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3% of global arms bill can wipe off food crisis

 More than 850 million hungry people around the globe can enjoy a better life if the world sets aside less than three per cent of what it spends on the purchase of arms every year, for the......

About 21% of Europe lives in poverty

 About 21% of Europe's population lives in poverty, earning less than $2 a day and 5% is affected by food insecurity, the United Nations' food agency says.The level of poverty is lower in Europe......

World has more than 1 billion hungry people

 More than one billion people go to bed hungry everyday as the deadly combination of a severe food shortage and one of the worst global financial crises in living memory has shrunk food aid to an......

UN agency links food crisis to meltdown

 The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has cautioned that the impact of the current financial crisis on the agricultural sector could mean a surge in food prices in the coming year even as global......

FAO seeks political will to eradicate hunger

The UN food agency has sought a political and financial push to boost sustainable agriculture in poor countries and double global food production, saying that such a move would forge a world of......

How much does it cost to feed your family?

 In the chair's summary of the last G-8 conference in Heiligendamm, Germany, there was no mention of food prices or agriculture. What a difference a year makes. Since the G-8 last assembled in June......

Another 50 mn face hunger: UN

 An additional 50 million people across the world face hunger as a result of soaring food prices, the United Nations has said, calling for stepped up global cooperation to boost food security in......

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