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The Malian Red Cross distributes food to people in Gao in northern Mali. Photo: Katarina Hoije/IRIN

Food and the city IRIN News December 18, 2013

Dania Amroosh wears a Hello Kitty shirt, tiny heart-shaped earrings and her hair in cute little pigtails. She looks like any other 7-year-old, except for the jagged scars on the bridge of her nose and across her chin. There is much worse beneath her blanket on the third floor of the Kilis State Hospital in southern Turkey. A huge seeping wound on her stomach is closed with an angry grid of stitches. The casts are finally off her broken right leg and right hand, but her fingers are still black and blue and she can barely walk. Her lower body is covered with shrapnel scars. Five months ago, Dania and her family were sitting in their home in Aleppo, Syria, about 60 miles south of here, when a bomb dropped from the sky.  Photo: Linda Davidson/Washignton Post

Refuge: Stories from the Syrian crisis Kevin Sullivan Washington Post December 14, 2013

Pope Francis: "...Trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world ... has never been confirmed by the facts, expresses a crude and naïve trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power...Meanwhile, the excluded are still waiting.” Photo: New York Times

Pope Francis denounces ‘trickle-down’ economic theories in critique of inequality Zachary A. Goldfarb and Michelle Boorstein Washington Post November 26, 2013 Read Pope Francis' encylical Charity in Truth

Growing clamor about inequities of climate crisis Stephen Lee Myers and Nicholas Kulish New York Times November 16, 2013 Climate change seen posing risk to food supplies Justin Gillis  New York Times November 1, 2013 See Hunger Notes special report Environment and hunger

20 milion in Mideast to get polio vaccine Donald G. McNeill Jr New York Times November 11, 2013  See more nutrition and health stories

A jolt to complacency on food supply Justin Gillis New York Times November 11, 2013 See Hunger Notes special report Environment and hunger

This road through the Zaatari refugee camp has been named Champs Elysées. Arab men come scouting around here for virgins. Photo: Liny Mutsaers/IPS.  

I sold my sister for $300 Annabell Van den Berghe Inter Press Service November 6, 2013 Also see World hunger pictures and stories

At a Syrian refugee camp near the border with Turkey, a boy, waiting in line for a hot meal, looked inside a tent at stacks of bread. Millions in the war-torn nation are suffering from hunger. Photo: Lynsey Addario/New York Times  

Stick figures and stunted growth as Syrians go hungry Anne Barnard New York Times November 2, 2013

A United Nations panel of scientists says that globally, rising temperatures will make it harder for crops to thrive. Photo: Josh Haner/The New York Times

Climate change seen posing risk to food supplies Justin Gillis  New York Times November 1, 2013 See Hunger Notes special report Environment and Hunger.

 A young boy works as a laborer near Kathmandu. Photo: David Longstreath/IRIN

Centuries after slavery was outlawed, 29.8 million people globally continue to be subjected to new and diverse forms of servitude, new index shows IRIN News October 18, 2013 See full report.  See the section of Hunger Notes special report on Harmful economic systems on Obtaining income. Also see Labor rights for all: The fight against modern-day slavery (opinion)  Nisha Varia Foreign Policy In Focus November 6, 2013

Development aid from 15 top donors may be up slightly this year, but will still be below 2010 level IRIN News October 24, 2013  See Hunger Notes special report on Development assistance

Will the upcoming Warsaw climate change summit change anything? IRIN News October 7, 2013 See Hunger Notes special report Environment and Hunger.

Flour made from insects will feed underfed populations Joanna Prisco ABC News September 30, 2013  

Peru’s melting Pastoruri glacier: Twenty-two percent of the surface area of Peruvian glaciers has disappeared in the past 30 years.  Photo: Washington Post

Humans almost certainly cause global warming, scientific panel says Darryl Fears Washington Post September 27, 2013  See Hunger Notes special report Environment and Hunger.

