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North Korea to halt nuclear, missile tests for US food aid
29/02/2012 - NORTH KOREA

North Korea to halt nuclear, missile tests for US food aid

North Korea has agreed to a moratorium on nuclear testing, launches of long-range missiles and uranium enrichment at its main Yongbyon nuclear facility in exchange for US food aid, state media and US officials said Wednesday.
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Red Cross calls for ceasefire as Homs faces shortages
22/02/2012 - SYRIA

Red Cross calls for ceasefire as Homs faces shortages

Residents of the besieged city of Homs are running low on food and water as the Red Cross called for a daily humanitarian ceasefire. Two Western journalists, including a French national, were killed in the shelling, a rights group said Wednesday.
Mexican indigenous group battles with famine
10/02/2012 - MEXICO

Mexican indigenous group battles with famine

The Tarahumara people from northern Mexico are struggling to survive a chronic food shortage after one of the most severe droughts ever to strike their remote homeland. They are no strangers to famine, but this time the drought has combined with freezing temperatures to force many away from their mountain communities to seek food handouts elsewhere. Their plight has prompted an outpouring of aid across Mexico.
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Aid agencies barred from al Shabaab-controlled areas
28/11/2011 - SOMALIA

Aid agencies barred from al Shabaab-controlled areas

Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab rebels on Monday ordered 16 international aid agencies to close, saying they lacked political neutrality and warning against any activities deemed "detrimental to the attainment of an Islamic state".
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Food aid resumes as EU resolves funding deadlock
14/11/2011 - Europe

Food aid resumes as EU resolves funding deadlock

Germany agreed Monday to continue to support food aid destined for 18 million of Europe's poorest, despite an earlier court ruling against additional funding that threatened to slash 80 percent of the programme's budget.
World Population: 7 billion, and counting (part 2)
31/10/2011 - THE DEBATE

World Population: 7 billion, and counting (part 2)

Today marks a landmark moment in human history: the number of people on the planet is now, for the first time, more than 7 billion. It took more than a century for the world's population to go from one to two billion, but it took only 12 to grow from six billion to billion. Within 70 years, the population is expected to grow to a massive 10 billion. So is this a cause for celebration or concern?
World Population: 7 billion, and counting
31/10/2011 - THE DEBATE

World Population: 7 billion, and counting

Today marks a landmark moment in human history: the number of people on the planet is now, for the first time, more than 7 billion. It took more than a century for the world's population to go from one to two billion, but it took only 12 to grow from six billion to billion. Within 70 years, the population is expected to grow to a massive 10 billion. So is this a cause for celebration or concern?
EU food aid programme: is Europe abandoning its poor?
08/10/2011 - TALKING EUROPE

EU food aid programme: is Europe abandoning its poor?

A 480-million euro budget to supply food to Europe's poorest could be slashed by 80%, the prospect of which has alarmed NGOs and charities. In April, the EU Court of Justice said the programme could only use supplies from EU food stocks. But stocks have fallen dramatically in recent years following reforms in the bloc's farming policies, forcing the use of EU money instead to buy supplies on the markets.
EU splits over food aid for poor
20/09/2011 - EUROPEAN UNION

EU splits over food aid for poor

The European Union on Tuesday failed to reach an agreement on whether to renew a programme that delivers food aid for the poor, with opponents of the scheme claiming responsibility for social welfare issues should rest with national governments.
EU debates cutting food aid to millions of Europe's poor
20/09/2011 - European Union

EU debates cutting food aid to millions of Europe's poor

The European Union will decide on Tuesday whether to cut food aid for 13 million people living in poverty in 19 EU countries. Britain and Germany are among countries supporting the cut, saying that food aid should be handled as domestic policy.
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