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26 May 2013
                       
 
 
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REAL ECONOMY: FOOD MARKETS
A section on global food markets contained within a special commodity markets feature in the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) latest ‘World Economic Outlook’, published in April,...
 
 
01 Oct 2009
 
Polity - News this Week
Newsletter - News this Week

South Africa

PRETORIA - President Jacob Zuma urges police station commanders to speak up about the problems they face in the war against South Africa's...

 
 
11 Sep 2008
 
UN agencies back EU plan for Africa food aid fund
AFRICA
Three major U.N. agencies threw their weight on Wednesday behind an EU plan to use 1 billion euros to help African farmers, urging lawmakers to approve the measure quickly and let the cash start...
 
 
06 Jun 2008
 
Rows threaten world food summit success
INTERNATIONAL
A U.N. global food crisis summit risked embarrassing failure to reach any formal agreement on combating hunger threatening a billion people worldwide. Delegates from 183 countries at the Rome...
 
 
05 Jun 2008
 
Food summit may end without declaration of intent
News
A summit on the global food crisis was at risk of closing without a declaration of intent on Thursday because of squabbling over side issues. Delegates from 183 countries at the Rome talks missed...
 
 
29 May 2008
 
Food crisis offers opportunity for Africa - UN, World Bank
INTERNATIONAL
Urgent action is needed to help the poor who are devastated by soaring food prices, but Africa, with sufficient help, faces an opportunity and can become a solution to the global food crisis, the...
 
 
06 Mar 2008
 
UN sees food inflation until at least 2010
UNITED NATIONS
Inflation that has pushed food prices to record highs is likely to continue until at least 2010, Josette Sheeran, executive director of the United Nations' World Food Programme, said on...
 
 
04 Mar 2008
 
Drew Barrymore donates $1-million to WFP
INTERNATIONAL
U.S. actress Drew Barrymore donated $1 million of her own money on Monday to the World Food Programme (WFP) that the U.N. agency said would be used to feed thousands of schoolchildren in Kenya....
 
 
28 Feb 2008
 
WFP chief to ask US for help on shrinking food aid
UNITED NATIONS
The head of the World Food Programme will lobby U.S. officials this week to expand food aid contributions to help offset soaring food and oil prices that have shriveled needed relief for hungry...
 
 
26 Feb 2008
 
More cash or less food aid - WFP
INTERNATIONAL
Soaring global commodity prices will force the World Food Programme to scale back food aid within months unless donors dramatically step up contributions, the United Nations agency's executive...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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