Plan at G-20 is to tighten global rules on taxes Andrew E Kramer New York Times September 5, 2013 G20: how global tax reform could transform Africa's fortunes (opinion) Kofi Annan The Guardian September 5, 2013   Access Equity in Extractives report.  See Hunger Notes special report Trade and Hunger.

This slum neighbourhood in Guatemala City illustrates the poverty and inequality that persists in Latin America. Photo: Danilo Valladares/IPS

Cash transfers a strong tool against inequality Marcela Valente Inter Press Service September 4, 2013  

Plan at G-20 is to tighten global rules on taxes Andrew E Kramer New York Times September 5, 2013 G20: how global tax reform could transform Africa's fortunes (Opinion) Kofi Annan The Guardian September 5, 2013 Access Equity in Extractives report. See Hunger Notes special report Trade and Hunger

A Garífuna ceremony on lands stolen by organized crime networks in Honduras. Photo: OFRANEH.  

We don't have life without land: Holding ground in Honduras Tory Field and Beverly Bell  Co-author Lauren Elliot Other Worlds August 11, 2013 Without our land we cease to be a people: Defending indigenous territory and resources in Honduras Tory Field and Beverly Bell Other Worlds August 11, 2013 They fear us because we are fearless: Reclaiming indigenous lands and strength in Honduras  Tory Field and Beverly Bell Other Worlds August 27, 2013  See Hunger Notes special report Trade and Hunger  Consider supporting the Oakland Institute's work in combating forced evictions and corporate land grabs in developing countries.

Syrian refugee boys at the Za'atari camp in Jordan. Photo: Mohammad Hannon/AP 

Syria records its millionth child refugee. UNICEF says the global community has failed in its responsibility to the children displaced by the violence in Syria. Mark Tran The Guardian August 23, 2013

Cairo military firmly hooked to US lifeline Eric Schmitt New York Times August 20, 2013 Backing Egypt’s generals, Saudi Arabia promises financial support Liz Sly Washington Post August 19, 2013 Ties with Egypt army constrain Washington Thom Shanker and Eric Schmitt New York Times August 16, 2013 Hundreds die as Egyptian forces attack Islamist protestors David D Kirkpatrick New York Times August 14, 2013  Egypt general has country wondering about aims Kareen Fahim New York Times August 2, 2013 Sudden improvements suggest a campaign to undermine Morsi Ben Hubbard and David D Kirkpatrick New York Times July 10, 2013 Army ousts Egypt's president; Morsi is taken into military custody David D Kirkpatrick New York Times July 3, 2013 Military reasserts its allegiance to its privileges Ben Hubbard New York Times July 3, 2013 A coup? Or something else? $1.5 billion in US aid is on the line Peter Baker New York Times July 4, 2013 See Hunger Notes special report on Harmful economic systems: Avoiding overthrow

War denying millions of children an education. Almost 50 million children and young people in conflict areas out of school, says report, with Syrian civil war worsening problem Mark Tran The Guardian July 11, 2013

Braving Mexico’s rails: At a time when illegal immigration to the United States remains near its lowest point in four decades, the number of Central Americans coming north has soared, putting new attention on the rail system that brings thousands to the border each year.  Photo: Washington Post

In Mexico, rails are risky crossing for a new wave of Central American migrants Nick Miroff Washington Post July 15, 2013 In rural Honduras, the northward pull is strong Nick Miroff Washington Post August 5, 2013

Generating global governance to end hunger—a Q&A with the FAO director-general Matthew Newsome Inter Press Service July 25, 2013 See more on development aid

Protesters gathered outside the National Congress building in Brasilia and climbed on the roof. Photo: Reuters  

Brazil unveils plan to hire 10,000 doctors for poor areas BBC News July 8, 2013 Sweeping protests in Brazil pull in an array of grievances Simon Romero and William Neuman New York Times June 20, 2013

Army ousts Egypt's president; Morsi is taken into military custody David D Kirkpatrick New York Times July 3, 2013 Military reasserts its allegiance to its privileges Ben Hubbard New York Times July 3, 2013 A coup? Or something else? $1.5 billion in US aid is on the line Peter Baker New York Times July 4, 2013 See Hunger Notes special report on Harmful economic systems: Avoiding overthrow

