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Rohingyas Face Grim Future in Bangladesh
irrawaddy Saturday, March 13, 2010 11:54:00 AM CET | info 
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) food[6]; starvation[1];
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Other categories: Echo;
KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh — Dildar Begum has no country, no job, no food and she is fast running out of hope. Her husband is imprisoned in a Bangladeshi jail while she lives in a slum with her five children, reduced to begging for rice from her impoverished neighbors. Her family is starving, she said. "I can't live this way....
US Denies Direct Military Aid to Somali Authorities
qnaol Saturday, March 13, 2010 11:47:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) food[2]; food aid[2];
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Entities: Johnnie Carson[1]; Ahmed Sharif[1];
Other categories: Peace Keeping; Echo;
Washington, March 13 (QNA) - The U.S. State Department's chief Africa diplomat said Friday the United State is not providing direct military aid to Somalia's Transitional Federal Government, the TFG. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson also told reporters the military.......
Articles published more than 6 hours ago
FEATURE - Mobile phones bring insurance to Kenyan farmers
africaFM Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:45:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) food[2]; Drought[1]; drought[3];
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Entities: Henry Kosgey[1]; File Photo[1]; Wangari Maathai[1]; Helen Nyambura-Mwaura[1]; Sharad Pawar[1];
Other categories: Biotechnology; Environment (general); Agricultural Products - Arable crops, sugar, animal feed, fibre plants;
ELDORET, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenyan farmers can now insure some of the costs of growing against bad by using mobile that links solar-powered weather stations to an insurance company. Farmers can cover the cost of seeds, fertilisers and pesticides at local agricultural supply shops by paying an extra 5 percent of their value....
UN agency begins airlifting food aid for refugees uprooted from DR Congo
africaFM Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:45:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) food[4]; Food[3]; food aid[2]; Health[1];
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Entities: Monroe County[1]; Adel Yahya[1]; Schalk van Zuydam[1];
, 24 February 2010 (IRIN) - UN agencies and NGOs are working to address the urgent humanitarian needs of the Rohingya in Myanmar , even as the government considers changes KIRUNDO, 23 February 2010 (IRIN) - Failed rains in northern Burundi have left tens of thousands of people needing food aid and.......
Pair jailed for starving girl, seven
YorkshirePost Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:18:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) food[8]; starvation[2];
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Entities: Roderick Evans[1]; Justice Roderick Evans[1];
The mother and stepfather of seven-year-old starvation victim Khyra Ishaq were jailed yesterday for her manslaughter....
Drought in T&T: 31 days without water --
trinidadexpress Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:16:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) Drought[1]; drought[2];
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Entities: Abdul Hamid[3];
Trinidad and Tobago is experiencing a drought. The Meteorological Service has officially declared a meteorological drought in the country and advises that there is very little prospect for rainfall over the next two to three months. In a status report on the country’s water supply situation to the.......
'Chilling cruelty' pair jailed after child starved to death
irish-independent Saturday, March 13, 2010 6:10:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) food[2]; starvation[3];
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Entities: Khyra Ishaq[1]; Junaid Abuhamza[1]; Irish Independent[1]; Angela Gordon[1];
The mother and stepfather of a seven-year-old girl -- who starved to death -- were jailed for her manslaughter yesterday by a judge who branded their treatment of the child "chilling in its harshness and cruelty"....
Southern Sudan: Mitigating a Humanitarian Disaster
reliefWeb-latestUpdates Saturday, March 13, 2010 6:03:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) food insecurity[2]; food[2]; drought[2];
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Siri Elverland (11.03.2010) Urgent action is needed to avoid escalation into a humanitarian disaster in Southern Sudan, warns a new report from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). In 2009, conflict and violence displaced over 390 000 people in Southern Sudan, while 2500 were killed....
Triniad-guardian Saturday, March 13, 2010 4:30:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) drought[2];
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Entities: Abdul Hamid[4];
Other categories: Ecology;
In response to the Meteorological Office of T&T declaring that the nation is in fact experiencing a drought, the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) is intensifying its restrictions on water usage. The announcement came yesterday from Minister of Public Utilities Mustapha Abdul-Hamid at the sitting of the Lower House in the Parliament chamber....
