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Ingrid Betancourt said the rescue was a "perfect operation." She was captured by the FARC in 2002 while campaigning for the presidency of Colombia. Photo: AFP

Colombian army rescues 15 hostages from FARC Jeremy McDermott  BBC News July 3, 2008 (You will leave this site.)

Bush signs $162 billion war spending bill Ben Feller Associated Press/Washington Post June 30, 2008 Occupation plan for Iraq faulted in Army review  Michael R. Gordon New York Times June 29, 2008 (You will leave this site.) See full Army report (very large PDF file).  US funding to Pakistan plagued with problems, GAO report says Robin Wright Washington Post June 25, 2008 (You will leave this site.)  See full report  Government study criticizes Bush administration's measures of progress in Iraq James Glanz New York Times June 24, 2008 (You will leave this site.)  See full GAO report

Climate change likely to trigger global destabilization, US intelligence report says Greg Miller Los Angeles Times June 26, 2008 (You will leave this site.)  See the full report  See Hunger Notes special report: Global issues: the earth, the environment, and poor people

A U.S. Border Patrol truck drives along a new section of road built by members of the 200th Red Horse Air National Guard Civil Engineering Squadron from Camp Perry in Ohio and other National Guard units in front of a five mile section of new border fencing at the border in Nogales, Ariz. Photo: Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press


A U.S. Border Patrol truck drives along a new section of road built by members of the 200th Red Horse Air National Guard Civil Engineering Squadron from Camp Perry in Ohio and other National Guard units in front of a five mile section of new border fencing at the border in Nogales, Ariz. Photo: Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press

McCain, Obama clash over immigration BBC News June 28, 2008 (You will leave this site.)  Border fence challenge rebuffed by Supreme Court David G. Savage Los Angeles Times  June 24, 2008 Federal prosecution of illegal immigrants soars Nicole Gaouette Los Angeles Times June 18, 2008 (You will leave this site.)

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. Alexi Barrioneuevo  New York Times June 24, 2008 (You will leave this site.)

Conflicts displacing more people--up from 9.9 million to 11.4 million Colum Lynch Washington Post June 18, 2008 (You will leave this site.)

Food prices force schools, the military, homeless shelters, and other groups that offer square meals to cut corners  Nicole Gaouette Los Angeles Times June 15, 2008  (You will leave this site.)

AIDS drugs reaching more people in developing world, UN says Colum Lynch Washington Post June 10, 2008 (You will leave this site.)

What does hunger mean? (You can be  hungry and there is world hunger.  How are they related?) What percentage of the world's population is hungry? What does severe hunger feel like? Test your knowledge of hunger by taking our hunger quiz--topics vary weekly--and during July Hunger Notes will donate $.02 to Action Against Hunger for its work in Ethiopia.
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CURRENT EDITORIALS, OPINION, AND LETTERS

 

The principles of food security Yash Tandon South Centre June 25, 2008

After 75 years, the working poor still struggle for a fair wage Adam Cohen New York Times June 17, 2008

“Local” purchasing of food aid? It may be good to think twice about this idea  Daniel E. Shaughnessy World Hunger Education Service May 30, 2008

The World Bank, IMF, and the US and other developed country governments are 'shocked, shocked' by the global food and hunger crisis: is this cluelessness or dishonesty? Lane Vanderslice Hunger Notes April 18, 2008  See world food and hunger crisis stories

(May 27, 2008) Dear Hunger Notes, I am doing a report on world hunger for my sixth grade class.  Would you answer the following questions for me please? This will be a lot of help! [The questions appear below] Thank you again so much for helping me on my project. Hope you have a nice day. J.Y.

Dear J.Y.,  To respond to your questions:

1. Do you think that we can solve the problem of world hunger soon? (In our generation)
 I don't think we will solve the problem of world hunger in this generation.

