Category - Hunger

Aid agency laments record number of Americans going hungry

agency reporter — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:42:49 +0000

ore than one in seven of American households suffered from food insecurity in 2008, according to the most recent data on hunger released by the US Department of Agriculture yesterday.

Millions will go hungry unless UK and others act on food crisis, says agency

staff writers — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:46:19 +0000

Millions of people will go hungry when future global food crises strike unless the world’s half a billion small-scale farms receive urgent support from the UK and other governments, says development agency Progressio.

Sustained action needed to fight hunger, says UN

Agencies — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:48:19 +0100

Targets to cut the number of hungry people in the world will not be met without far greater international effort, the United Nations food agency has warned.

Kenyan archbishop asks for price controls and food security

Ecumenical News International — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:29:58 +0100

Kenyan Catholic Archbishop Okoth has urged the government to introduce price controls for essential commodities and also suggested measures to ensure food security for ordinary citizens.

Afghanistan's drought and food crisis threatens millions, says church agency

agency reporter — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:10:14 +0000

The most severe drought in a decade is fuelling a food crisis in Afghanistan that threatens millions with food shortages and possible starvation, says global humanitarian agency Church World Service.

Further warning on serious Kenya starvation threat

Agencies — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:51:55 +0000

The chair of the Episcopal Conference of the Catholic Church in Kenya has warned that more than ten million Kenyans are at immediate risk of hunger, because of mismanagement and corruption by the government.

Church World Service warns of Kenya starvation threat

agency reporter — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:59:04 +0000

Without immediate, massive intervention and assistance, starvation in Kenya will become a deadly reality, according to a new assessment report from global humanitarian agency Church World Service.

Need, greed and the global food crisis

Jean Blaylock — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:41:33 +0100

The plea "Give us this day our daily bread" needs to be heard by political leaders meeting in Rome on the global food crisis, says Jean Blaylock, looking at the response of world church representatives.

Anabaptists take the lead on vital North Korea farm programme

staff writers — Sun, 11 May 2008 11:13:24 +0100

While the food crisis in North Korea continues largely unnoticed in the wider world, due to the country's isolation, a North American Anabaptist peace church is taking quiet steps to provide agricultural assistance.

Catholic charities urge help for millions impacted by hunger in US

agency reporter — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:29:47 +0000

Catholic charities in the US called yesterday for more to be done to help the estimated 35 million Americans who are impacted by hunger. At the White House they called for the strengthening of federal nutrition programs.