CHOGM call for removal of trade barriers on food exports
October 29th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Oct 29 (IANS) The Commonwealth has called for elimination of trade barriers on food exports and for coordinated emergency relief efforts to deal with immediate food crises.Adopting the "Perth ... Read more...
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Pakistan faces winter of discontent: Daily
October 27th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 27 (IANS) Pakistan faces a winter of discontent as the number of impoverished is increasing at a galloping pace, a daily said Thursday."Two deaths in the last four ... Read more...
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Millions of Pakistanis face food insecurity: PM
October 17th, 2011 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 17 (IANS) Millions of Pakistanis were facing food insecurity due to high food prices, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said and added that the government was aware ... Read more...
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Price rise causing food insecurity: UAE minister
October 15th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Oct 15 (IANS/WAM) Soaring food prices have significantly contributed to the world's food insecurity, said Rashid Ahmed bin Fahd, UAE environment and water minister.The price rise will hamper international ... Read more...
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UN food agencies warn high food prices to continue
October 10th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Oct 10 (IANS) Food price volatility featuring high prices is likely to continue and possibly increase, making poor farmers, consumers and countries more vulnerable to poverty and food insecurity, ... Read more...
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Aid for Haiti a priority as 600,000 still live in camps following quake
October 6th, 2011 - 1:25 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- More than 600,000 people in Haiti are still living in camps after last year's devastating earthquake, the United Nations (UN) said on Wednesday, emphasizing the ongoing need ... Read more...
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Floods to magnify food insecurity: Pakistan daily
September 20th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 20 (IANS) The devastating floods that have affected over seven million people in Sindh province will magnify food insecurity in the country, said a Pakistani daily.Floods in Sindh ... Read more...
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New Zealanders facing ‘food stress’
April 6th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, April 6 (IANS) A growing number of people in New Zealand are turning distressed on failing to provide good quality food to their families.At least 16 percent of the ... Read more...
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Red Cross warns of ‘Tunisia-style unrest’ in flood-affected Pakistan
February 1st, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 01(ANI): Food insecurity caused by last year's devastating floods in Pakistan can eventually lead to social unrest similar to that seen in Tunisia, the head of the International Federation ... Read more...
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New food security report for Asia launched in Mumbai
December 4th, 2010 - 11:32 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): A new food security report for Asia has been launched in Mumbai by The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Asia Society, calling for increased investment in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Melting Himalayan glaciers ‘could impact billions of people’
November 16th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): A new report has outlined how USAID should take necessary steps in order to protect lives that will be impacted from the slowly melting Himalayan glaciers."The extremely high ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
One in seven US households faced hunger in 2009
November 16th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 16 (IANS) At least one in seven households in the US faced hunger in 2009, with those getting emergency food almost doubling between 2007 and 2009, at the ... Read more...
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India steps up agro-diplomacy in Nepal
November 8th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 8 (IANS) New Delhi is stepping up its agro-diplomacy in Nepal's Terai plains, known as the "food bowl" of the country, pledging more than NRS 300 million for ... Read more...
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500,000 lactating or pregnant flood-hit women in Pak need instant care: NGO
October 15th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 15 (ANI): Amongst millions of Pakistanis displaced by the recent floods, more than 85 per cent are women, 500,000 of whom are lactating or pregnant, requiring special food and nutritional ... Read more...
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Afghanistan tops UN list on food insecurity
August 20th, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 20 (IANS) Afghanistan has topped a list of countries with the highest food insecurity, a British agency working with the UN has said.
Afghanistan is followed by the Democratic Republic ... Read more...
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Oxfam assesses Ladakh flood disaster, seeks help
August 17th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Shortage of shelter has emerged as the biggest cause of worry for the survivors of flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region earlier this month, according ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Why TB Matters to Women’s Health?
August 17th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by admin
Masimba Biriwasha - CNSTUBERCULOSIS (TB) has a major impact on women's sexual reproductive health and that of their children. For pregnant women living in areas with high TB infection rates, there are ... Read more...
