World Hunger News September 1 to October 2, 2008
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Africa
About half the population of Zimbabwe could soon be in need of constant food
aid and medical assistance, the UN humanitarian chief says
Zimbabwe's new prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, describes Robert Mugabe as "giving up" and said
that he would seek to govern by sidelining the beleaguered president
Zimbabwe
rivals in historic pact
Disastrous Zimbabwe government policies may permit
foreign capitalists to buy up natural resources cheaply
South Africa president
resigns after governing African National Congress asks him to
Why Mbeki went
Some
see a time bomb ticking in Darfur camps. A deadly standoff last month between
Sudan troops and residents of one camp is raising fears that the front lines of
the rebellion have shifted to the camps.
UN admits large Darfur troop shortfall
UN to suspend food aid in Darfur, citing danger to drivers
World Bank withdraws
oil pipeline financing for Chad after government fails to use oil profits to
tackle poverty
Asia
As crime increases in Kabul, so does nostalgia for Taliban
Global
Saad Eddin Ibrahim lobbies for conditions on US aid to Egypt
Billions wasted by
international aid system, CARE says
Armed killings cost nations billions of
dollars each year, UN-Swiss study says
Foods 'should label eco-costs'
World's
wealthiest countries are failing to deliver on their promises to give money to
the world's poorest nations, UN says
Latin America
Haiti overwhelmed after storms
Venezuela deports two officials from Human
Rights Watch
Chavez has undermined democracy in Venezuela, Human Rights Watch
says
Witness ties top Colombian general to paramilitaries
Negotiators inch forward
in Bolivia
Bolivia expels US ambassador on grounds of encouraging the
country's breakup
Bolivia sets date for referendum on new constitution in face of
strong opposition by 5 state governors--land distribution to poor people,
control of oil and gas revenues key issues
Ecuador giving US air base the boot
Despite US aid, coca cultivation on rise in Andes
United States
In the wake of unprecedented numbers of people being forced out of their homes,
official Washington strives to define 'homeless'
Bipartisan calls for improved US
poverty measure as current definition fails to reflect fully the hardships or
resources available to struggling Americans
Opinion
Post-independence authoritarianism in Africa Henning Melber
Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation
The Administration and Congress mobilize to bail out
giant financial institutions, but no rescue for the
hungry Joel Berg Washington Post
An even poorer world New York Times September
2, 2008
Books
Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save
Civilization Lester Brown
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The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest
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