World Hunger News June 19 to July 2, 2008
The articles below were published in Hunger Notes between June 19 and July 2, 2008 and are now on the Hunger Notes front page,
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Africa
Harsh grip of famine threatens millions in Ethiopia and Somalia
'Big Mugabe
win' in Zimbabwe election. Zimbabweans told they must vote in runoff.
Tsvangirai quits Zimbabwe presidential election runoff--"We cannot ask them
to cast their vote, when that vote could cost them their lives." Raped for
opposing Mugabe.
Asia
US wheat begins new aid to North Korea, with greater monitoring
Farmer-turned-activist plants seeds of reform in China
Global
Climate change likely to trigger global destabilization, US intelligence report
says
Hoarding nations drive food costs ever higher
Biofuel use increasing
poverty, Oxfam report says
Conflict with farmers takes toll on Argentina.
Farmers lead major protests against increased agricultural export tax, designed
to increase government revenue and keep more agricultural products in Argentina,
but which also decreases farmers' income.
Latin America
Peru's copper mountain in Chinese hands
United States
McCain, Obama clash over immigration. Border fence challenge rebuffed by Supreme
Court. Federal prosecution of illegal immigrants soars.
Bush signs $162 billion
war spending bill. Occupation plan for Iraq faulted in Army review. US funding
to Pakistan plagued with problems, GAO report says. Government study criticizes
Bush administration's measures of progress in Iraq.
Opinion
The
principles of food security Yash Tandon
South Centre
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