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Pakistan Food Stampede Kills Many
World (tags: Pakistan, food, free flour, distribution, unsupervised crowd, crushed, death, sadness )

Dee
- 54 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk

At least 14 women and children have been killed in a stampede to get free flour in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, officials say.

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Government Report Says Graft Could Trigger Food Crisis
World (tags: government, food, corruption, Africa, Cameroon, society )

Michelle
- 80 days ago - france24.com

Cameroon faces a serious food shortage, says a leaked government report, after it emerged that ministry officials had embezzled some 2 billion CFA francs ($4.3 million) of state subsidies aimed at raising production of maize.

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Sign Petition: Tell Congress to End Child Hunger
World (tags: world, global, crisis, poor, children, families, food, security, act, starvation, disease, health, nutrition, illness, humans, death, society, malnutrition, poverty, sadness )

Tom
- 81 days ago - action.savethechildren.org

The global food crisis may be out of the headlines for the moment, but for poor children and families, the emergency remains urgent and real. Please co-sponsor the The Roadmap to End Global Hunger and Promote Food Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2817).

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Act Now! - Call on the Sri Lankan Government to Free Civilians From the Nightmare - Unlock the Biggest Prison Camp in the World
World (tags: sri lanka, war, crime, ethics, freedoms, humanrights, food, water, healthcare, death, Refugees&Relief, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', Amnesty International USA )

David
- 88 days ago - takeaction.amnestyusa.org

These innocent civilians have broken no laws but are being treated like criminals. They are essentially prisoners locked up in violation of the Sri Lankan constitution and international law. Lend your voice to those who are suffering. Sign the petition?

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Africa Alone Could Feed the World
World (tags: africa, government, GoodNews, food, agriculture )

Cowboss
- 123 days ago - newscientist.com

DOOM-MONGERS have got it wrong - there is enough space in the world to produce the extra food needed to feed a growing population. And contrary to expectation, most of it can be grown in Africa, say two international reports published this week.

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Sign Petition: Tell Congress to Help Afghan Girls
World (tags: world, afghanistan, usa, war, troops, obama, politics, military, government, americans, girls, rights, freedoms, culture, family, education, health, food, protection, medicine, safety )

Tom
- 128 days ago - thehungersite.com

Schools torched. Classrooms hit with poison gas. Acid thrown in their faces. Girls risk life and limb to learn even as attacks by insurgents mount. You can help: The Afghan Women Empowerment Act would fund educational opportunities and keep them safe.

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One Sixth of Humanity Is Hungry - UN
World (tags: hunger, relief, united nations, world hunger, farmers, solutions, small farmers, food, hungry, starvation )

Susty
- 138 days ago - us.oneworld.net

World hunger is estimated to reach historic highs in 2009 with more than 1 million people going hungry every day -- but there are solutions, reports the UN food agency.

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Sign Petition: Help Promote the Roadmap to End Global Hunger!
World (tags: world, hunger, poverty, refugees, relief, food, human, rights, aid, africa, asia, europe, middle-east, UN, obama, government, politics )

Tom
- 149 days ago - change.org

Friends of the World Food Program (WFP) and its coalition partners developed the Roadmap to End Global Hunger that will guide Congress and the new administration in establishing a comprehensive strategy to address global hunger.

4 comments

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Sign Petition: Thank UN Peacekeepers for a Safer World
World (tags: world, war, violence, UN, peacekeepers, military, middle-east, africa, human, rights, protection, safety, food, medicine, freedom, government, conflict, Refugees&Relief, politics, GoodNews )

Tom
- 150 days ago - thepetitionsite.com

UN peacekeepers are risking their lives in the name of peace. These men and women in blue helmets, more than 100,000 in total - the second largest deployed military in the world - can be found in 16 of the world's most dangerous conflict areas.

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Sign Petition: 61 Years of UN Peacekeeping - Send a Letter Thanking Peacekeepers for Their Service.
World (tags: world, humanitarian, relief, war, violence, UN, peacekeepers, middle-east, africa, darfur, zimbabwe, congo, sri lanka, human, rights, starvation, food, medicine, conflict, politics, terrorism, freedoms, death, humanrights )

Tom
- 161 days ago - humanitarianrelief.change.org

Take a minute to watch the message from George Clooney below. Then sign this letter and join us in thanking the 100,000 brave men and women from 118 countries serving as UN peacekeepers in 16 of the most volatile countries in the world.

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Afghanistan: Millions Facing Food Shortages, Possible Starvation in Forgotten Emergency
World (tags: world, Afghanistan, poverty, hunger, drought, food, starvation, drugs, suicide, bombings, war, violence, terrorism, middle-east, humanrights, conflict, children, death )

Tom
- 228 days ago - reliefweb.int

A severe drought is fueling a grave food crisis in Afghanistan that threatens millions with possible starvation. "In Afghanistan, the heroin trade, suicide bombings and the 'war on terror' has put the humanitarian agenda on the sidelines."

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Southern Africa: Food Insecurity Looms As Floods Swallow Crops
World (tags: world, africa, food, crops, nature, floods, rain, environment, climate, humans, suffering, endangered )

Tom
- 228 days ago - allafrica.com

Johannesburg -- As the water level in the upper Zambezi River continues to climb past its highest levels ever, destroying crops and road networks, disaster officials in Namibia and Zambia have warned that food security could worsen.

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Why Are Children Starving in a Booming India?
World (tags: world, India, gender, caste, tradition, children, starving, hungry, death, government, humanrights, politics, food, disease, healthcare, prevention )

Tom
- 232 days ago - theglobeandmail.com

A complex masala of gender, caste, tradition and politics keeps babies hungry. After 15 years of rapid growth, India has made no progress on childhood malnutrition, unlike many poorer nations. Its culture poses many special obstacles.

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China Passes Tough New Food Safety Law
World (tags: world, China, food, politics, government, protection, health, melamine, petfood, pets, death, tainted milk, babies, formula )

Tom
- 252 days ago - google.com

China's legislature enacted a tough new food safety law Saturday, promising tougher penalties for makers of tainted products in the wake of scandals that exposed serious flaws in monitoring of the nation's food supply.

10 comments

UN 'Has Run Out of Gaza Food Aid' - Gaza Strip/Palestine
World (tags: Gaza, Gaza strip, Palestine, food, Israel, UnitedNations, Refugees&Relief, middle-east, humanrights )

Chrissy
- 358 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk

The UN has no more food to distribute in the Gaza Strip, the head of relief efforts in the area has warned. John Ging said handouts for 750,000 Gazans would have to be suspended until Saturday at the earliest, and called Gaza's economic situation "a .....

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