World is in hunger

Jane ZHANG 7 months ago Region: China

A fact I see from a magazine is that people in Haiti have to eat soil just to make them feel full. Then I remember another fact also seen from a magazine which is about China. A Chinese pupil from a poor village was taken ... more

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Haiti: Finding Relief for Hunger in Children

Global Voices a year ago Region: Haiti

- by Juliana Rincón Parra The international food shortage and crisis is doing its rounds on the blogosphere, and videos are no exception. From Haiti: people eating dirt to survive, and a plan to help feed... more

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World Bank Urges Immediate Resolution To Food Crisis In The Wake Of Violence

Jacob Cherian a year ago Region: District of Columbia

Washington, DC (Marketsblog) - According to several emerging reports, officials of the World Bank and finance ministers across the world are gathering to come up with a solution for surging global food prices that's causin... more

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Food or fuel : The Difficult Choice

Shantanud a year ago Region: Haiti

I grew up hearing stories about the Bengal Famine of 1943-45, hearing about them from my mother about how close to four million people died due to what was essentially a man made tragedy as food grains were diverted by the... more

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Haiti Is Starving

June Van Ingen a year ago Region: Haiti

The last few days the media has been reporting on riots in Port au Prince, capital of the island Republic of Haiti, first Republic in the world founded and administered by its black native population in January 1804. The... more

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A Haitian Blogger on the Next American President

Global Voices a year ago Region: United States

By Jennifer Brea Pascale, a Haitian living in Abu Dhabi who blogs at Natifnatal, writes about the American presidential election from a “Third World” perspective. Given America's impact, the outcome of this el... more

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U.S., U.N. to Restore Storm-Ravaged Haitian Bridge

Jacob Cherian a year ago Region: United States

AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa::  A U.S. Navy ship with disaster relief for flood victims in Port-au-Prince.   Port-au-Prince, Haiti (GroundReport) - According to the the American Embassy in Haiti, the U.S. will h... more

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Caribbean: Ike Strikes

Global Voices a year ago Region: Haiti

 The 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season is not letting up. Beleaguered Caribbean islands like Cuba and Haiti barely had time to recover from the ravages of Hurricanes Gustav and Hanna when&nb... more

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Haiti, Jamacia: Hurricane Update

Global Voices a year ago Region: Jamaica

As the Caribbean territories that were hit by Hurricane Gustav begin their clean-up efforts, new storms threaten to disrupt these islands once again. Jamaica's YardFlex.com reports that Gustav actually split the Hope Rive... more

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