BURUNDI: Alerte sur la Sécurité Alimentaire 10 mars 2010
reliefWeb-latestUpdates Saturday, March 13, 2010 3:58:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) Sécurité Alimentaire[1]; FEWS[2]; sécheresse[2];
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Déficit hydrique dans Kirundo accroit l'insécurité alimentaire La province Kirundo, située dans la région du Bugesera, est confrontée à une insécurité alimentaire élevée qui continue à se dégrader dans les communes de Bugabira et de Busoni et dans une partie de la commune de Kirundo....
Malaysia’s palm oil tops world edible oils supplier
nst Saturday, March 13, 2010 3:44:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) poverty[1]; food[5]; drought[3];
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Entities: Tan Sri[1];
2010/03/13 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s palm oil has attained a high level branding internationally. This is not only as a top quality edible oil but also due to Malaysia's reliability in supplying to a global market that continues to face a severe shortage of oil and fats, a top industry official said....
thevincentian Saturday, March 13, 2010 3:23:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) drought[2];
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Culture, some say, is a particular form or stage of civilization. It follows on this definition that culture could well be considered to be dynamic – openly adjusting, whether good or bad, to influences of the day like advances in technology and science, like ownership and investment....
Articles published more than 12 hours ago
[dehai-news] (Reuters): Somali tied to Islamists worked with two UN agencies
dehai Saturday, March 13, 2010 2:47:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) Hunger[1]; FOOD AID[1]; FOOD[1]; Food[1]; food[3]; food aid[2];
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Entities: Anthony Boadle[1]; Bettina Luescher[1]; Paul Hewson[1]; Josette Sheeran[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Louis Charbonneau[1]; Al Shabab[7]; Muktar Robow[1]; Sheikh Muktar[1];
Other categories: Ban Ki-moon; Echo; UN Bodies;
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Bettina Luescher said: "This was a genuine looting incident and all of the looted food was replaced by the contractor,"
Somali tied to Islamists worked with two UN agencies Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:18pm GMT * Kidnapped aid workers' ransom sent to contractor account * UN report details aid diversion, arms embargo breaches * UN's Ban urged to open independent investigation of WFP (Adds WFP remarks about inaccuracies in U.N....
thestar Saturday, March 13, 2010 1:23:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) poverty[2]; food[5];
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Entities: Petaling Jaya[1]; Johor Baru[1]; Kota Kinabalu[1];
Other categories: Environment (general); Economic Forecasting-EU; European Enterprise News; Economic Issues EU; Ecology; European Parliament; EU2020; Alternative Energy;
Malaysian Palm Oil Council CEO Tan Sri Yusof Basiron fields the 10 questions posed to him by our readers....
Kigali meeting to tackle African food insecurity
newtimes-RW Saturday, March 13, 2010 1:23:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) food insecurity[4]; food[8]; Food[2];
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Entities: António Pedro[1];
Finding ways to solve chronic food insecurity in Eastern Africa is one of the subjects to be tackled during a meeting in Kigali, next week. The Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) meeting, will provide a forum for experts, government ministers, regional economic communities (RECs) and other.......
Lack of funding threatens humanitarian efforts in Zimbabwe,
africaFM Saturday, March 13, 2010 12:45:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) food[2]; food aid[2];
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Entities: Irina Bokova[1]; Ban Ki Moon[4]; Michelle Bachelet[2]; Adel Yahya[1];
Other categories: Ban Ki-moon; Conflict; Echo; UN Bodies;
, 23 February 2010 (IRIN) - The International Monetary (IMF) restored voting rights to Zimbabwe on 22 February 2010, but any new loans for the cash-strapped KATHMANDU, 4 March 2010 (IRIN) - Efforts to help thousands of families displaced during Nepal's decade-long armed conflict (1996-2006) to.......
