http://netvouz.com/garoldstone/tag/hunger?feed=rss garoldstone's bookmarks tagged "hunger" on Netvouz http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4347194.stm More than six million people have died from hunger this year, said WFP director James Morris, in comments to mark World Food Day. “Hunger and related diseases still claim more lives than Aids, malaria and tuberculosis combined,” he said. BBC News OCt 16, 2005 garoldstone Sun, 16 Oct 2005 15:56:36 GMT http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4228854.stm The United Nation`s $88m food appeal for Malawi has received not a single penny, the organisation has said. BBC News Oct 16, 2005 garoldstone Sun, 16 Oct 2005 16:01:06 GMT http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4345246.stm Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has declared a national disaster over the food shortages which are threatening almost half the population. BBC News Oct 16, 2005 garoldstone Sun, 16 Oct 2005 15:53:37 GMT http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4660773.stm More than 10 million people need food aid after crop failure in six southern African countries, the United Nations food agency says. BBC News Oct 16, 2005 garoldstone Sun, 16 Oct 2005 15:55:21 GMT http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4655225.stm Niger`s government cannot afford to distribute free food to those hit by a food crisis, officials say, as hundreds of people flee to Nigeria. Food crisis committee manager Seydou Bakary warned of a "nationwide catastrophe" if this year`s harvests are even slightly deficient. BBC News Oct 16, 2005 garoldstone Sun, 16 Oct 2005 15:59:18 GMT