Anti-hunger group report shows NYC food emergencies are up nearly 21 percent over last year The recession may be easing, but the urgent ...
Advocates say economy has put strain on food banks, charities to keep up with demand Soup kitchen workers are seeing new faces in ...
Federal study finds that a record number of Americans struggled to get food Nearly one in six Americans struggled with getting enough to eat at some point last year, according to the Agriculture Department. That equates to 49.1Êmillion people, including 16.7Êmillion children, ...
The head of the UN food agency, Jacques Diouf concluded the World Summit on Food Security Wednesday by affirming it was possible to eradicate world hunger but called for "fast action" to be taken. "I am convinced that together we can eradicate ...
Critics: UN summit ends with 'crumbs' in bid to reduce hunger in world with food for all The head of a U.N. food agency expressed regret Wednesday that an anti-hunger summit failed to result in precise promises of funding, and critics said ...
Hunger levels at highest point since 1995, agency says More U.S. households are "food insecure," the U. S. Agriculture Department says, a result of a bad economy and high unemployment. USDA's Economic Research Service's annual report on Household Food Security in the ...
Global warming is "inextricably linked" to food security, Seychelles President James Michel said Monday, lamenting reports that no binding agreement is expected at the UN climate change talks in Copenhagen next month. Speaking to AFP on the sidelines of the UN Hunger ...
Some countries have already been successful in the fight against hunger which affects more than one billion people worldwide, the UN food agency said Tuesday. But despite the progress, analysts said countries trying to combat the scourge still faced numerous hurdles and ...
A UN summit on world hunger drew fire on Monday, even from the head of the UN food agency, for failing to pledge new funds or set a timetable to beat the scourge affecting more than one billion people. While a final ...
The UN Hunger Summit on Monday vowed "urgent action" to combat food shortages but drew fire for failing to pledge new funds or set a timetable to beat the scourge affecting more than one billion people. As Pope Benedict XVI slammed the ...
The US Agriculture Department on Monday released bleak figures on the state of hunger in the United States, showing that more American families are having difficulty feeding their members. The annual Household Food Security report showed that in 2008, families in 17 ...
USDA says number of people going hungry in America increased in 2008 to highest on record More than one in seven American households struggled to put enough food on the table in 2008, the highest rate since the Agriculture Department began tracking ...
