by Beth | Jun 10, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
ROME–At 3:00 AM on Monday morning the United States stood alone among all nations of the world in blocking further discussion of the draft text of the declaration that governments will sign at the World Food Summit. What was leading the U.S. to stop the all...
by Beth | Jun 10, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Powerful presentation of the Dreams of the Poor http://www.worldbank.org/ourdream/If we act now with realism and foresight, if we show courage, if we think globally and allocate our resources accordingly, we can give our children a more peaceful and equitable world....
by Beth | Jun 9, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
For first draft see http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/004/Y6684E/Y6684E00.HTM For related links see World Food Summit 5 Years Later http://www.fao.org/worldfoodsummit/english/index.html For background information and facts on hunger see...
by Beth | Jun 8, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Fighting hunger is not only a moral imperative, it also brings large economic benefits,” the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today, proposing a new global “Anti-Hunger Programme” on the eve of the World Food Summit: five years...
by Beth | Jun 8, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
On the eve of a summit of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the Vatican proposed an international coalition to struggle against world hunger.ROME, JUNE 7, 2002 (Zenit.org).- In Preparation for U.N. Food Summit in Rome To eliminate hunger “is necessary,...
by Beth | Jun 4, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Across the USA hunger-relief organizations will be encouraging their communities to learn more about hunger and to get involved with their efforts to create a hunger-free America.There is a special online action center that makes it simple for anyone and everyone to...
