Hunger in an agricultural country where the shops and even the garbage bins are full of food seems too hard to believe, said Hamilton Bishop Denis Browne said on Thursday. The NZ Herald reports Bishop Browne is calling on the Government to allow different policy options for food programmes in schools to be examined and Read more
Pope Benedict XVI has for the second time in two months appealed for the international community to send aid to the suffering people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The eastern part of the African nation is being convulsed by a second wave of violence and spreading hunger, leading the Pope to describe the suffering Read more
Passing on extra vegetables grown in the garden to people in need, and sharing what food we have, were suggestions that students at St Teresa’s School in Karori gave today to help overcome hunger and food insecurity in New Zealand. The students were talking to Catholic Archbishop of Wellington John Dew over lunch, prior to Read more
The Caritas-CIDSE G20 Network of Catholic agencies says making sure all people have access to appropriate food must be the priority for the leaders of G20 economies as they meet 18-19 June in Mexico. There are 925 million people in the world without enough to eat. About 300 children die from malnutrition every hour while Read more
The Pope met with the general director of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, Jose Graziano da Silva, at the Vatican. During their short meeting, da Silva talked about strengthening the ties between the Holy See and the FAO, so together, they can fight against world hunger. During their conversation, Da Silva talked about the Read more
Speculators in the agricultural commodities markets are forcing grocery prices to rise too quickly and erratically, according to some top economists marking World Food Day on Sunday.
“Excessive financial speculation is contributing to increasing volatility and record food prices, exacerbating global hunger and poverty,” wrote 461 economists, from more than 40 countries, in an open letter.
Read the article...Speculators in the agricultural commodities markets are forcing grocery prices to rise too quickly and erratically, according to some top economists marking World Food Day on Sunday.
“Excessive financial speculation is contributing to increasing volatility and record food prices, exacerbating global hunger and poverty,” wrote 461 economists, from more than 40 countries, in an open letter.
Read the article...
Pope Benedict has decried an approach to agricultural production based solely on profit, and called for steps to protect family farming, as he met on July 1 with leaders of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). He spoke of hunger born of selfish behaviour. He said persistent world hunger was a “tragedy” driven by Read more
Global reform of the food system is needed in order to help people buy adequate food, Oxfam warns. Rising food prices are tightening the squeeze, even on those who can currently afford food, the NGO says. In an acceleration of a trend which has seen food prices double in the last 20 years, the charity Read more