Poverty | -How Food is Being Used as a Weapon-

How food is being used as a weapon. naturalnews.com Originally published August 17 2011 How food is being used as a weapon by Anthony Gucciardi (NaturalNews) When people begin to starve, instinctive primal triggers lead to a desire to do absolutely anything for food. Those with food, whether it is the government or a nearby [...]

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Ramadan – Wealth and Poverty.

by Yamin Zakaria Don’t worry; this is not a religious sermon. I am neither an Imam, nor a priest of any kind. Although fasting in the month of Ramadan is a spiritual act for Muslims, it may offer valuable lessons that are beneficial to all humanity, and provide some insight into human nature.  To abstain [...]

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Somalis Facing Worst Famine in the World in 20 Years!

Los Angeles Times: "NAIROBI, Kenya— Tens of thousands of Somalis are feared dead in the world's worst famine in a generation, the U.N. said Wednesday, a crisis so severe that the United States is loosening rules meant to p … Read More via Practikel

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Hungry Planet – One Week of Food for families around the world

By Jessica Bell (CD News – Programme Coordinator) Peter Menzel documents families from around the world and what they eat in one week.  His Photo essay is the subject for his book “Hungry Planet” which visually shows the inequality surrounding the distribution of food and wealth (take a look at how much per week the [...]

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East Africa Drought: Life in Dadaab.

Emergency Media Officer Alexandra Lopoukhine describes the situation in Dadaab refugee camp, northern Kenya, where nearly 1,500 people are arriving each day. When a family arrives: Outside of the reception centres, crowds of people are waiting. UNHCR has set up a structure that is open on all sides, but has a roof to help shade [...]

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Hungry Planet – One Week of Food for families around the world

By Jessica Bell (CD News – Programme Coordinator) Peter Menzel documents families from around the world and what they eat in one week.  His Photo essay is the subject for his book "Hungry Planet" which visually shows the inequality surrounding the distribution of food and wealth (take a look at how much per week the [...]

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Pesticides and Apples

From USA Today: Apples are at the top of the list of produce most contaminated with pesticides in a report published today by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a public health advocacy group. Its seventh annual report analyzed government data on 53 fruits and vegetables, identifying which have the most and least pesticides after washing [...]

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Food crises: five priorities for the G20

Hunger is not a natural disaster – it's a political problem. And G20 leaders can and must act to end this scandal In the fight to address global food crises, will the French presidency at theG20 summit succeed where others have failed? On the eve of the G20 agriculture summit on 22-23 June, we urgently need to adopt [...]

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