by Beth | Oct 4, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
This year’s World Food Day/TeleFood campaign will emphasize the importance of biodiversity for agriculture, food security and rural livelihoods, and especially for those populations living in marginal and harsh environments. Biological diversity comprises...
by Beth | Sep 29, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
John Allen offer some background to th econference at the Gregorian University, co-sponsored by the U.S. Embassy to the Vatican and the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, titled “Feeding a Hungry World: The Moral Imperative of Biotechnology.”After presenting...
by Beth | Aug 27, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The international site of the SVDP (www.ozanet.org) has a link to full text and other materials related to their strategic plan.Among the material found on this page … – Powerpoint presentation of the plan – an invitation to contribute your ideas...
by Beth | Aug 26, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Let me first summarize the main findings about health insurance coverage from the Current Population Survey report…”The number of people with health insurance coverage rose by 1.0 million from 2002 to 2003. The number of people without health...
by Beth | Aug 25, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
JAKARTA, August 18, 2004 (smh.com.au): Matthew Moore, Herald Correspondent in Jakarta, reports – About 1.7 million Indonesians have gone hungry for the past three weeks because a government ban has stopped the distribution of thousands of tonnes of rice donated...
by Beth | Aug 25, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
WASHINGTON, D.C., AUG. 25, 2004 (Zenit.org).- A book recently published by the World Bank emphasizes the need for religions and development organizations to collaborate in the struggle against poverty. The book, “Mind, Heart, and Soul in the Fight Against...
