countries Agreement signed with FAO and WFP School Feeding in Ethiopia ©Photo: ©FAO/Giulio Napolitano 21/02/2012 21 February 2012, Rome – The Government of Brazil is providing $2 375 000 for a new local food purchase programme to be set up by FAO and the World Food Programme (WFP) to benefit farmers and vulnerable populations in five African countries – Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger and Senegal. (...) New impetus WFP already purchases food locally for its programmes and is running a pilot called “Purchase for Progress” (P4P) to find ways to buy more directly from smallholders.  (...) Food purchase programmes provide a new perspective on agricultural development and food interventions.
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Score: 1125672.7 - https://www.fao.org/newsroom/d...g-in-five-African-countries/en
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Record food purchases from developing nations helps UN agency save more lives | | 1UN News Skip to main content Welcome to the United Nations Language العربية 中文 English Français Русский Español Português Kiswahili Other Hindi हिंदी Global UN News Global perspective Human stories Search Search Advanced Search Main navigation Home Africa Americas Asia Pacific Middle East Europe UN Art and Gifts History Corner Topics Peace and Security Economic Development Humanitarian Aid Climate and Environment Human Rights UN Affairs Women Law and Crime Prevention Health Culture and Education SDGs Migrants and Refugees In depth Interviews Features Photo Stories News in Brief The Lid is On UN Gender Focus UN and Africa UN Podcasts Secretary-General Spokesperson All Statements Selected Speeches Press Encounters Official Travels Media UN Video UN Photo Meeting Coverage Media Accreditation Webtv Audio and Subscription Audio Hub Subscribe Record food purchases from developing nations helps UN agency save more lives Facebook Twitter Print Email Record food purchases from developing nations helps UN agency save more lives 11 February 2011 The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) procured $1.25 billion in food commodities last year, including the purchase of more food than ever before from developing nations, enabling the agency to save money, delivery time and human lives while helping to boost agricultural production and incomes. (...) “During a time of record food prices, this investment saves lives and protects livelihoods by harnessing the purchasing power of WFP, one of the largest food buyers in the world, to invest in the agricultural economies of developing nations and deliver food assistance directly to the hungry poor who are most affected by natural disasters, wars and displacement.” (...)   ♦ Receive daily updates directly in your inbox - Subscribe here to a topic. ♦ Download the UN News app for your iOS or Android devices.   food security Related Stories UN-backed summit on food security, ‘blue economy’ urges coordinated action Sustainable farming can help meet global demand for cassava – UN food agency Investing in small-scale farmers can help lift over 1 billion people out of poverty – UN report News Tracker: Past Stories on This Issue Afghan wheat sale marks UN agency’s largest local purchase ever 22 December 2010 In a groundbreaking agreement, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will buy enough wheat directly from farmers in Afghanistan to help feed more than 500,000 people in the country for three months, marking the largest local purchase ever by the agency.
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Score: 1114689 - https://news.un.org/en/story/2011/02/366562
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Record food purchases from developing nations helps UN agency save more lives | | 1UN News Skip to main content Welcome to the United Nations Language العربية 中文 English Français Русский Español Português Kiswahili Other Hindi हिंदी Global UN News Global perspective Human stories Search Search Advanced Search Main navigation Home Africa Americas Asia Pacific Middle East Europe UN Art and Gifts History Corner Topics Peace and Security Economic Development Humanitarian Aid Climate and Environment Human Rights UN Affairs Women Law and Crime Prevention Health Culture and Education SDGs Migrants and Refugees In depth Interviews Features Photo Stories News in Brief The Lid is On UN Gender Focus UN and Africa UN Podcasts Secretary-General Spokesperson All Statements Selected Speeches Press Encounters Official Travels Media UN Video UN Photo Meeting Coverage Media Accreditation Webtv Audio and Subscription Audio Hub Subscribe Record food purchases from developing nations helps UN agency save more lives Facebook Twitter Print Email Record food purchases from developing nations helps UN agency save more lives 11 February 2011 The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) procured $1.25 billion in food commodities last year, including the purchase of more food than ever before from developing nations, enabling the agency to save money, delivery time and human lives while helping to boost agricultural production and incomes. (...) “During a time of record food prices, this investment saves lives and protects livelihoods by harnessing the purchasing power of WFP, one of the largest food buyers in the world, to invest in the agricultural economies of developing nations and deliver food assistance directly to the hungry poor who are most affected by natural disasters, wars and displacement.” (...)   ♦ Receive daily updates directly in your inbox - Subscribe here to a topic. ♦ Download the UN News app for your iOS or Android devices.   food security Related Stories UN-backed summit on food security, ‘blue economy’ urges coordinated action Sustainable farming can help meet global demand for cassava – UN food agency Investing in small-scale farmers can help lift over 1 billion people out of poverty – UN report News Tracker: Past Stories on This Issue Afghan wheat sale marks UN agency’s largest local purchase ever 22 December 2010 In a groundbreaking agreement, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will buy enough wheat directly from farmers in Afghanistan to help feed more than 500,000 people in the country for three months, marking the largest local purchase ever by the agency.
