Hindu.com reports on the new UN anthem for the fight against poverty: Poverty has no caste or gender, but it now has a voice in the form of music virtuoso A R Rahman, whose English single “Pray For Me Brother” will be the UN’s anthem for its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) campaign. The MDGs comprise […]
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Hunger Drives Students to Suicide
Malungelo Booi reports that students in South African schools commit suicide due to hunger: HUNGER and desperation are driving pupils at a school near Mthatha to commit suicide, according to the principal. More than a quarter of the pupils at Upper Corana High School, in Misty Mount near Mthatha, may be HIV/Aids orphans, and the […]
18,000 Children Die Daily From Hunger
The AP reports that the UN says 18,000 children die daily from hunger: It is “a terrible indictment of the world in 2007” that 18,000 children die every day because of hunger and malnutrition, and 850 million people go to bed every night with empty stomachs, the head of the UN food agency said on […]
Greens Call for Fresh Fruit in all Schools
In a recent press release the Green Party calls for fresh fruit in all primary schools (of New Zealand). The Green Party is calling for the Free Fruit in Schools programme to be extended to all primary schools in New Zealand, and for the Government to make available free, healthy breakfasts in all schools, Green […]
Teens Fast to Fight Hunger
Approximately 500,000 teens across the country intend to participate in the 2007 World Vision 30-Hour Famine. For 30 hours, starting at noon Feb. 23, the participants plan to go without food, consuming only liquids, learn about world hunger and poverty and perform service projects in their communities. The money raised by each participant contributes to […]
AIDS one of the Top Killers of Black People
Larry Ault recently wrote an article describing the especially harsh effect HIV/AIDS has on blacks in the United States: The National Center for Health Statistics 2006 report says HIV/AIDS is one of the top 10 causes of death for African-Americans. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has indicated HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of […]