Palm oil keeps global food price trend heading up in April

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Social Media Slant 4 Good Using social media to raise awareness of important issues!  New daily edition at 9 a.m. Published by Cendrine Marrouat 06 May 2016 Read paper → World Health Business Environment Politics Technology #myanmar #transgender Palm oil keeps global food price trend heading up in April Shared by United Nations www­.fao­.org - 5 May 2016, Rome - Global prices of key staple food commodities rose in April, marking its third consecutive monthly increase after four years of decline. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 151.8 po... UN News - Budget woes ‘costly distraction,’ Ban says, urging reliable funding for UN Palestine refugee agency Shared by United Nations www­.un­.org - 4 May 2016 – A consequence of failing to fund the activities of the United Nations agency tasked with ensuring the wellbeing of Palestinian refugees across the Middle East would be an increased ris... 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