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Blake Lively's Favorite Affordable Jeans Brand Is Having a Major Sale Right Now

Here's everything you need to know about Old Navy's Black Friday and Cyber Monday plans.




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Healthy Holiday Gift Ideas for Women

Treat the babe in your life to one (or two or three) of these indulgent gifts.




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Editor’s Pick: Gifts for Your Tech-Obsessed Friend

A guide to the tech gadgets even your hard-to-shop-for friends and family members will love.




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Taylor Swift, Hailey Bieber, and Tons of Other Celebs’ Favorite Leggings Are on Sale Ahead of Black Friday

Here’s where you can snag their Alo Yoga Moto leggings for less.




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Gabrielle Union's Mesmerizing Tie Dye Activewear Set Is On Sale for Black Friday

The rainbow sports bra and leggings set from Splits59 is a must-have for anyone craving a pop of color in their workout wardrobe.




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Kourtney Kardashian's Favorite Leggings Are So Good, Everyone Should Own A Pair

And they're on sale for Black Friday. 




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Jennifer Lopez Is Wearing the Hell Out of These $60 Sneakers—and You Can Buy Them at Zappos

The chic sneaks are part of Zappos' massive Cyber Monday sale.




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These Nordstrom Cyber Monday Deals Are Giving Black Friday a Run for Its Money

This is not a drill: You can get up to 50% off at Nordstrom right now.




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Macy’s Insane Cyber Monday Sale Ends in a Few Hours—Here Are the Best Deals

You've got exactly four hours left to take advantage of these heavily discounted prices.




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Katie Holmes’s Affordable Sneakers Are the Star of Her Latest Outfit

Meghan Markle is also a fan of the comfy shoes.




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These Clark Booties Are Actually Comfortable Enough to Wear All Day—and They’re on Sale

You can save 50% right now. 




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The Comfy Sneakers That Kate Middleton, Kelly Ripa, and More Celebs Love Are on Sale at Amazon

Keep your feet comfy and your wallet fat.




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Reese Witherspoon and I Wear the Same Comfy Hoka One One Sneakers to Run Errands 

Once you try them, you’ll never want to wear anything else




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Forget Black Booties, Amal Clooney and J.Lo Are Wearing This Weather-Resistant Boot Trend Instead

And it’s on sale at Nordstrom.




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Sweatsuits Should Be Your Cozy Day Uniform—and These Are Our Favorites From Amazon

This retro style is making a comeback for a reason.




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This is the Only Jacket I’ll Be Living in This Winter

Canada Goose has long been a leader in the outdoor gear space.




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Of Course Katie Holmes Found This Year’s Coziest Winter Boot

Keep your feet happy this winter.




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Jennifer Lopez Just Stepped Out in These Glittery Leggings (Again)—and We Found Them on Sale

They’re already going out of stock.




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Nike Launches Zoom Pulse Sneakers for Medical Workers Who Are On Their Feet All Day

The new style is available to shop today.




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Amazon Just Launched an Exclusive Clothing Collection Full of Warm and Comfy Basics Under $45

The womenswear line is new, and there’s already a variety of items to shop.




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Shoppers Swear These $30 Colorfulkoala Leggings Are the Ultimate Lululemon Dupes

And they’re available in 19 fun prints.




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Waste less food – and help end hunger

Wednesday 5 June marks World Environment Day and an opportunity for everyone to take action on the critical issue of food waste and losses. “Think. Eat. Save” is the theme, echoing the name of the campaign launched recently by FAO and UNEP, which encourages people to reduce their “foodprint” by making more informed choices. Every year 1.3 billion tonnes of food [...]




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Report: eradicate hunger and malnutrition

Eradicating hunger must be accompanied by strenuous efforts to end malnutrition and its devastating effects. That was a pivotal message at the launch of FAO’s key publication The State of Food and Agriculture, which this year focuses on Food systems for better nutrition. “FAO’s message is that we must strive for nothing less than the eradication of hunger and malnutrition,” said Director-General [...]




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Field tests under way for new hunger-measuring tool

FAO has begun field tests for a new approach to measuring hunger and food insecurity – part of a collaboration with polling specialists Gallup, Inc. The project – known as Voices of the Hungry – is based on a “food insecurity experience scale,” with annual data collected using eight interview questions about people’s experiences of food insecurity over the preceding [...]




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Asia-Pacific campaign targets reduced food losses

FAO and its partners have launched an initiative aimed at cutting food waste across the Asia-Pacific region. Save Food Asia-Pacific Campaign targets losses both straight after harvest and between the market and people’s plates. FAO estimates that reducing global food waste by just one quarter would be sufficient to feed the 870 million people suffering from chronic hunger in the world. [...]




