Category Archives: OXFAM

Urgent action is needed to stop drought in West Africa’s Sahel (Google / Global Post)

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

Read at : Google Alert – images of the Africa Drought http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/africa/120309/13-million-people-face-humanitarian-catastrophe-west-africa 13 million people face humanitarian ‘catastrophe’ in West Africa Urgent action is needed to stop drought in West Africa’s Sahel region from turning into a humanitarian disaster, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition, OXFAM, UNICEF

The Sahel region is once again likely to face a serious food crisis (Google / Huffington Post)

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

Read at : Google Alert – images of the Africa Drought http://www.huffingtonpost.com/louis-belanger/sahel-in-10-pictures-the_b_1250391.html?ref=world Sahel in 10 Pictures: The Food Crisis in West Africa Louis Belanger Spokesperson, Oxfam; Based in NYC This year, the Sahel region of West Africa is once again … Continue reading →

Posted in drought, food / food security, OXFAM

Aid to agriculture in West Africa: short-term, badly coordinated projects that cost millions (African Agriculture / AFP / OXFAM))

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.africanagricultureblog.com/2011/09/aid-methods-work-against-agriculture-in.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+africanagricultureblog%2FNaEx+%28African+Agriculture%29 Aid methods work against agriculture in West Africa International charity Oxfam said September 9 that donors have failed to reform the way they give aid to agriculture in West Africa, criticising short-term, badly coordinated projects that … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, financial aspects, OXFAM, Social dimensions

Solutions that bring about long term change (Google / Vienna Times)

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – images of the Africa Drought http://viennatimes.at/news/Panorama/2011-08-02/27322/Red_Cross_Thinking_Long_Term_in_East_Africa Red Cross Thinking Long Term in East Africa President of the Austria for Africa Association John Morris looks at the crisis in Africa and asks what can be … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition, nutrition, OXFAM, Social dimensions

Once upon a time UNICEF launched a project in the refugee camps in S.W. Algeria (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on July 9, 2011 by

With great attention I have read the former posting on this blog : SURVIVAL OF MILLIONS OF CHILDREN IN HORN OF AFRICA AT RISK, WARNS UNICEF (UN News July 8, 2011). This UN-message informed us that : …………… The refugee … Continue reading →

Posted in community gardens, desert/desert gardening, drought, drylands, family gardens, FAO, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition, OXFAM, UNICEF, vegetables, WFP

Increased competition between food, fuel and feed (OurWorld 2.0)

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

Read at : http://ourworld.unu.edu/en/oxfam-calls-for-radical-rethink-of-world-food-system/ Oxfam calls for radical rethink of world food system by Kyle James International aid group Oxfam has released a report on hunger around the world that paints a bleak picture of the global food supply and … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, food crisis, OXFAM

European countries must abandon subsidies and higher production targets for biofuels (OXFAM / African Agriculture)

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.africanagricultureblog.com/2011/06/europe-urged-to-abandon-farm.html Europe urged to abandon farm subsidies, lower biofuels targets to reduce world hunger by Timothy Spence With spiralling food prices threatening to leave millions more people hungry every year, European countries must abandon subsidies and higher … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, energy/bioenergy/biofuels, OXFAM

European countries must abandon subsidies and higher production targets for biofuels (IPS)

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

Read at : http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=55854 ‘Europe Worsening Hunger Worldwide’ By Timothy Spence BRUSSELS, May 31, 2011 (IPS) – With spiralling food prices threatening to leave millions more people hungry every year, European countries must abandon subsidies and higher production targets for … Continue reading →

Posted in energy/bioenergy/biofuels, hunger / famine, OXFAM

“With a coherent and coordinated global response, halving hunger is still possible” (Food Politics / Oxfam)

Posted on September 25, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.foodpolitics.com/ This is good news? U.N. says 925 million people are chronically hungry by Marion Nestle The Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Program released their most recent figures on world hunger yesterday. The good … Continue reading →

Posted in FAO, food / food security, hunger / famine, OXFAM

Ghana: 10m People Go Hungry (NGO News Africa / Oxfam)

Posted on July 7, 2010 by

Read at : NGO NEWS AFRICA Ghana: 10m People Go Hungry Posted: 05 Jul 2010 07:14 PM PDT Ghana: 10m People Go Hungry Oxfam, an international aid agency, last week reported that some 10 million people in West Africa, including … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, hunger / famine, OXFAM