DJ BOBO, the internationally renowned Swiss artist and winner of around ten World Music Awards, today takes up his appointment as National Ambassador Against Hunger for WFP. WFP is currently feeding six million people in Ethiopia, including 670,000 children thanks to its school feeding programmes. Education remains the best way of escaping the vicious circle […]
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All I See Is Dead People
Marc Haron juxtaposes war statistics in his new article, All I See Are Dead People. He compares the tragic Iraq war, which, so far, has led to over 30,000 or 650,000 Iraqi deaths, depending on how one counts. In fact, Haron doesn’t mention it, but more Americans have died in the Iraq war than 9/11. […]
Millions Starving Shame the World, U.N. Says
By Thalif Deen – Inter Press Service United Nations (IPS): Since hunger and famine are still widespread in parts of Africa and Asia, the international community is in violation of the right to food as a basic universal human right, according to a new study released by the United Nations. “Despite promises to eradicate hunger, […]
Children Hungry In A Land Of Plenty
In a world such as ours where there is enough food to feed everybody, I find it extremely inappropriate and shameful for anyone to go hungry. Yet, this happens! Even worse, you know something’s terribly wrong with the social structure when the people who produce the food suffer from that preventable hunger. It gets even […]
Am I Free Yet?
The UN says that a 40 billion dollar increase in funding could feed, clothe and educate the entire world. Yet, the United States government spends 400 billion dollars a year on “defense” and spent over $310 billion extra so far on the Iraqi war. While almost half the world lives on less than $2.00 a […]
NIGER: Farmers See Green
Good rainfall in recent months has boosted harvests in arid Niger and reduced the risk of more hunger for a population that has long been vulnerable to food shortages, local authorities said. According to the United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP), about 70 percent of Niger’s 13 million people live below the poverty line and […]