Tag: Famine
N Koreans forced to eat grass to survive: UN
The United Nations says hunger in North Korea has reached its worst level since the 1990s, with up to six million people in need of food assistance.[MORE]
Food inspectors granted access to N Korea
Staff from the UN World Food Program (WFP) have been given rare access to the North Korean countryside to assess the country's food shortages.[MORE]
Somalia on brink of food crisis: UN
The head of the UN Humanitarian Office for Somalia said nearly half the population of Somalia was facing hunger, and rising global food prices were making the crisis worse.[MORE]
Ethiopian malnutrition claims 'completely fabricated'
The Ethiopian Government has described as a fabrication a statement by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), that six million children need urgent help to save them from malnutrition. [MORE]
North Korea 'on brink' of famine
A Seoul-based human rights group has released a video containing testimonies of highly influential North Koreans, in an effort to highlight the urgent need for desperately needed food aid to be flown into the country.[MORE]
Donors pledge $6.8 billion at UN summit
Donors at the United Nations Food Summit in Rome have pledged $6.8 billion to fight hunger and poverty.[MORE]
UN pledges $1.2b to fight food shortages
The United Nations has announced it will provide an additional $1.2 billion in food aid for the 60 nations hardest hit by rising prices. [MORE]
Food trade barriers hurt world's poorest: World Bank chief
World Bank president Robert Zoellick has called for the lifting of trade barriers that contribute to food price inflation and "hurt the poorest people".[MORE]
Food production must rise 50pc by 2030: Ban
United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon says global food production must go up 50 per cent by 2030 to help stop the spread of hunger threatening nearly 1 billion people.[MORE]
Food crisis summit starts with call to boost output
The UN is calling for a 50 per cent rise in world food production by 2030.[MORE]
S Korea urged to send food aid to North
Religious groups in South Korea have asked the Government to send emergency food aid to North Korea.[MORE]
High food prices, drought threaten Ethiopia again
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Ethiopia, hit by drought and rising food prices, is at risk of plunging into another famine crisis.[MORE]
Ethiopian children desperately need food aid: UNICEF
The UN children's fund has made an appeal for extra resources to deal with thousands of cases of severe malnutrition in Ethiopia.[MORE]
Food riots turn deadly in Somali capital
Security forces have killed at least five people in the Somali capital Mogadishu as they cracked down on riots sparked by rising food prices and record inflation, witnesses said.[MORE]
Asian Development Bank promises food relief
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has promised financial help for nations fighting the global food price crisis and attacked plans for a rice cartel.[MORE]
UN adviser calls for halt on biofuels investment
New United Nations special adviser on food Olivier de Schutter has called for an immediate freeze on investment in biofuels - crops which can be converted into energy, instead of food. [MORE]
Bush seeks millions to face food crisis
US President George W Bush has urged lawmakers to approve $US770 million ($825 million) in new aid to cope with soaring food prices that have left many hungry and fueled angry protests around the world.[MORE]
UN chief warns of civil unrest amid world food shortage
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The UN chief is worried the world food shortage will fuel unrest on an unprecedented scale.[MORE]
UN sets up food crisis task force
The United Nations has set up a special task force to tackle the global food crisis.[MORE]
UN holds talks on food crisis
Leading figures from the United Nations met in Switzerland overnight to chart a solution to dramatic food price increases that have caused hunger, riots and hoarding in poor countries around the world.[MORE]
Darfur deaths could have reached 300,000: UN
Up to to 300,000 people may have died from the combined effects of war, famine and disease in Sudan's Darfur region since 2003, UN humanitarian chief John Holmes said, although he conceded this was just an "extrapolation".[MORE]
Food riots 'an apocalyptic warning'
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World Vision Australia says the world must act now to address the cost of food in developing countries.[MORE]
E Timor looks to Qld to solve food shortage crisis
A group of East Timorese officials are visiting Queensland's Southern Downs for clues to solve their country's annual food crisis.[MORE]
Somalia faces major humanitarian catastrophe: aid agencies
Aid agencies working in Somalia have warned of a major humanitarian catastrophe unless urgent action is taken. [MORE]
WFP warns donors over food aid
Soaring global commodity prices will force the World Food Program (WFP) to scale back food aid within months unless donors dramatically step up contributions, the United Nations agency said.[MORE]
