Cuban agent begins renouncement of U.S. citizenship

news 07-MAY-13

Rains cause deadly Brazil landslides

bbc 19-MAR-13

UN bodies want to tackle drought to avert food crisis

news 15-MAR-13

Global recession halts decades of steady progress in reducing world hunger

independent 09-OCT-12

Move over, iPhone: The rise of Chinese mobiles

cnn 02-OCT-12

UN: No evidence of new food price crisis

news 06-SEP-12

Action needed to prevent food price catastrophe - U.N.

reuters 04-SEP-12

U.S.. drought: Food prices set to soar as corn farmers abandon fields the size of Belgium and Luxembourg

dailymail 11-AUG-12

USDA cuts corn outlook as drought takes toll

washtimes 10-AUG-12

Farm production needs to rise 60 per cent by 2050: UN agency

dawn 11-JUL-12

Somalia profile

bbc 10-FEB-12

Famine ends after good harvest in Somalia

independent 04-FEB-12

UN downgrades Somali famine; situation still dire (AP)

news 03-FEB-12

Haiti in “fragile” situation needs donor aid – U.N.

alertnet 19-SEP-11

[said:]: The Millenium Development Goals have pushed us forward. But with 870 million people still suffering from hunger, the war against food insecurity is far from over

unmultimedia 04-APR-13

[-said]: we expect that 40 more countries can do it, which would mean that more than half of the developing world has succeeded in it,

thenewage 04-APR-13

[said:]: Actions taken by one country or company may affect the food security of others while conflicts can lead to instability in neighboring countries and regions

unmultimedia 04-APR-13

[said:]: Under-utilized crops … can have a positive impact on food security

unmultimedia 25-MAR-13

[said:]: More extreme and frequent droughts resulting from climate change are having devastating food security impacts, especially in the most vulnerable regions of the world

unmultimedia 08-MAR-13

[ said]: In line with the UN Secretary-General’s Zero Hunger Challenge, and in close collaboration with our development partners, we agree that nothing less than the eradication of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition is what we should be striving for,

un 13-FEB-13

[says:]: In the Sahel, we are seeing how food insecurity, hunger, and the dispute over natural resources cause conflicts. Hunger can both trigger conflicts and be a result of conflict

unmultimedia 07-DEC-12

[says:]: Building a food and nutrition-secure Africa requires better governance, renewed political will and strong commitment to work together through innovative and comprehensive food security and nutrition programmes and strategies involving all concerned stakeholders.

unmultimedia 21-NOV-12

[ said]: helped to prevent panic and to stop the worst drought in decades [in the US] turning into a food price crisis, as has happened in the past,

irinnews 08-NOV-12

[-said]: Cooperatives follow core values and principles that are critical to doing business in an equitable manner,

xinhuanet_en 31-OCT-12

[ said]: Today we have lost a tireless advocate for the world's hungry,

allafrica 23-OCT-12

[said:]: Food prices and volatility have increased in recent years. This is expected to continue in the medium-term.

gulfnews 16-OCT-12

[ said]: That is better news than we have had in the past, but it still means that one person in every eight goes hungry. That is unacceptable, especially when we live in a world of plenty,

dailytimesPK 10-OCT-12

[said today:]: We note with particular concern that the recovery of the world economy from the recent global financial crisis remains fragile. We nonetheless appeal to the international community to make extra efforts to assist the poorest in realizing their basic human right to adequate food.

independent 09-OCT-12

[said:]: We have good news, we have made some progress in reducing hunger.

mailonsunday 09-OCT-12

[ said]: In today's world of unprecedented technical and economic opportunities, we find it entirely unacceptable that more than 100 million children under five are underweight, and therefore unable to realize their full human and socio-economic potential, and that childhood malnutrition is a cause of death for more than 2.5 million children every year,

ibtimes 09-OCT-12

[ said]: We must act now to help people help themselves,

echo 24-SEP-12

[said:]: There can be no freedom from hunger – there can be no food security - without the active participation of all sectors of society, including the private sector.' He added that apart from important investments, financial and in-kind contributions, the private sector can make another important valuable contribution, which

afriquejet 14-SEP-12

[ said]: This is reassuring,

AP 06-SEP-12

[said:]: This is reassuring. Although we should remain vigilant, current prices do not justify talk of a world food crisis. But the international community can and should move to calm markets further,

fao 06-SEP-12

[ says]: The numbers show that agriculture is a thirsty activity. But that also means that agriculture holds the key to sustainable water use,

artmatters 27-AUG-12

[ said]: The numbers show that agriculture is a thirsty activity,

bloomberg 27-AUG-12

[ said]: Agriculture holds the key to sustainable water use,

xinhuanet_en 27-AUG-12

[ wrote]: An immediate, temporary suspension of that mandate would give some respite to the market and allow more of the crop to be channeled towards food and feed uses,

ibtimes 10-AUG-12

Barroso [said:]: I am very happy to receive Director-General Graziano da Silva here in Brussels today. We are partners in the fight against under-nutrition amongst the world's poorest and in the promotion of global food security. The EU is consistently the largest single source of voluntary funding to the FAO. For the European Commission, food security is a key priority: worldwide, the EU is already the largest donor of aid to fight food and nutrition insecurity and we will step up our efforts in the next Multiannual Financ

fao 11-OCT-12