Food Waste Fiasco: Breaking The Gordian Knot Of The World’s Food Supply

Food Waste Fiasco: Breaking The Gordian Knot Of The World’s Food Supply

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Poverty - Food Price Watch

Global food prices remain high and volatile, but growing food supplies and a lackluster economy may improve the situation in coming months.

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Three aid workers shot dead in central Somalia: residents

Three local aid workers, two of them World Food Programe (WFP) staffs, were gunned down on Friday in central Somalia as they came to a camp for displaced people, residents said. READ MORE.

Unlimited Opportunity For China-Africa Cooperation

This year, the worst drought in 60 years has hit the region of the Horn of Africa, which is fueling famine and the highest malnutrition rates in the world.

The Chinese government made great efforts to alleviate the food shortage by providing emergency food and cash aid worth 533 million yuan (about 83.6 million U.S. dollars) to Africa, making it the largest overseas food aid since 1949.

Meanwhile, the Chinese government and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) Secretariat has set up the International Center for Drought Risk Reduction, providing drought monitoring and assessment products to African countries.

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Food Fights: Reconsidering Famine and War in the Horn of Africa

It seems there is a never ending cycle of war and famine throughout the Horn of Africa. As a child in the ‘80’s, I first heard about this issue while listening to “We Are The World”. Like millions of other people, I wanted to help. I thought I was doing my part by belting out the catchy charity anthem. Those within ear shot claimed it was far from help–in fact, they deemed it torture. I needed to find another way. One night at dinner, I was reminded of all the starving people who would love to eat the food left on my plate. At the age of seven, I was pretty sure I had found the solution to world hunger: we could send over planes filled with leftovers. If only things were that easy. READ MORE...

Why We Need A Rethink of Development Aid

Over the last 25 years, the share of poor people in developing countries has been cut by half, while impressive development successes have been witnessed in countries once thought beyond help, thanks to effective developmental aid. But, while these results are promising, much remains to be done

Rainy Season May Not Bring Relief to Horn of Africa

Rainy Season May Not Bring Relief to Horn of Africa

Kenya presses the U.N to help Somalis in their country

Somalian Famine Highlights the Need for Urgent Sustainable Development

Somalian Famine Highlights the Need for Urgent Sustainable Development:

Aid Group Launches New Effort in Horn of Africa

Aid Group Launches New Effort in Horn of Africa

Africa Land Acquisitions Come Under Scrutiny

Africa Land Acquisitions Come Under Scrutiny

Somalia refugee camp hit diarrhoea and measles

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Somali Children Most Affected By Africa's Drought

Somali Children Most Affected By Africa's Drought