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Score: 1114689 - https://news.un.org/story/2011/02/366562
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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has started local procurement programs in refugee camps in the Sudan, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Namibia and Pakistan as part of durable solutions. With the Purchase for Progress (P4P) initiative, the World Food Programme is using purchasing power and its expertise in logistics and food quality to build resilience among smallholder farmers. (...) Through support for smallholder farmers based on procurement programs, FAO is also promoting food security and resilience through programs such as Purchase from Africans for Africa (PAA) in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger and Senegal. Meeting humanitarian needs using locally procured supplies is not restricted to food items alone – in the DRC and in other protracted emergencies, UNICEF uses local purchase modalities to provide internally displaced persons with essential non-food items.
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Score: 1083206.9 - https://www.unocha.org/sites/u...tarian%20Segement%20Brazil.doc
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"Public purchasing from local producers  adds value to local markets by integrating small-scale family farmers and by channelling demand - in this case from schools - for their produce, contributing to food security and diversity," said Florence Tartanac, of FAO's rural infrastructure and agro-industries division. (...) Promoting inclusive policies "Public purchasing from local farmers could promote local diversified production and value chains, ensure that students have regular access to food, and over the longer term increase human capital through higher school attendance and the better learning that results when children are well-fed," said Tartanac. (...) For PAA Africa this kind of integration can also increase the impact of local food purchases on participants' livelihoods and help build sustainable rural development models, by coherently combining agricultural interventions, local food purchases and social protection.
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Score: 1080672.2 - https://www.fao.org/newsroom/d...-family-farmers-and-schools/en
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"Public purchasing from local producers  adds value to local markets by integrating small-scale family farmers and by channelling demand - in this case from schools - for their produce, contributing to food security and diversity," said Florence Tartanac, of FAO's rural infrastructure and agro-industries division. (...) For PAA Africa this kind of integration can also increase the impact of local food purchases on participants' livelihoods and help build sustainable rural development models, by coherently combining agricultural interventions, local food purchases and social protection. (...) Read the report Related links Purchase from Africans for Africa Institutional procurement of food from smallholder farmers The Case of Brazil World Food Programme (WFP) UK Department for International Development Video Purchase from Africans for Africa: How the programme works (Portuguese with English subtitles) Interview with FAO's Israel Klug.
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Score: 1080398.5 - https://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/279734/icode/
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Kitchen staff must prepare the food on time, keeping food costs, quality, safety and quantity in mind. Purchasing and production are part of a complete system that revolves around the menu. (...) Food Waste Index Report 2021 01 March 2021 In complement to the Food Loss Index, developed by FAO, the Food Waste Index covers the later stages of food’s journey – food waste – occurring at household, food service and retail level.
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Score: 1078904.4 - https://www.fao.org/flw-in-fis...ng/services-infrastructure/en/
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Rather than the result of planned behaviour, food loss is due to unintended accumulated household actions from the purchase up to the preparation of food. (...) Better purchasing and meal planning leads to less food waste. (...) However, this produced a more diffuse picture. Some purchasing habits, such as the frequency with which households purchase food and the extent to which they make impulse purchases, are positively correlated with food waste figures.
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Score: 1077497.1 - https://unece.org/DAM/trade/ag...Flemish_households_summary.pdf
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Kitchen staff must prepare the food on time, keeping food costs, quality, safety and quantity in mind. Purchasing and production are part of a complete system that revolves around the menu. (...) Food Waste Index Report 2021 01 March 2021 In complement to the Food Loss Index, developed by FAO, the Food Waste Index covers the later stages of food’s journey – food waste – occurring at household, food service and retail level.
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Score: 1077209.3 - https://www.fao.org/flw-in-fis...ng/services-infrastructure/ar/
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