January 17th, 2010 by admin
WHO IS IN CHARGE IN HAITI?
Aid planes are turned away, people in need are going without the basic need of food and water. According a Washington Post Article, “Frictions between nations rise over struggle of getting aid to Haiti;” the article went on to say that, “the layers of authority,” are preventing aid reaching quickly to the people:
…. But there were growing tensions over which country’s planes were allowed to land here first, with each nation insisting its aid flight was a priority, according to an official involved in the relief operation.
France, Brazil and Italy were said to be upset, and the Red Cross said one of its planes was diverted to Santo Domingo, the capital of neighboring Dominican Republic.
Once again government bureaucracies are hindering efforts to save lives during the most critical period. To read further go here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/16/AR2010011602921.html
December 28th, 2009 by admin
More Americans went hungry in 2008 despite Government programs. According to the USDA, “The prevalence of food insecurity was up from 11.1 percent (13 million households) in 2007 and was the highest observed since nationally representative food security surveys were initiated in 1995.” The Food Stamp or SNAP program saw an “average monthly participation in SNAP increased from 26.5 million in 2007 to 28.4 million in 2008.” To read more go here:
http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/december09/Features/FoodInsecurity.htm
November 30th, 2009 by admin
It’s highly debatable whether climate change is a leading cause to hunger; but several articles are making such claim. A recent article in the Guardian paint that picture, “Poor face more hunger as climate change leads to crop failure, says Oxfam”
The article went further to cite drought and heavy rain as the leading cause by preventing farmers from growing more food. You can read the article below and post your opinion.
Poor face more hunger as climate change leads to crop failure, says Oxfam
• Seasons appear to have shrunk in variety
• Storms and heavier rains more common
by John Vidal, Guardian.co.uk
Hunger may become the defining human tragedy of the century as the climate changes and hundreds of millions of farmers already struggling to grow enough food are forced to adapt to drought and different rainfall patterns, a report warns.Oxfam International, in a comprehensive look at the expected effects on people of climate change, says some of the world’s staple crops will be hit and the implications for millions could be disastrous .
“Climate change’s most savage impact on humanity in the near future is likely to be in the increase in hunger … the countries with existing problems in feeding their people are those most at risk from climate change,” the report warns.
“Millions of farmers will have to give up traditional crops as they experience changes in the seasons that they and their ancestors have depended on. Climate-related hunger [may become] the defining human tragedy of this century.” (read more here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/05/crops-farmers-climate-change-oxfam
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November 18th, 2009 by admin
Government agencies like the UN have been fighting hunger since it inception and each year hunger rate keeps creeping upward. For instance, there are more hungry people in 2009 than last year. So, to eradicate hunger there need to be public or private citizen involvement. Post your opinion!