Bolivia complains to UN after Evo Morales' plane 'kidnapped.' US refuses to comment on Morales plane but admits contact with other nations over potential Snowden flights. Sara Shahriari, Jonathan Watts, and Dan Roberts The Guardian July 3, 2013 Barring of Bolivan plane infuriates Latin America as Snowden case widens William Neuman and Alison Smale New York Times July 3, 2013

Military says law barring US assistance to human rights violators hurts training mission Eric Schmitt New York Times June 20, 2013 See Hunger Notes special report on foreign  assistance including military expenditure

Violence against women worldwide is epidemic. More than one in three women have experienced physical or sexual violence, WHO says.  BBC News June 20, 2013

Butterfly decline signals trouble in environment Darryl Fears Washington Post June 30, 2013   Biologists worried by starving migratory birds, seen as tied to climate change Darryl Fears Washington Post June 19, 2013 See Hunger Notes special report The environment and hunger

Ecuador legislature approves curbs on news media William Neuman and Maggy Ayala New York Times June 14, 2013

Malnourished Sudanese boy Photo: Getty Images

Does a child die of hunger every 10 seconds? Ruth Alexander BBC News June 17, 2013

From inner circle of Iran, a pragmatic victor Thomas Erdbrink New York Times June 16, 2013

Death toll in Syrian civil war near 93,000, UN says David Jolly New York Times June 13, 2013 Syria appeal is biggest in UN history David Tran The Guardian June 7, 2013

2 of 3 people face hunger as Haiti woes mount Trenton Daniel Associated Press June 10, 2013

Global carbon emissions hit record high in 2012 Nina Chestney Reuters June 10, 2013 See Hunger Notes special report Environment and Hunger

A seven-month old girl in the Madagascan capital of Antananarivo being measured to check her recovery from acute malnutrition at the outpatient clinic, Centre de recuperation et de l'education nutritionelle en ambulatoir. Photo:Guy Oliver/IRIN  

Nutrition 'must be a global priority', say researchers as malnutrition is implicated in 45 percent of child deaths Helen Briggs BBC News June 5, 2013  Access the report Ten ways to save a million lives IRIN News June 10, 2013 A quarter of the world's children are at risk of underperforming at school because of chronic malnutrition, Save the Children says BBC News May 27, 2013  Access full report  See more nutrition and health stories

A photo from March 2012 shows Robert Becker of the National Democratic Institute, who has been given a two-year sentence. An Egyptian court convicted and sentenced to jail 43 nonprofit workers, including 16 Americans. Photo:Khaled Elfiqi/EPA  

Egypt convicts 43 NGO workers, including 16 Americans, on charges of using foreign funds to foment unrest Griff Witte Washington Post June 4, 2001 See Hunger Notes special report on development assistance

UN urged to adopt 2030 goal of ending extreme poverty BBC News May 30, 2013 See Hunger Notes special report on development assistance

Forty organizations that are shaking up the food system Food Tank May 23, 2013

Guatemalan court overturns genocide conviction of ex-dictator Elisabeth Malkin New York Times May 20, 2013

 Youth in Kenya’s Kibera slums carry crude weapons ready to fight youths from the rival side. Three people were killed in the January 2008 confrontation Photo: Julius Mwelu/IRIN

The price of fear: In slums where killings, rape, kidnappings and other criminal violence are commonplace, say researchers, lives and livelihoods are hampered by a force that is tough to measure—fear IRIN News May 15, 2013 Humanitarian intervention in violence-hit slums—from whether to how IRIN News May 15, 2013

Why aid workers are targets Abby Stoddard The Globalist May 14, 2013 Humanitarian workers unprepared for decades of conflict, UNHCR warns Annie Kelly The Guardian April 30, 2013 Afghanistan - the world’s most dangerous place for aid workers IRIN News April 18, 2013  See Hunger Notes special report on humanitarian assistance

