The Independent recently released an article that says birth rates must be curbed to win war on global poverty: The earth’s population will approach an unsustainable total of 10.5 billion unless contraception is put back at the top of the agenda for international efforts to alleviate global poverty. A report by MPs released today challenges […]
Monthly Archives: February 2007
International Hunger Workshop in India
Rafiqul Islam Azad reports on an international workshop about hunger: Speakers at an international workshop in Chennai, India [last Monday] stressed the need for formulating an strategy at aggregate level to ensure food security across the globe. The four-day workshop on “Food Insecurity: A Great Threat to Human Security”, organised jointly by International Student Young […]