Salem-News.com Hunger articles Page 7

Rwanda: Frank Habineza wins Prestigious African leader Award

The 2011 Global Pilot Award winners will have their awards bestowed upon them by the Office of the President -Republic of Uganda, during an awards ceremony,

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Frank Habineza, the President of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda and President of the African Greens Federation emerged as the winner of the “African leader in Innovation & Sustainability Award” by the Global Pilot International Conference.

This honor is in recognition of his tireless efforts to organize and lead a process that led to the official launching of the African Greens Federation...

Waging Peace in the Big Leagues
It`s Time to put the Weapons of War in Reverse

Our Dream that can Save the World. Believe it.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The world is plagued with so many problems taking place simultaneously. The answer has to be big, loud and powerful, as will be the resolve needed to turn this dream into reality and hands on action.

People who believe it is possible to set this ship of life on a straight course but don't know how, will find this of great interest.

President Obama Must Act

The President needs to reduce our national debt and preserve the best of our Social programs.

(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - President Obama cannot talk himself out of Afghanistan and Iraq; he must act. He listens too much to General Patreaes and not enough to the people he leads; nor to Richard Engle, our greatest reporter on the Arab World the nations on which he reports because he speaks their language. He is a brave man, and honest too.

Ron Reagan, son of the late president Reagan, and Chris Matthews, both today asked Barack Obama, as Commander in Chief, to end the war because it is a lost cause. If we must fight, let’s do it here.

Somalia Needs Your Help!

In order to act out solidarity, one must take firm and tenacious determination.

(MADRID, Spain) - The humanitarian organization “Action Against Hunger” has launched a solidarity challenge through an ad campaign with the slogan: “Action Against Hunger in Somalia”.

The worst drought in 60 years is affecting Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti. About 2.5 million Somalis have fleeted their homes in hopes to escape hunger and suffering.

The Fall of a Dictatorship Requires Sacrifices

The question of Rwandan refugees and the application of cessation close is a serious matter of concern.

(BRUSSELS) - Over the weekend of July 30th and 31st there was a joint meeting between the FDU-INKINGI and the Rwandan National Congress in Brussels.

This joint meeting was to discuss a number of topic related to the stability within Rwanda and to have attendees speak and learn from the speakers on issues related to the Rwandan community in Europe.

Canada: Stop Training Militia Members for Rwanda

The Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF) has re-established a one-party, authoritarian system of government that is even more repressive than the government that was in power prior to the genocide.

(KIGALI, Rwanda) - We, the members of the Rwanda National Congress (RNC), hereby petition the Government of Canada and the Council of Gatineau City to cancel a program of the Government of Rwanda to recruit Canadian citizens and Rwandans living in Canada into a Rwandan militia group and provide indoctrination and military training to the group in Gatineau city.

The training of the ‘Intore’ militia is scheduled to take place from August 4th to August 8th, 2011...

World Population Day: Agriculture Offers Huge Opportunities for a Planet of 7 Billion

Worldwatch's Nourishing the Planet team highlights sustainable ways to feed a growing population while also providing economic opportunities and enhancing the environment.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - As the global population increases, so does the number of mouths to feed.

As we observe World Population Day on July 11th, the good news is that in addition to providing food, innovations in sustainable agriculture can provide a solution to many of the challenges that a growing population presents.

Reducing Food Waste: Making the Most of Our Abundance

Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet emphasizes reducing food waste as a means to meet the needs of a growing human population, alleviate hunger, and conserve resources.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - According to staggering new statistics from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), roughly one-third of the food produced worldwide for human consumption is lost or wasted, amounting to some 1.3 billion tons per year.

In the developing world, over 40 percent of food losses occur after harvest-while being stored or transported, and during processing and packing.

Something Rotten This Way Comes

Among the Republicans, only Mitt Romney failed to mention Israel, but he had already denounced Obama for “throwing Israel under the bus.”

(LOS ANGELES ) - The issue of Israel is of critical importance to the antiwar movement, as frequenters of this website are surely aware.

This is because Israel and its lobby in the United States have succeeded in so intertwining their interests with those of the United States that whenever Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sneezes four hundred congressmen say “Gesundheit!”

Israeli undercover agents boast of killing Palestinians on TV

"Those are the Shin Bet agents we only hear about and never see, and thanks to them we live safely" - Israel's Channel 10

(JERUSALEM (Ma'an) ) - Undercover Israeli intelligence officers appeared on national television Saturday to talk about assassinating Palestinians in a program broadcast on Israel's Channel 10.

Oren Beaton presented a photo album of Palestinians he killed during his time as a commander of an undercover Israeli unit operating in the northern West Bank city of Nablus.