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Hunger in the news
20 November 2009

Hard choices over food versus education in Malawi

Food or education? Public spending choices are never easy. But in Malawi, one of the world's poorest countries, the choices are particularly stark. The government has made "food security" - which means making sure people have enough to eat - the top priority for government spending.
BBC News
Hunger in the news
20 November 2009

Police nab mastermind of Islamabad suicide attacks, including WFP bombing

Islamabad Police Friday announced the capture of a terrorist mastermind who has confessed to his role in recent suicide attacks in the capital city, including suicide hit at WFP office, besides involvement in terrorist activities in Swat. (..) These four suicide hits, confessed by the terrorist Jamshed, include suicide hit on United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) office in which five UN workers were killed and attack on Rescue-15 Police office.
Associated Press of Pakistan
Hunger in the news
20 November 2009

WFP urges adoption of conservation farming

World Food Programme (WFP) country director Ricaldo Pablo has advised farmers to adopt conservation farming to improve production in view of the reduced inputs in the 2009/2010 farming season. (..) “Fertiliser per se cannot change the way we produce or increase average productivity. The Fertiliser Support Programme (FSP) at the moment is probably taking a very large amount of the budget of the Ministry of Agriculture and as a result, not allowing for other critical areas of support to the farmers,” he said.
The Post (Zambia)
Nutrition
19 November 2009

Huge numbers of stunted children, says UN report

Almost 200 million children under the age of five in the developing world suffer from stunted growth, according to a new U.N. report. But surprisingly, in the Middle East, wealthier countries have more of a problem than some poorer nations. The Occupied Palestinian Territories, for example, have a stunting prevalence of 10 percent -- the lowest in the Middle East -- according to the study from UNICEF, the New York-based United Nations Children's Fund.
CNN
Climate Change
19 November 2009

Bangladesh Waters: Too Much, Too Little

It is in southern Bangladesh, one of the regions of the world considered most vulnerable to climate change. I found that the people living there have a stark choice in front of them. Either they begin adapting to their conditions and look for alternative ways to earn money and get food, or they pack their bags (unless they want to starve).
BBC News
Hunger in the news
19 November 2009

Bob Dylan Makes Music Video Comeback

Musician Bob Dylan has appeared in his first music video for 12 years. The 68-year-old star is in seasonal spirit in the video for Must Be Santa, singing, dancing and wearing festive attire at a Christmas house party. (..) The World Food Programme and Crisis At Christmas are the beneficiaries of his international royalties, while Feeding America is the designated charity in the US.
BBC News
Hunger in the news
19 November 2009

Perfect Storm

According to the World Food Programme, around twenty million people in the Horn of Africa need food aid. Indeed, the numbers are so great it is hard to take anything tangible and human from the statistics.
Chattam House
Hunger in the news
19 November 2009

A Dollar A Day

In Nepal, severe drought and unreliable monsoon rains have led to acute food shortages and the highest levels of hunger in 40 years. Experts warn that the country’s efforts to reduce poverty after the decade-long civil war are being undermined by the country’s continuing political instability, climate change and a deepening food crisis.
BBC News
Hunger in the news
19 November 2009

Cabinet to Decide Food Subsidy Plan

The Cabinet will determine whether needy Kenyans will receive food subsidies under a new programme. (..) The World Bank, Oxfam and the World Food Programme are the main development partners taking part in the initiative.
Daily Nation (Kenya)
Hunger in the news
19 November 2009

France grants WFP 1.5 mln euros for food aid in DR Congo

The French ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Pierre Jacquemot, and the representative of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Kinshasa, Abdou Dieng, on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding, worth 1.5 million euros, in a bid to strengthen the UN agency's efforts in providing food to victims of armed conflicts in the country.
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