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Africa:
Renewed Commitment to End Hunger
FAO, 17 November 2009
World leaders convened at FAO Headquarters for the World Summit on Food Security today unanimously adopted a declaration pledging renewed commitment to eradicate hunger from the… Read more »
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Africa:
UN Chief Presents Plan to Save Billions From Hunger
UN News, 16 November 2009
A three-day United Nations summit on world food security opened in Rome today, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warning that on this day alone more than 17,000 children will die… Read more »
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Africa:
Top World Food Official Laments Lack of Summit Targets
Leadership, 19 November 2009
The three-day United Nations summit on world food security wrapped up in Rome with its host lamenting that it produced neither measurable targets nor specific deadlines for ending… Read more »
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Nigeria:
FAO Organizes Summit On Food Security
Daily Champion, 17 November 2009
Amid global concern over food insecurity situation, which continues to impose serious threat for humanity, the world leaders have designed a summit to stem the tide of the… Read more »
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Mauritius:
Even Island States Can Make Plans to Improve Food Security
IPS, 1 December 2009
Eric Mangar deplores the fact that Mauritius, despite being a net food importer, has failed to learn its lessons from the food crisis. The island state is pursuing "business as… Read more »
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Africa:
FAO Urges Business Leaders to Help Fight Hunger
Public Agenda, 16 November 2009
UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General Jacques Diouf has called for increased input from the private sector to help fight hunger and ensure food security. Read more »
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Africa:
Brazilian University to Help in FAO Programmes
FAO, 15 November 2009
Scientists from a leading Brazilian university will provide their expertise to FAO for its agricultural development programmes in Latin America and African countries under an… Read more »
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Nigeria:
World Leaders Tackle Hunger As Mass Poverty Peaks
Daily Champion, 15 November 2009
Less than 24 hours, heads of state and government will reach a consensus on how to stamp out the ugly world monster-hunger-when they converge for the World Summit on Food Security… Read more »
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Kenya:
Fear of Severe Food Shortage Defies Short Rains
Business Daily, 1 December 2009
The government faces a drastic review of its spending plans to manage the largest food shortfall in Kenya's history as the highly anticipated el-nino rains fail to materialise. Read more »
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Zambia:
Agriculture is a Panacea to Ending Global Food Crisis
Times of Zambia, 17 November 2009
INVESTMENT in agriculture is a panacea to ending the global food crisis and the UN World summit on Food security taking place in Rome, Italy must be seen against this background. Read more »
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Zambia:
Rupiah Banda Joins World Leaders at UN Food Summit
Times of Zambia, 17 November 2009
THE world summit on food security officially opened in Rome, Italy today with a call for decisive action for the total eradication of hunger in the world. Read more »
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Africa:
Pope - Food Security is a Human Right
CISA, 17 November 2009
Pope Benedict XVI has said that solidarity with poor countries and involvement of local communities is required to promote sustainable agricultural development. Read more »
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South Africa:
Address by His Excellency Mr. Kgalema Motlanthe, Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa to World Summit on Food Security
Govt of SA, 16 November 2009
The following is the text of an address delivered before an audience by the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa at the World Summit on Food Security hosted by the Food… Read more »
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Africa:
Opening Remarks at Food Security Summit
UN, 16 November 2009
The following are the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon's opening remarks as delivered before an audience at the World Food Summit hosted in Italy by the Food and Agriculture… Read more »
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Angola:
Angolan Premier Defends Strengthening of Food Security
ANGOP, 16 November 2009
The Angolan prime minister, António Paulo Kassoma, hopes that the World Summit on Food Security, happening in Rome (Italy), "concludes with the need for a multidimensional… Read more »
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South Africa:
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe Calls for Devisive Action to Reverse the Trends in Escalating Number of Hungry People in the World
Govt of SA, 16 November 2009
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has called on delegates at the opening of the World Summit on Food Security to act decisively on the commitments made at such gatherings. Read more »
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Africa:
FAO Head Starts Hunger Strike
FAO, 14 November 2009
Hours before the opening of the World Summit on Food Security FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf began a 24 hour hunger strike to call for action to end the scourge of hunger and… Read more »
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Uganda:
Nation Among World's Hunger Prone Countries
Independent (Kampala), 27 October 2009
In today's world with improved technology that enables breeding of improved and drought resistant seed varieties, there is no reason for anyone to go hungry. Yet more than 1.6… Read more »
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Uganda:
World Food Day Finds Local Women Hungry
Independent (Kampala), 27 October 2009
When Leya Chedde, of Pallisa, scratched out her name for the first time in an adult literacy class, she took on authorship of her family's future prosperity. For the rural woman,… Read more »