World Food Crisis

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Food prices are global challenge, says UN RTE.ie, Ireland – 3 hours ago … hit by the crisis, and will double lending for agriculture in Africa over the next year to €515m. Rising food prices have hurt the growing mass of urban … UN and World Bank say to tackle food crisis Reuters UN, World Bank to Coordinate Task Force Efforts in Food Crisis Deutsche Welle UN chief orders task force to tackle food crisis AFP Bloomberg – Xinhua all 487 news articles »

Turkish Press

IMF concerned about food crisis in Africa AFP – 1 hour ago “We are concerned about it because higher food prices (and) higher oil prices mean higher import bills, and it can slow down economic growth,” the head of … IMF bid to help Africans on inflation Daily Times all 35 news articles »

Region’s aid groups grappling with global food crisis Seattle Times, United States – 7 hours ago But only in the last few weeks have staffers, and much of the world, realized all the incidents were responses to a worldwide leap in food prices — and part … As Food Prices Soar, Mercy Corps Establishes Global Food Crisis Fund Reuters AlertNet Mercy Corps creates fund to ease food crisis The Oregonian – OregonLive.com Global Food Crisis Spurs Mercy Corps Action KOIN.com PR Newswire (press release) all 26 news articles »

Washington Post

Global Food Prices and Africa’s Economic Famine Washington Post, United States – Apr 28, 2008 We’re talking about the Post’s Global Food Crisis series this morning. This is an important subject. I’ll answer your questions as best I can. So fire away. … Food crisis translates to economic crisis United Press International Where Every Meal Is a Sacrifice Washington Post all 6 news articles »

DigitalJournal.com

“US, EU responsible for explosive food prices“ Hindu, India – 9 hours ago Jean Ziegler held fuel policies pursued by the US and the EU to be main causes for the current worldwide food crisis. Last year the US ‘Video: UN rapporteur talks about the global food crisis – 28 Apr 08’));Video: UN rapporteur talks about the global food crisis – 28 Apr 08UN Special Rapporteur Says Biofuel Production Criminal DigitalJournal.com all 18 news articles »

Javno.hr

WTO deal seen having little impact on food prices Daily Times, Pakistan – 15 hours ago Some may conclude the message of the current crisis is they can no longer depend on imports and must improve food security by raising barriers to protect … Food crisis sparks role reversal in WTO AFP (UPDATE) UN meets on food crisis Inquirer.net all 22 news articles »

AFP	UN meets on food crisis AFP – 20 hours ago – Filter “Responding effectively to the impact of higher food prices must be a top priority for the global community,” he said. But he criticised protectionist …

Boston Globe

Economic Stresses, Biofuel Production Add to Food Crisis Pressures Voice of America – 23 hours ago By Mil Arcega The World Food Program warns that rising food prices could turn into a global crisis unless the world acts quickly. The UN food agency has … No Free Lunch Food, fuel and finance Inquirer.net all 4 news articles »

Cabinet to face looming crisis in food prices The Herald Eastern Cape, South Africa – 7 hours ago As far back as February, the NAMC warned that rising food prices were a threat to the country’s household food security, and food inflation was a major … SA warned over food security Citizen all 2 news articles »

Voice of America

UN Announces Food Crisis Task Force Voice of America – 28 minutes ago – Filter By VOA News United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he will head a task force to deal with the unprecedented rise in global food prices. …

Daily Star – Lebanon

No simple cause – or easy cure – for rising food prices Daily Star – Lebanon, Lebanon – 18 hours ago – Filter This example contradicts the wave of accusations that biofuel production is to blame for sparking the food price crisis.

Vancouver Sun

Fidel Castro warned of food crisis a year ago Reuters South Africa, South Africa – 20 hours ago Violent protests ignited by rising food prices toppled Haiti’s government earlier this month. Increased demand from rapidly developing nations led by China, … Finding the right shade of green Ottawa Citizen all 19 news articles »

Just A Quote…

“O ye dear friends! The world is at war and the human race is in travail and mortal combat. The dark night of hate hath taken over, and the light of good faith is blotted out. The peoples and kindreds of the earth have sharpened their claws, and are hurling themselves one against the other. It is the very foundation of the human race that is being destroyed. It is thousands of households that are vagrant and dispossessed, and every year seeth thousands upon thousands of human beings weltering in their life-blood on dusty battlefields. The tents of life and joy are down. The generals practise their generalship, boasting of the blood they shed, competing one with the next in inciting to violence. ‘With this sword,’ saith one of them, ‘I beheaded a people!’ And another: ‘I toppled a nation to the ground!’ And yet another: ‘I brought a government down!’ On such things do men pride themselves, in such do they glory! Love—righteousness—these are everywhere censured, while despised are harmony, and devotion to the truth.”

‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 1