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Starving kids and youth ‘more likely to have health problems’
August 3rd, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
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0Washington, Aug 3 (ANI): A recent report has revealed that
children and youth who experience hunger are more likely to have health
problems, and repeated episodes of hunger may ... Read more...
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48 percent Pakistanis lack food security: Report
June 3rd, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 3 (IANS) Almost half of Pakistan's population of 170 million lack food security because of the impact of the war on terror on the country's economy, a new report says.
Food ... Read more...
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Food insecurity ups risk of weight gain during pregnancy
May 24th, 2010 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 24 (IANS) A person's inability to obtain adequate amounts of food due to resource constraints can lead to greater weight gain and increased complications during pregnancy, says a recent study. ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Food insecurity ups weight gain, complications risk during pregnancy
May 22nd, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 22 (ANI): Food insecurity, a person's inability to obtain adequate amounts of food due to resource constraints, can lead to greater weight gain and increased complications during a woman's pregnancy, ... Read more...
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UN seek $18 million to assist nearly 800,000 people in Mongolia after severe winter and summer drought
May 13th, 2010 - 2:04 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – United Nations (UN) agencies and partner humanitarian organizations on Wednesday requested more than $18 million to assist nearly 800,000 people in Mongolia who are suffering from a ... Read more...
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Food security bill will create food insecurity: CPI-M
March 26th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday termed the Food Security Bill in its present form a "travesty of food security" and said it will create food ... Read more...
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General Budget lacks vision, direction and sensitivity: Sushma Swaraj
February 28th, 2010 - 12:12 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 27(ANI): Leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, on Saturday criticized the General Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for the 2010-11, saying that ... Read more...
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United Nations and NGOs appeal for aid in Niger
February 11th, 2010 - 5:47 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – United Nations and its non-governmental organization partners on Wednesday underscored the need for aid in Niger, citing severe food shortages.With 7.8 million people in Niger – or ... Read more...
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Cycle rickshaws need of the hour, ban arbitrary: Court
February 10th, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday termed the ban on cycle rickshaws on the city's arterial roads "arbitrary" and stressed that non-motorised vehicles were the need of the ... Read more...
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UN to hold global summit on millennium goals in September
February 1st, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Ethiopia, Feb 1 (IANS) UN will hold a global summit in September to discuss ways to achieve the Millennium Development Goals before the end of its deadline set by the world body.
"We ... Read more...
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Hindus criticize World Hunger Summit for concentrating on Pope
November 13th, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Hindus have strongly criticized non-inclusion of world religious leaders, except Pope, in much-publicized and prestigious "World Summit on Food Security" of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of United Nations at Rome from ... Read more...
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Half of US children will use food stamps: study
November 3rd, 2009 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 3 (IANS) Nearly half of American children, including some 90 percent of black children and an equal number of children growing in single-parent households, will eat meals paid ... Read more...
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International laws cannot cope with climate exiles
October 15th, 2009 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 15 (IANS) International laws are inadequate to deal with the millions of people forecast to become exiles due to escalating climate change, the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Hunger in Latin America accompanies lack of social security
October 15th, 2009 - 8:49 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, Oct 15 (DPA) The 53 million people suffering hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean would be helped by stronger government policies backing agriculture, including for small individual farmers, the regional ... Read more...
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World Habitat Day 2009 to be celebrated on Oct 5
October 1st, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 1 (ANI): The World Habitat Day (WHD) 2009 will be celebrated on October 5.The United Nations has designated the first Monday in October each year as the WHD. ... Read more...
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Price rise, food insecurity mar UPA II’s 100 days (100 days of UPA government - II)
August 28th, 2009 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's second stint may be bristling with plans to mitigate poverty, disease and illiteracy, but most Indians remain unimpressed. Spiralling food ... Read more...
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CPI-M to launch agitation against price rise, drought
August 27th, 2009 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has resolved to launch an agitation from next month against price rise and the drought-like conditions in several parts of the ... Read more...
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80,000 people affected, 450 houses destroyed in Swabi flood: OCHA
August 18th, 2009 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug 18(ANI): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that at least 70,000 to 80,000 people have been affected in Swabi by the floods and ... Read more...
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