Baram folk get fresh water aid
thestar Saturday, March 13, 2010 12:35:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) drought[2];
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MIRI: More than 100,000 litres of fresh water were supplied to 21 longhouses and seven schools throughout the vast Baram district in northern Sarawak to help folk affected by drought....
vanguardngr Saturday, March 13, 2010 12:26:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) Hunger[2]; hunger[7]; Food insecurity[1]; food[13]; Food[6];
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Entities: Adeseye Ogunlewe[1];
Other categories: Agricultural Products - Animal Products; DG Taxation & Customs Union; UN Bodies;
A call from the Deputy Editor, Saturday Vanguard, Chioma Gabriel, changed my entire Thursday routine. Ordinarily, as a journalist, I would resume duty as early as possible especially as Thursdays are hectic production days....
US Denies Direct Military Aid to Somali Transitional Authorities
voanews Saturday, March 13, 2010 12:15:00 AM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) food[2]; food aid[2];
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Entities: Johnnie Carson[1]; Ahmed Sharif[1];
Other categories: Peace Keeping; Echo;
Official says the United States does not want to Americanize the long-running conflict there...
Somalia: U.S. Policy in Somalia
allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 11:58:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) Food[7]; food[11]; food aid[4];
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Entities: Sharif Ahmed[1]; Matt Lee[1]; Andrew Quinn[1]; Sheikh Sharif Ahmed[1]; Johnnie Carson[2];
Other categories: Security Council; Peace Keeping; Echo;
The following is a briefing on U.S. policy in Somalia held by Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of African Affairs, Johnnie Carson, and Ambassador to the UN Mission in Rome Ertharin Cousin in Washington, DC....
SOUTHERN AFRICA Food Security Update March 2010
reliefWeb-latestUpdates Friday, March 12, 2010 11:46:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) hunger[1]; food insecurity[1]; Food[1]; food[5]; crop production[2];
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For most parts, conditions over the outlook period to June 2010 are expected to remain satisfactory on the back of the current projections for generally favorable harvest prospects....
La réponse du PAM en Haïti: dernières informations
reliefWeb-latestUpdates Friday, March 12, 2010 11:46:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) aide alimentaire[1];
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Le PAM apporte une assistance alimentaire ciblée aux plus vulnérables, notamment les femmes et les enfants, en Haïti. Outre une aide d'urgence aux sinistrés, le PAM vise à créer une fondation nutritionnelle pour Haïti en apportant une assistance ciblée aux plus vulnérables....
Ban en Haïti dimanche, l'Appel humanitaire financé seulement pour moitié
reliefWeb-latestUpdates Friday, March 12, 2010 11:46:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) aide alimentaire[1];
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Entities: René Préval[1]; Martin Nesirky[2]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Jean-Max Bellerive[1];
Other categories: Ban Ki-moon; Echo;
12 mars 2010 – Le Secrétaire général des Nations Unies, Ban Ki-moon, se rendra dimanche en Haïti pour une visite d'une journée, la deuxième depuis le tremblement de terre qui a frappé le pays le 12 janvier....
Cuban dissident hunger striker remains in hospital
alertnet Friday, March 12, 2010 11:16:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) hunger[6]; hunger strike[3];
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Entities: Nelson Acosta[1]; Zapata Tamayo[1]; Orlando Zapata Tamayo[1]; Orlando Zapata[1]; Pascal Fletcher[1]; Jeff Franks[1]; Guillermo Farinas[2];
Other categories: European Parliament;
* Guillermo Farinas examined for possible kidney problems * His protest follows outcry over hunger striker death HAVANA, March 12 (Reuters) - A Cuban dissident hunger striker who has vowed to die for his cause remained in hospital on Friday in stable condition, receiving treatment a day after he collapsed from the effects of his protest....
Housing still elusive for Haiti quake victims
msnbc Friday, March 12, 2010 10:50:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (FoodSecurityFoodAid) food[1]; food aid[1];
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Entities: Jean-Max Bellerive[1];
Other categories: Echo;
With torrential rains expected any day, authorities are not even close to providing the shelter they promised for tens of thousands of Haitians left homeless by January's earthquake....
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