http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/1967 en_GB_uk http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/164042/1/1967 Millions of people in poor countries will go hungry in future global food crises unless the world’s half a billion small-scale farms receive urgent funding and support, a development agency says on the first day of a global food security summit in Rome. + World leaders urged to tackle childhood hunger + FAO webcast http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85973 About 200 million under-fives in developing countries suffer from stunted growth, says a UN report. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85662 The Kenyan food crisis provides a reminder of the importance of adequate nutrition in sustaining ARV regimes. IRIN PlusNews http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163416/1/1967 Despite promises by G8 leaders to prioritise food security, the World Food Programme is in trouble with its budget for 2009. Cuts in school feeding programmes highlight the contrast with school meals provided in richer countries. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160207/1/1967 WASHINGTON, Apr 28 (OneWorld) - Far away and close to home the growing world food crisis is taking a toll. While Americans are increasingly shocked at their rising grocery bills, hunger threatens lives and stability in several developing countries. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/160149/1/1967 This week's alert on the growing global food crisis is perhaps the most worrying one we've ever sent, says OneWorld's managing editor in the United States. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159936/1/1967 NEW YORK, Apr 19 (OneWorld) - The current food crisis causing hunger and starvation for millions of people across the world is not going to end as long as those who dominate the international grain markets remain unwilling to change their behavior, according to experts specializing in international trade and environmental economics. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159093/1/1967 UNDP has said that rich nations must enhance their aid to Bangladesh to cushion the rising prices of food items. With inflation reaching 16% and the cost of rice doubling in last one year, poor households are spending more than two-thirds of their earnings on food. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/158773/1/1967 New software by India’s National Informatics Centre (NIC) in Jharkhand offers individual search for pregnant women and newborns at the Anganwadi level. The programme will help the state government track the nutrition status of both mother and child and the immunisation of infants. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/158146/1/1967 With nearly 10 million children dying every year around the world, how does it matter even if GDP growth shoots up? Research reveals that the issue is not about inadequacy of resources among developing countries, but lack of effective policies that can translate economic growth into development outcomes for the poor. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/157997/1/1967 Child mortality cannot be divorced from broader political and socio-economic development, says a report by Save the Children, a UK-based organisation. The report argues that policy choices and efficient resource allocation are crucial to tackle the issue of child survival in developing countries. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/157424/1/1967 Sri Lankan police has finally released UNICEF’s impounded consignment of high protein biscuits meant for undernourished children and mothers in the conflict zone. The UN agency’s aid material had been confiscated earlier also on the suspicion that they would land in the hands of Tamil rebels. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/157346/1/1967 http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/157258/1/1967 India is home to 61 million stunted children – more than half the total number of kids under the age of five and 34% of the world’s young ones. The diminutive growth is attributed to malnutrition during pregnancy and first two years of birth, says The Lancet report, underlining the importance of ‘golden interval of intervention’. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/157110/1/1967 UNITED NATIONS, Jan 22 (OneWorld) - Tens of thousands of children die each day, many because they have no access to simple medical treatments, say the authors of a new study released here Tuesday.