What Hunger Feeds On
About fifty heads of state gathered before cameras from all over the world : the reason why the summit of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization that opened in Rome yesterday is arousing so much interest is that it comes at a time when mankind is confronted with a tragic situation.
UN Chief: Billions of Dollars Needed Yearly to Fight Food Crisis
As much as 15 billion to 20 billion U.S. dollars would be needed yearly to help fight the food crisis amid soaring prices, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said here on Wednesday.
Rich Countries are Accountable for World Crisis
Cuba stressed in Rome today that hunger and malnutrition are the consequences of an international world order that maintains and deepens poverty, inequalities and injustice.
Bad ethanol, good ethanol
Biofuel is in the dock at the global food summit in Rome this week, with counties divided over whether it is the villain behind food insecurity, or the cheap energy of the future.
Iraqi Women Demand Humanitarian Attention for Iraqi Children
The danger which threatens Iraq's childhood, in its present and future, has become greater than ever before. The devastation inflicted on children by the wars and militarization of society by the dictatorship, was further aggravated by occupation.
Book Review: A People's History of the World
Harman believes that there is an essential logic to the apparently bewildering confusion of history. For instance, he answers a question that has always puzzled me.
Arctic Ice Pack Diminishing
Researchers were astounded when, in the fall of 2007, they discovered that the year-round ice pack in the Arctic Ocean had lost some 20 percent of its mass in just two years, setting a new record low since satellite imagery began documenting the terrain in 1978.
U.S. 4th Fleet Waves Nuclear Club at Latin America
The U.S. 4th Fleet was re-established in late April, commanded by Rear Admiral Joseph D. Kernan. The Fleet will be responsible for U.S. Navy ships, aircraft and submarines operating in the Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area, which encompasses the Caribbean, and Central and South America and the surrounding waters.
Venezuela and the Question of Terrorism
Venezuela’s record clearly shows that it is a country that neither tolerates nor supports terrorism. However, since 2006, the U.S. State Department has certified Venezuela as “not cooperating fully” with anti-terror efforts.
Deadly Cost of Unexploded Cluster Munitions in Laos
Cluster bombs are one of warfare's most indiscriminate weapons, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said recently. 'For a number of years, the United Nations has voiced its concern over the humanitarian impact of cluster munitions. Because they are inherently inaccurate and often malfunction, they are particularly indiscriminate and unreliable,' Ban said.
