Search Results for 'Hunger'

Poverty alleviation: Hunger, thy face is woman

She argued that women may be more impoverished due to societal biases and incomprehensive governmental definitions of what constitutes “productive work”. Societal biases include giving last portions to sons since they need the [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Hunger, poverty at a 'crisis point'

The only way to stop the growing rate of hunger is by increasing wages, investing in income security programs, providing affordable housing and improving access to community food programs, according to a list of recommendations to be rel [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

Global Hunger Declines For First Time In 15 Years: UN

The number of undernourished people around the world has declined by nearly 10 percent in the past year, the first time a drop in famine has been recorded since 1995, the UN food agency said Tuesday. A total of 925 million people are und [...]

Posted On : Sep, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Poverty, hunger affects development

This popular siSwati adage, which loosely means that a man whose stomach is full will be productive, came to the fore on Saturday during the joint commemoration of the world food and world poverty day at the Matsanjeni Inkhundla. The [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

World hunger on the rise

EVEN before the economic crisis pushed the ranks of the world's hungry to a record 1 billion, declining aid and investment in agriculture had been steadily increasing. The number of undernourished people for more than a decade, a UN food a [...]

Posted On : Oct, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

Stand up to fight poverty and hunger, UAE residents urged

Residents are being urged to "Stand Up and Take Action" against the world's problems this weekend. Millions of people across the globe are set to show their support for the fight against hunger and poverty as part of the United [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Poverty, unemployment and hunger breeding terrorism

Federal Minister for Population Welfare, Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that poverty, unemployment and hunger are breeding terrorism in Pakistan and to get rid of this menace, the government would have to focus on these issues that have a dire [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

Hunger and Poverty in America: The Myth Of Meritocracy

In respect to hunger & poverty in America, the U.S. people believe in a myth. The real myth is NOT that hunger and poverty don't exist within America. Albeit, the prevalence of poverty hunger in America is largely downplayed and ignored [...]

Posted On : Jul, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

World Hunger Facts 2008

Hunger is a term which has three meanings (Oxford English Dictionary 1971) the uneasy or painful sensation caused by want of food; craving appetite. Also the exhausted condition caused by want of food the want or scarcity of f [...]