Helping aid workers build meaningful careers Anna Jefferys IRIN News May 13, 2013 See Hunger Notes special report on humanitarian assistance

Bolivia's president expels US aid agency Carlos Valdez and Frank Bajak Washington Post May 1, 2013  

Humanitarian workers unprepared for decades of conflict, UNHCR warns Annie Kelly The Guardian April 30, 2013 See Hunger Notes special report on humanitarian assistance

The world has changed, but 'our hallmark food assistance program has not,' USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah said. Photo: AP

Proposal for changes in food aid sets off infighting in Congress Ron Nixon New York Times May 2, 2013 Kill the Food for Peace program? What a horrible idea from our own government! (opinion) Dan Shaughnessy World Hunger Education Service April 27, 2013 A food fight over Food for Peace David Rodgers Politico April 24, 2013 Obama proposes end to monetized food aid IRIN News  April 11, 2012 Obama administration seeks to overhaul international food aid Ron Nixon New York Times April 4, 2013 Aid groups push Obama administration to shift the way US helps feed starving people abroad Associated Press Washington Post  April 5, 2012 See Hunger Notes special report on development assistance

Studies out of Ethiopia, India, Kenya and Niger show that children born during natural hazards, like droughts or floods, are more likely to be malnourished.  Mothers and infants' lack of access to quality food can permanently damage the growth of the next generation. Photo: IRIN  

A unified approach to climate change and hunger IIRIN News April 24, 2013 See Hunger Notes special report on the environment and hunger

A fisherman on the polluted waters of a small river within sight of the towers of Asunción, Paraguay. The economy grows side by side with persistent poverty. Photo: Tomas Munita/New York Times  

Boom times in Paraguay leave many behind Simon Romero New York Times April 24, 2013

A Tsimané family in front of their home in El Jatatal. Photo: Rafael Acuña/IPS  

Bolivan ranchers try to drive Tsimané indians off their land Rafael Acuña Coaquira  Inter Press Service April 20, 2013

We must change global tax system to insure that poor countries get a fair share—OECD. OECD official says rich countries should demand transparency from multinationals and stop cash passing through tax havens. Marc Tran The Guardian April 5, 2013 See Hunger Notes special report Trade and Hunger

UNICEF report details the cost of malnutrition in children Associated Press New York Times April 15, 2013 See full report (pdf file)  See more nutrition and health stories

Poorest countries lead the fight against malnutrition Institute of Development Studies April 11, 2013 See more nutrition and health stories

Filmmakers capture chaos after airstrikes in Syria  Robert Mackey New York Times April 11, 2013 See HN special report section Harmful economic systems: Keeping people oppressed

World Bank, in a changed economy, pushes focus to building a middle class Howard Schneider Washington Post April 19, 2013 World Bank chief says global poverty is a bigger challenge than action on HIV—calls 1.2 billion people living on under $1.25 a day a 'stain on our conscience' Larry Elliott The Guardian April 4, 2013 See Hunger Notes special report on development assistance  World Bank chief says global warming threatens the planet and the poorest Howard Schneider Washington Post April 2, 2013 See Hunger Notes special report Environment and hunger

Egypt, short of money, sees crisis on food and fuel David D Kirkpatrick New York Times March 30, 2013 Egyptian government’s role in wheat: State organizations account for more than half of the incoming volumes in the world’s number one wheat importing country David McKee World-Grain.com April 2, 2013

Torture victims in El Salvador speak out Edgardo Ayala Inter Press Service March 21, 2013  

Researchers find 25 countries using surveillance software Nicole Perlroth New York Times March 13, 2013

An Indian vegetable vendor, an SKS Microfinance loan recipient, manages her stall in a village near the city of Ahmedabad. Microsavings programs are bringing the benefits of thrift even to the poorest of the poor. Photo: Sam Panthaky/AFP/Getty Images

Microsavings programs build wealth, pennies at a time Ylan Q Mui Washington Post March 15, 2013