2. Do you think this problem of world hunger has grown or decreased, and why do you think it's happening?
The problem of world hunger  has decreased.  It is still a major problem. The two major reasons why hunger has decreased is that governments have become less oppressive and uncaring about what happens to their poorest citizens than they have been in the past and, secondly, that economic growth in countries has increased incomes for people, including poor people.

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More opinion and letters

 
 

World food and hunger crisis

Harsh grip of famine threatens millions in Ethiopia and Somalia Stephanie McCrummen Washington Post July 2, 2008 (You will leave this site.)  US wheat begins new aid to North Korea, with greater monitoring  Blaine Harden Washington Post July 1, 2008 (You will leave this site.)  Hoarding nations drive food costs ever higher Keith Bradsher and Andrew Martin New York Times June 30, 2008 (You will leave this site.) The world food and hunger crisis Lane Vanderslice Hunger Notes May 8, 2008 See Hunger Notes special report: the world food and hunger  crisis

Inside Mugabe's violent crackdown to 'win' an election: notes, witnesses detail how campaign was conceived and executed by Mugabe, military, security officials and ruling party militias Craig Timberg Washington Post July 5, 2008 (You will leave this site.) 'Big Mugabe win' in Zimbabwe election BBC News June 29, 2008 (You will leave this site.)    More Zimbabwe stories

Farmer-turned-activist plants seeds of reform in China Edward Cody Washington Post June 26, 2008 (You will leave this site.)

Palm oil is one of the biofuels stirring controversy. Photo: AFP

Palm oil is one of the biofuels stirring controversy. Photo: AFP

Biofuel use increasing poverty, Oxfam report says BBC News June 25, 2008 (You will leave this site.) See full report

Inside Mugabe's violent crackdown to 'win' an election: notes, witnesses detail how campaign was conceived and executed by Mugabe, military, security officials and ruling party militias Craig Timberg Washington Post July 5, 2008 (You will leave this site.) 'Big Mugabe win' inZimbabwe election BBC News June 29, 2008 (You will leave this site.)    More Zimbabwe stories

Spain and South Africa both "gave the green light" for a failed coup in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea,  British mercenary tells court BBC News June 17, 2008 (You will leave this site.) 

At 15,000 feet, Mount Toromocho, 86 miles  from Lima, is comparable to any mountain in Europe. It gets its name from its shape - The Bull With No Horns. And it is composed almost entirely of copper ore: two billion tons of it. It could become the most productive copper mine anywhere on earth. Now it belongs, in effect, to China. Photo: BBC

At 15,000 feet, Mount Toromocho, 86 miles  from Lima, is comparable to any mountain in Europe. It gets its name from its shape - The Bull With No Horns. And it is composed almost entirely of copper ore: two billion tons of it. It could become the most productive copper mine anywhere on earth. Now it belongs, in effect, to China. Photo: BBC

Peru's copper mountain in Chinese hands John Simpson BBC News June 17, 2008 (You will leave this site.) 

Not going home yet? Photo: Tim McKulka/UNMIS

Not going home yet?  Photo: Tim McKulka/UNMIS

Joint deployment of the conflicting forces in Sudan paves way (at least in theory) for the return of internally displaced people to the oil-rich region of Abyei  IRIN June 17, 2008 (You will leave this site.)  Sudan: flight reductions to hurt Darfur aid work  IRIN June 11, 2008 (You will leave this site.) More Darfur and related stories

The world food and hunger crisis Lane Vanderslice Hunger Notes May 8, 2008  See Hunger Notes special report: the world food and hunger  crisis


LATEST FOOD EMERGENCY, HUMANITARIAN CRISIS,  AND REFUGEE NEWS

Somalia, Sudan, Iraq,  Afghanistan, and other humanitarian crisis and food emergency updates

 

BOOKS

The Shock Doctrine: the Rise of Disaster Capitalism   by Naomi Klein  Reviewed by Walden Bello Focus on the Global South

Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream  by Barbara Ehrenreich  More

 

 

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