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Zero Hunger is possible ‘within our lifetimes'

FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva underlined his firm belief that a hunger-free world is possible "within our lifetimes," during high-level talks in New York. "The Zero Hunger Challenge calls for something new – something bold, but long overdue," he said. It was a "decisive global commitment to end hunger, eliminate childhood stunting, make all food systems sustainable, eradicate rural poverty, [...]




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World Food Day 2013 to promote healthy food systems

FAO will use World Food Day this year to promote one of the five pillars of Zero Hunger Challenge. The theme of the campaign will be “Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition.” Events in more than 120 countries – supported by videos, an issues paper, posters, media interviews and more – will communicate the message that our food systems [...]




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‘We must be voices of the hungry'

We will only achieve zero hunger if we speak on behalf of those unable to represent themselves. That was a key message during an event titled “Zero Hunger: are we ready?” at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, on Friday, 11 October. “Hungry people have no voice, they are different from all others,” said FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva (pictured, left). “We [...]




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Resilience is key in drive to zero hunger

FAO’s emergency programme to support farmers affected by severe flooding in northern Benin includes creating resilience among communities in order to avert further threats to their livelihoods and food security. Farming families in northern Benin lost crops, livestock and fishing grounds when the Niger River overran its banks in August, just as many villagers were trying to recover from previous floods [...]




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Make your thunder heard. Join us in the Thunderclap for the Intl Year of Family Farming

Help raise the profile of the IYFF 2014 and its role in eradicating hunger Family farming is the predominant form of agriculture in the world with more than 500 million family farmers playing a key role in securing a future where more quality food is produced in a sustainable way.  For this reason, the 2014 International Year of Family Farming plays a [...]




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Help families in the Philippines rebuild their lives – Donate Now!!!

FAO is working to help typhoon-affected farmers to ensure the next harvests in 2014 – You can help as well. Philippine farmers need urgent assistance  to avoid a double tragedy befalling rural survivors of Typhoon Haiyan. The typhoon hit just as farmers were beginning a new planting season, and FAO estimates that over one million farmers have been affected and hundreds of [...]




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Reduce your food waste and save money and our natural resources

Total food losses have been estimated at 1.3 billion tons per year, which represents roughly one-third of the world food production for human consumption. The economic value of food losses and waste amounts to $680 billion in industrialized countries and $310 billion in developing countries. In total, food loss and waste amount to one trillion dollars globally. Lost and wasted food [...]




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Download the free “Quinoa in the kitchen” book and try out new recipes!

Once known as “the gold of the Incas,” quinoa has been one of the world’s neglected crops but is currently becoming more and more popular. For centuries, quinoa remained a hidden treasure grown almost exclusively by indigenous communities in the Andean heights. Lately, quinoa has been growing in popularity with foodies and health-conscious consumers around the world. It was even [...]




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Learn how cash transfer programmes improve lives in sub-Saharan Africa and share the infographics

Did you know that cash transfer (CT) programmes in countries of the sub-Saharan Africa actually have a significant impact? In Malawi, these programmes helped families invest in agricultural equipment and livestock to produce their own food and reduce levels of negative coping strategies, like begging and school drop-outs. In Kenya, secondary school attendance rose by 9 percent and access to [...]




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Vegetable garden tips – for better homes and gardens

Enjoy a low-cost, healthy diet from your very own vegetable garden and get the chance to make money by selling your own products. Start your own vegetable garden to grow, prepare and eat your own delicious fruits and vegetables with these tips: Do your research: When you begin your own vegetable garden you should understand the type of soil you work [...]




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Learn how good food can improve your health

Have you ever wondered if you are getting adequate nutrients from the food you eat? It is a common misconception that malnutrition means not getting enough food. This is, however, incorrect! People who take in insufficient food can be malnourished, but also those who consume too much face the same risks. Malnutrition is defined as “An abnormal physiological condition caused by [...]




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Empowerment is key to eradicating hunger

Global food security largely depends on smallholder family farms where in many regions of the world women play a crucial role as both producers and providers of food. Studies show that when women and other rural poor have better access to resources, the benefits are far-reaching. Families are healthier, more children attend school, agricultural productivity improves, incomes increase, and rural communities [...]




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Think about our forests – Plant a tree!

Forests and trees sustain and protect us, providing clean air and water, safeguarding biodiversity and acting as a buffer against climate change. For many people, they also offer food, shelter and employment. Here are ten facts about trees you might not be aware of: The  world’s forests store 289 gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon in their biomass alone. Deforestation accounts for up to 20% [...]




