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Five myths about famine
As the looming threat and tragic reality of famine spread across South Sudan, northern Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen, 20 million people are in urgent need of food and other assistance. But even with grim reports from the UNs’ relief agencies and images of starving children, there is widespread confus...
UN WFP, FAO chiefs unite to lobby for famine relief
The heads of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the U.N. World Food Programme were in Washington, D.C., on Monday, in an effort to garner attention and funds for famine relief in South Sudan, Yemen, Somalia and Nigeria....
The U.N. asked for billions to avert four hunger crises. The money didn’t arrive
NAIROBI — At the beginning of this year, the United Nations made one of its boldest requests ever for funding. It needed billions of dollars to fund a humanitarian response, said Secretary General António Guterres, or as many as 20 million people might starve to death. Five months later, the r...
Uber for Tractors is Really a Thing in Developing Countries
You’ve probably taken an Uber, Lyft, or Grab Taxi. You may have used AirBnb. You could’ve even used Task Rabbit. This is all part of the “sharing economy,” and regardless if you think its entrepreneurial or exploitative, it is now fully part of development country economies. The S...
On World Hunger Day, a look at why so many people don’t get enough food
As World Hunger Day is observed on Sunday, here’s a look at what’s behind the continuing prevalence of hunger around the world....
Ethiopia’s Tedros to be next leader of UN health agency
Africa, where viruses such as HIV, Ebola and Zika emerged, has its first chief of the U.N. health agency. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a former Ethiopian minister of health, was elected Tuesday as the next director-general of the World Health Organization, becoming the first non-medical doctor and t...
Food waste is the world’s dumbest environmental problem
"Just under 7 percent of greenhouse gas emissions come from food waste worldwide...This buzz is leading to new, innovative food waste solutions that can help address both hunger and global warming at the same time."...
Op Ed-More than Malnutrition: Famine as Social Crisis
Alex de Waal, Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation at Tuft University's Fletcher School, discusses the history of declaring famines in this opinion editorial....
Yemen: the Forgotten Famine
Yemen has been in the news this week after Al Qaeda attacked a military base in the southern part of the country. Both the Al Qaeda and ISIS terrorist groups are operating in Yemen, which has been in chaos from a civil war since last year....
Opinion: Famine: Where is the Rage?
"There is more interest in cage free eggs and other nutritional fads than in saving 20 million lives. Why is there no outrage?"...
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