Hunger News
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By AFP
Rome -
A sudden rise in hunger across the globe will require a new emphasis on developing rural economies, the United Nations said on Monday.
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By AFP
Kinshasa -
Nearly eight million people face acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a result of conflict, especially in the central Kasai region, UN food agencies said Monday.“Food security and nutrition...
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Rome -
The United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Monday that conflict and climate change are the main contributing factors behind the rising number of people suffering from poverty and hunger in the world today.
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Petaluma -
The recent rains and the coming of spring have revealed the bounty of fresh produce and nature’s abundance everywhere. Petaluma People Services Center is pleased to announce the 7th Annual Petaluma Bounty Plant Sale this Sunday, April 23.
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By AFP
Jeremie -
Crouching beside the makeshift shelter shared with his parents and five siblings, Fanfan Edouard slowly sharpens his machete. But there's no rush to cut firewood, because there is no food to cook.
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By AFP
Washington -
President Donald Trump's budget chief defended the proposed elimination of after-school programs that support children particularly in high-poverty US districts, saying "there's no demonstrable evidence" that they improve student performance.
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Is the answer to global hunger and issues of food scarcity consuming insects? If so, can insects be turned into food, through processing, that is recognizable today? One food research group think so.
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By AFP
Kano -
Nigeria's military campaign against Boko Haram Islamists is increasingly bogged down as it confronts suicide attacks, looting and indiscriminate slaughter while the UN warns the affected region faces the "largest crisis in Africa".
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Teenagers in many low-income communities across the United States are being forced into the sex industry, according to a disturbing report by the Urban Institute.
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London -
2015 was a perilous year for food security. This period saw droughts, a rise in food prices, a migrant crisis and other issues that affected access to food. 2016 may not be any better, according to a leading expert.
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London -
The journal Food and Nutrition Security has produced a special issue on the question: “can science and good governance deliver dinner?’ The findings are thought provoking.
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By AFP
Rome -
The number of hungry people around the world has dropped below 800 million for the first time since the UN started counting, the Food and Agriculture Organisation said in an annual report on Wednesday.
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Being able to control the sensation of hunger is one of the ideas considered to off-set the obesity epidemic. In a new study, scientists have found a brain function that controls feelings of hunger in mice.
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By AFP
Moscow -
Jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko has resumed her hunger strike and is withering away, her lawyer said on Monday, adding that authorities planned to transfer her to a Russian civilian hospital.
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A loss of crops and protein as a result of social, economic and climatic changes poses a new challenge for world hunger. A research group are addressing this with new plant lines to provide beans.
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The predictions are not based on gazing into a crystal ball. Instead, research and insights from experts make the most urgent issues facing the world in 2015 crystal clear.
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By AFP
Paris -
Border closures, quarantines and crop losses in West African nations battling the Ebola virus could lead to as many as one million people going hungry, UN food agencies said on Wednesday.
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By AFP
Rome -
Pope Francis warned Thursday that planet Earth would not forgive the abuse of its resources for profit, urging the world's leaders to rein in their greed and help the hungry -- or risk a doomsday scenario in which nature would exact revenge.
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Three leading scientists have said that basic plant science and its application to agriculture, emphasizing can help to deal with global food demands.
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By AFP
Rome -
The number of hungry people in the world has dropped by 100 million over the last 10 years but one in nine are still undernourished, with Asia home to the majority of the underfed, the UN said on Tuesday.
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One in every seven Americans relies on food banks, soup kitchens or other food initiatives just to get by on a daily basis. The numbers include more than 46 million people, including 12 million children and 7 million seniors, according to a recent study.
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By AFP
Juba -
The United Nations food agency on Saturday warned South Sudan risked famine due to the conflict between the government and rebels and appealed for free access for humanitarian supplies along roads and rivers.
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Country duo Florida Georgia Line has joined General Mills, Big Machine Label Group and Feeding America to launch the third Outnumber Hunger campaign to help local food banks.
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Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher encouraged farmers to carry on with the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food and establish standards for international trade, while a shipment of GMO corn sits off the coast of China.
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A science study suggests that the nerves in the stomach act as a circadian clock, limiting food intake to specific times of the day, and acting as a type of ‘stomach clock’.
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Singer-songwriter Lissie has been selected to serve as Hard Rock's "Imagine There's No Hunger" artist ambassador in the United States.
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World population growth will, by many estimates, lead to a shortage of food. One particular researcher has recently stated that the solution is developing GM foods. Is this the answer, or does it present new environmental and health risks?
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During his 2008 presidential campaign, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Barack Obama campaigned on a promise to close Guantanamo Bay; the infamous Caribbean prison often associated with George W. Bush's War on Terror policies.
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Poverty is a global issue. Earlier this month several Toronto notables including Kristyn Wong-Tam went a week with only a $6.65 daily food budget. What if that budget was further reduced to a mere $1.75?
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In villages across the conflict zone of Chhattisgarh, India, young men and women from the most underdeveloped communities are leading a silent movement against malnourishment and hunger
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The cereal that the village youths produce is providing much-needed nutrition to the children of the village
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Women rush to a feeding centre in Mogadishu. The UN has declared famine throughout Somalia's southern regions and UN agencies have stepped up their support as drought and insecurity have led to a massive displacement of people. United Nations Organization / Stuart Price
Young women in Sindurimeta village of central India fry grains to make the cereal that will be later distributed to young children and lactating mothers for better nutrition.
Tackling hunger crises in South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria and Yemen requires $4.4 billion – UN. UN - UNICEF/Rich
Petaluma Bounty's staff, volunteers and many friends and families celebrated Caesar Chavez Day this past March. Courtesy of Petaluma Bounty
143 million children under 5 are underweight in developing countries of which 121 million live in low-income food-deficit countries. WFP/Franklyn Gregory
Flooding in Zimbabwe has left thousands of people without food or clean water. UN/FAO
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Heirloom varieties of many crops. Come to the Bounty Farm Plant Sale this Sunday, 9am-3pm. There will be plant starts, information, and family fun activities. Make it a day! Courtesy of Petaluma Bounty
Flooding in Zimbabwe has left thousands of people without food or clean water. UN/FAO
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The cereal that the village youths produce is providing the much-needed nutrition to young children of their own village
A young woman heats oil in a large wok in Kurri village of central India to fry grains for making the cereal.
Luke Bryan helping Yoplait Greek and Universal Music Group fight hunger by signing a guitar. Courtesy of Cone Communications
Somali refugees sharing a meal in an Ethiopian tent Eskinder Debebe / UN
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A child of Somali refugees, at a camp in Malkadiida, Ethiopia. Eskinder Debebe / UN
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