Food
World Food Program announces program to help hunger hot spots
A U.N. agency rolled out a $214 million program Tuesday to help 16 needy places hit hard by high prices for food and oil, amid a crisis already making it hard for aid groups to provide enough food for the world’s hungry. In AP.
No maize, no peace in Zimbabwe
Maize is a strategic crop that is necessary for the maintenance of
social tranquility. Without the staple food Zimbabwe
will descent into chaos. It needs seed, fertilizers, fuel and other things to grow it locally. In Harare Tribune.
Aid staff cannot help millions facing famine in Somalia
Hunger levels in Somalia are the worst in 20 years. 1 in 6 under-5s acutely malnourished. 23 aid workers killed, 18 abducted, and the area off-limits to aid agencies. In Telegraph.
Ethiopia’s toxic cocktail of drought, inflation, conflict, plagues.
Ethiopia faces a toxic cocktail: drought, global inflation, armed conflict, and plagues. At least 14 million need food aid. USA Today.
World Vision calls for protection of children in food crisis
World Vision recognises that there are
both short and long-term implications of the current food crisis.
Urgent measures need to be put in place to ensure children and their
families have access to nutritious food. WV calls on the international community to prioritise the protection of children’s rights.
What the world eats: a cultural photo review
Here’s a great photo series, “What the world eats,” that wonderfully shows differences in cultures. Here’s the book, with even more photos.
Statistics on food and hunger
Hunger kills more people annually than: AIDS, malaria, TB combinedHungry in USA: 1 in 10Hungry children in USA: 1 in 5Amount of food wasted each year in USA: 96 billion poundsHat tip: World Vision Radio
Aid agencies to deliver U.S. food assistance to North Koreans
Five aid agencies today announced that they have signed an agreement
with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to deliver U.S.
government food assistance to North Koreans suffering from severe food
shortages. The partnership will distribute 100,000 metric tons of food
to more than a half-million needy people over a 12-month period. by World Vision.
Why food costs more
IRIN, the UN office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs, has a concise analysis of why food prices are on the rise.
Namibia formulates HIV policy for farmers
Namibia is formulating HIV policy for commercial farmers: “HIV infected employees should continue to work under normal conditions in their current employment as long as they are medically fit to do so.” Farmers are getting more and more important!
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