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Jackie Chan set to defeat the world's worst enemy - Hunger

International Kungfu superstar and renowned Hollywood film actor Jackie Chan has joined FAO in the fight against hunger. In a recent visit to Ethiopia, Chan met with beneficiaries of the ‘Purchase from Africans for Africa’ (PAA) project as well as a South-South Cooperation Programme where he discussed with Chinese experts how they exchange technical knowledge with Ethiopian farmers to help them [...]




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5 critical things we learned from the latest IPCC report on climate change

Today leading international experts on climate change, the IPCC, presented their latest report on the impacts of climate change on humanity, and what we can do about it. It’s a lengthy report, so we’ve shrunk it down to Oxfam's five key takeaways on climate change and hunger. 1. Climate change: the impacts on crops are worse than we thought Climate change has [...]




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7 things you should know about FAO and the Post-2015 development agenda

As FAO launches dedicated webpages on post-2015, here are seven things to know about the process and how FAO is playing its part. 7 - Post-2015 development agenda - The name refers to the process through which Member States agree on a new global development framework to succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight goals that followed the UN Millennium Declaration [...]




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Asia-Pacific countries take Zero Hunger Challenge by the horns

The mission for an end to hunger in the world’s most populous region has received a boost, with member countries responding positively to a call by FAO for a “massive effort” to end hunger in Asia and the Pacific. 1. Asia-Pacific is home to nearly two-thirds of the world’s chronically hungry people. |True|     Asia-Pacific, with over 4.2 billion people, is home [...]




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Water – the most basic resource but also the most essential

Basic facts The world contains an estimated 1 400 million cubic km of water. Only 0.003% of this vast amount, about 45 000 cubic km, are what is called “fresh water resources” - water that theoretically can be used for drinking, hygiene, agriculture and industry. But not all of this water is accessible. For example, seasonal flooding makes water extremely difficult [...]




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Plant a seed, grow a garden, change a life!

‘‘—the first 1000 days are a critical window in a child’s development, but let’s not forget this child on day 1,001.’’ School nutrition programmes help to address the +1,001 day gap. Today, perceptions of school gardens are changing in response to increasingly urgent needs for greater food security, environmental protection, more secure livelihoods and better nutrition. School gardens have new multiple [...]




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The growing role of fish in feeding the world

People have never consumed so much fish or depended so greatly on the sector for their well-being as they do today. Did you know?  Fish is one of the most-traded food commodities worldwide, worth almost US$130 billion in 2012 – a figure that will probably continue to increase. World per capita apparent fish consumption increased from an average of 9.9 kg in the [...]




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Forests and trees – a source of shelter, food, energy and employment for millions

The challenge is to maintain and develop the socioeconomic benefits from forests while safeguarding the resource. FAO’s State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) 2014 argues that if the focus of data collection and policy is shifted from trees to people, forests can be sustainably managed to meet society’s growing demands. Read the most important findings: The formal forestry sector employs some 13.2 [...]




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Blue growth - unlocking the potential of seas and oceans

Today’s fisheries sector hosts a multibillion dollar industry that is a vital source of food and nutrition, employment, trade, economic wellbeing and recreation. What is blue growth? The concept of a "blue economy" came out of the 2012 Rio+20 Conference and emphasizes conservation and sustainable management, based on the premise that healthy ocean ecosystems are more productive and a must for sustainable [...]




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Understanding the true cost of malnutrition

Malnutrition isn’t just a problem of hunger in developing countries—it exists in all regions and across socio-economic classes. The effects on human health Besides undernutrition, malnutrition also includes micronutrient-deficient diets and overweight and obesity. Chronic malnutrition can have serious, often life-threatening, health consequences, especially for children. Undernutrition can lead to physical and cognitive stunting, and makes children more susceptible to infectious diseases. Micronutrient deficiencies [...]




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Top 5 need-to-knows about Conservation Agriculture

In the face of changing weather driven by climate change and the increasing demand for food, Conservation Agriculture (CA) aims to achieve sustainable and profitable agriculture and improve farmers’ livelihoods. Here are five things you need to know. 1. CA observes three main principles that you should remember Direct seeding involves growing crops without mechanical seedbed preparation and with minimal soil disturbance [...]




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Nutrition on the front burner

Hundreds of millions of people around the world continue to suffer from hunger and malnutrition. Governments are urged to make stronger commitments at November’s Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) to ensure healthier diets for all. That's according to the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization of the United Nations. Watch this video to find out the challenges that [...]