February 2011
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List of proposed spending cuts. →
Included: Cutting $544 million from international food aid, and $246 million from agriculture research.
Wallflowers at the Revolution - NYTimes.com →
arewepayingattention:
Read this. If you allow American corporate news organzations to inform you about foreign affairs — and especially about Arabs and the Middle East — then you are willfully deciding to be ignorant, chauvinistic, and misinformed.
TV NEWS. THE MORE YOU WATCH, THE LESS YOU KNOW.
Why You Can Now Kiss Organic Beef, Dairy and Many... →
Monsanto has been trying for years to gain approval for its genetically modified Roundup-Ready alfalfa seed. On January 27, 2011, it finally got the green light in the form of “deregulation.” This means that farmers are free to plant GE alfalfa, and the USDA won’t even be keeping track of who plants it where. There will be no tracking, no notification system, and no responsibility on the part...
WatchTeaching a man to fish.
January 2011
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The House GOP's Plan to Redefine Rape →
adamquinn:
Rape is only really rape if it involves force. So says the new House Republican majority as it now moves to change abortion law.
For years, federal laws restricting the use of government funds to pay for abortions have included exemptions for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest. (Another exemption covers pregnancies that could endanger the life of the woman.) But the “No...
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Risk of Riots Rising as Governments Cut Food...
“We’re in an era where the world and nations ignore the food issue at their peril,” Josette Sheeran (WFP) said in an interview yesterday at the agency’s Rome headquarters.
The global recession has eroded government aid that helped people in poorer countries afford bread, cooking oils and other staples. The trend raises the odds of unrest even though prices have improved in many nations from...
What's Happening in Egypt Explained. (UPDATED) →
princesquid:
promotingpeace:
The basics: Egypt is a large, mostly Arab, mostly Muslim country. At around 80 million people, it has the largest population in the Middle East and the third-largest in Africa. Most of Egypt is in North Africa, although the part of the country that borders Israel, the Sinai peninsula, is in Asia….
a great breakdown and a must read.
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A Year After Quake, Haitians Glimpse Hunger-Free...
ROME — One year ago Haiti was devastated by its biggest earthquake in two centuries. The humanitarian community launched a massive relief operation to meet the immediate needs of the people left homeless and hungry. Our role was to deliver urgently needed food aid to the quake survivors.
As the country started to rebuild, the focus of operations in Haiti shifted from short-term needs to...
December 2010
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EPA allowed bee-toxic pesticide despite own... →
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Farmers in East Timor use new agriculture...
Rice is one of the most important crops in East Timor, but it has become expensive and unreliable to grow due to the cost of fertilisers, seeds, and changes in seasonal rainfall patterns. East Timor currently needs to import large amounts of rice because local rice farmers simply can’t meet local demand.
“Before joining the farming co-operative, we earned just $156 per year. But now, our...
Click to track factory farms. →
What I’m thinking you should do with this information could get me in trouble. So, make your own conclusions.
House May Block Food Safety Bill Over Senate Error →
I don’t have words for how annoyed/disappointed/sad this makes me.
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November 2010
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Climate Change and Hunger
The connection between climate and hunger was made abundantly clear this summer when torrential rain lashed Pakistan, causing devastating flooding that submerged farmland, obliterated crops and left 10 million people in need of food aid.
So, one of the reasons why WFP is interested in Cancun is that climate and climate change affect us directly — if there are more floods, droughts and...
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The UN World Food Programme and the Egyptian...
The announcement followed a meeting between Egypt’s First Lady, Suzanne Mubarak, and WFP’s Deputy Executive Director, Sheila Sisulu, in Cairo.
“Feeding Minds: 1,000 Days Plus” will take place in Alexandria from 21 to 22 February 2011 at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, hosted by Mubarak and co-led by WFP Executive Director, Josette Sheeran.
The forum takes its name from the critical 1,000 day...
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Americans consumed an estimated one quarter of a... →
Read about FreeRice above, and then play it HERE.
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Recommend us for the non-profit category? →
It takes only a few clicks, and the more people that know about world hunger, the better!
