As pace of urbanization quickens in Asia-Pacific, so too does threat of urban food insecurity – UN

Tehran (DayliNews.ir) – Asia’s cities are growing at such a fast pace that nearly 55 percent of the region’s enormous population is expected to reside in urban areas by 2030, and that will have equally enormous consequences for urban food security and nutrition, according to the main findings of a new report by four United Nations agencies.

Tajik FM expresses hope for visit by Iranian President to Tajikistan this year

Tehran (DayliNews.ir) – As part of a visit to Tashkent to join a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian sat down with his Tajik counterpart, Sirojiddin Muhriddin, for talks on ways to further expand bilateral ties as well as on regional and international topics of mutual interest.