East Timor faces severe food shortages: report

We Do Not Need Health Care Reform

By: wellness

The United States does not need health care reform, we need to stop being lazy and take responsibility for our own health. Chronic health conditions like heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are among the leading causes of death and disability in America. Chronic health conditions account for 7 out of 10 deaths among U.S. citizens each year. ...

about 1 month ago

Ethiopia asks for urgent food aid

By: BiodunIginla

Thursday, October 22, 2009 Search term http://www.allvoices.com/s/event-4459148/aHR0cDovL2

about 1 month ago

Economic crisis is devastating for world's hungry

By: chnarendra

The sharp spike in hunger triggered by the global economic crisis has hit the poorest people in developing countries hardest, revealing a fragile world food system in urgent need of reform, according to a report released today by FAO and the World Food Programme (WFP). The combination of food and economic crises has pushed the number of ...

about 1 month ago

Climate change compounds Ethiopia's food crisis

By: dustgeer

  Standing amidst a group of scrawny fellow Ethiopian farmers, Tuke Shika points to the scorching sun when asked why his food reserves have dwindled this year. "The weather has changed, it's not as it used to be before," he laments. "The rains are increasingly erratic, and we are getting less and less yields." In Loke, 350 kilometres (215 ...

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