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3 month since flooding in Pakistan--
Large tracts of Pakistan are still submerged and hundreds of thousands of people are living onbunds, or embankments, without any regular access to food supplies. Food must be flown in, or sent by boat or hovercraft.
This is the situation right now in many parts of the southern province Sindh, where large areas of land – particularly in Dadu and Jamshoro districts – may remain under water for...
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For every person who takes the World Food... →
Test your hunger IQ (it takes about 2 minutes) and then spread the word!
An idea:
Lets all quit being selfish, or stop diluting ourselves into believing its instinct. I think all of us could learn a lot more if we stopped talking about ourselves, and believing we deserve nice cars and a puppy.
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Recommend BacktoTheWild for the non-profit... →
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Sweden Wins!
“At a time when concerns are growing about the impact that volatility on global food markets is having on the lives of the hungry, this latest Swedish pledge means that the vulnerable will not be forgotten,” said WFP Executive Director, Josette Sheeran. “Earthquakes, floods and droughts this year have threatened the livelihoods of people living in Haiti, Pakistan and Niger. Swedish support...
October 2010
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There are approximately 1,900 more farmers'...
-Rodale Institute estimate.
hulm-deactivated20110704 asked: I am actually getting my club to fund raise for feed and this one girl came up with a really creative idea to help kids in our school to donate. I will ask her if she wants to submit the idea to you. I don't think she will mind it. :)
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U.N. report stresses the value of nature to...
Ecosystems such as fresh water, coral reefs and forests account for between 47 percent and 89 percent of what the U.N. calls “the GDP of the poor,” meaning the source of livelihoods for the rural and forest-dwelling poor, according to the study.
“Mainstreaming the Economics of Nature” is the last of four reports produced by the U.N. Environmental Program over the past two...
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Recommend BacktoTheWild for the non-profit... →
It would be greatly appreciated! The more people that know about world hunger, the quicker it can be solved.
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lipstick-feminists:
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ATTN: Followers.
This is bullshit.
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Drought withers Syrian farms
After four consecutive years of drought, this heartland of the Fertile Crescent — including much of neighboring Iraq— appears to be turning barren, climate scientists say. Ancient irrigation systems have collapsed, underground water sources have run dry and hundreds of villages have been abandoned as farmlands turn to cracked desert and grazing animals die off. Sandstorms have become far more...
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Should there be a tax on fatty foods? →
Answers (if you like) can go here too:
Why/why not?
World Food Day is October 16th.
What are you doing about it?
(click here if your answer is nothing)
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Students helping Pakistan
Amar Abassi, a 21 year old WFP Student Ambassador, was in Pakistan when the floods hit. A Pakistani national herself, she and her friends decided to respond. In the days following the floods, they created the Pehla Qadam project and began fundraising in their local communities. With the money raised, they purchase and distribute 5 day food rations to families in the flood affected regions....
September 2010
22 posts
Survey!
Hi guys, I’m doing a research project on effective ways to solve global issues, and have a survey question for you.
The following answers will be kept 100% anonymous, and can be answered regardless of your race, location, sex, etc.
Please answer in yes/no form.
There is a grocery store within a 5 mile radius of you. It is owned and operated by local farmers. It contains only locally...
holdmeclosedear asked: I love that you blog about the things that are being done to help poverty as well as the injustices that are occurring. It's wonderful to see people being highlighted for the good things they do. Awesome blog!
By the time you will have finished reading this,...
Visit www.wfp.org for info & donations.
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Global hunger 'unacceptably high', UN report says
The FAO estimates there are 925 million undernourished people in 2010, compared with 1.02 billion in 2009.
But it warned that the fight to reduce hunger would face additional obstacles if food prices continue to rise.
A separate report from Action Aid estimates that hunger costs developing countries $450bn (£292bn) a year.
The report says that 90% of these costs stem from lost productivity as...
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About the author.
Since I have removed my personal thngs from this blog (about a month ago) I have recieved a couple of messages asking about me. So here it is.
I am Julia. Freshman in college (public policy major) and 18 years old. Located in a suburb outside of Philadelphia. Anti-hunger advocate and FEEDer. I started getting involved with FEED when I was 15, and haven’t been able to stop since. Other...