Students in the Nilo Peçanha school lunchroom. Photo: Vincent Rimbaux/IPS

From Brazil’s family farm to the school lunchroom table Fabiana Frayssinet Inter Press Service March 12, 2013

 Thousands of supporters in Caracas accompanied the funeral cortege of President Hugo Chávez on its way to the Military Academy. Photo: Miguel Angel Angulo/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Obituary: Hugo Chavez BBC News March 6, 2013 Chavez transformed the way Venezuelans view themselves William Neuman New York Times March 6, 2013

Syria’s refugees: The United Nations estimates that within a week, there could be 1 million refugees in Jordan, Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon and Iraq as more people flee the Syrian civil war. Photo: Mohammad Hannon/AP

As Syrian refugee population nears 1 million, relief agencies cannot keep up Taylor Luck Washington Post March 4, 2013

Check out Hunger Notes two new hunger posters: Don't be blind, world hunger exists [background picture of an eye] and Don't be blind, world hunger exists [background picture of an eyechart] designed by Kamaron Owens Virginia Commonwealth University  [pdf files that may be printed and used by our readers]

Syria’s refugees: The United Nations estimates that within a week, there could be 1 million refugees in Jordan, Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon and Iraq as more people flee the Syrian civil war. Photo: Mohammad Hannon/AP

As Syrian refugee population nears 1 million, relief agencies cannot keep up Taylor Luck Washington Post March 4, 2013

Aerial photo of the lands taken by Addax Bioenergy for its sugar cane plantation in Sierra Leone. Photo: Le Temps

Biofuel production pushes farming communities off land - report Chelsea Diana AlertNet February 28, 2013  See Hunger Notes special report on trade and hunger

US and Mexico reach deal to increase tomato prices Stephanie Strom New York Times February 3, 2013 See Hunger Notes special report Trade and Hunger

Under Egypt's political unrest seethes the rising anger of the poor. Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood often seem to be without answers on the battered economy, and analysts wonder whether a new revolution will rise from the slums. Jeffrey Fleishman Los Angeles Times February 2, 2013

Traditional paddy seeds are labelled and stored in earthen pots at the Tentulipar community gene-seed-grain bank. Photo: Manipadma Jena/IPS  

Traditional farming holds all the aces Inter Press Service February 1, 2013

UN poverty panel meets in Liberia to debate world goals as Millenium Development Goals near end Patrick Wintour The Guardian February 1, 2013 See Hunger Notes special report on  foreign assistance 

Relatives of victims of Guatemala's civil war listened to proceedings as Efraín Ríos Montt, Guatemala’s former military dictator, was ordered by a Guatemalan judge on Thursday to stand trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity leveled at him. Rodrigo Abd/Associated Press  

Accused of atrocities, Guatemala’s ex-dictator chooses silence Elisabeth Malkin New York Times January 26, 2013

New evaluation suggests black carbon (soot) ranks as second biggest human cause of climate change, with two-thirds the total impact of carbon dioxide Juliet Eilperin Washington Post January 15, 2013  See Hunger Notes special report Environment and Hunger

Syria allows UN to step up food aid Al Jazeera January 16, 2013

 

José Antonio Alvarado and his family harvested corn in November on a highway median in Guatemala, where farmers struggle to find land. Richard Perry/The New York Times More photos

As biofuel demand grows, so do Guatemala’s hunger pangs Elisabeth Rosenthal New York Times January 5, 2013 See Hunger Notes special report Food and hunger crisis

As a new year begins, in spite of progess in reducing hunger and poverty, "there is still plenty to be concerned about" Church World Service January 2, 2013  

Eight former army officers are charged with Chilean singer's 1973 murder after army coup Pascale Bonnefoy New York Times December 28, 2012  See Wikipedia Victor Jara Hear Jara's song Manifiesto

Our lives: A survivors guide to hard times IRIN News December 2012 The series follows 20 people in 10 countries including  Millicent Wanyama – Breadcrumb seller, Kenya  Manbahadur Tamang – Farmer, Nepal  and Grace Taban Genova – Home-brewer, South Sudan

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