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All items tagged FamineOpen Think Tank ArticlesAugust 2, 2011 | Somalia: Beyond the FamineJ. Peter Pham: Confronted with the specter of mass starvation, the top priority should be the provision of emergency relief. However, it is also incumbent upon American and European policymakers to be cognizant of the political context of the crisis as well as its broader geostrategic implications. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesJuly 21, 2011 | Amid Famine, Somalia Requires Immediate HelpMore than 10 million people in the Horn of Africa are “in urgent need of food, water and emergency health care” as the UN declared a famine in southern Somalia. ++ Previous warnings by the UN about a drought and impending food crisis in the region have gone mostly unheeded. Britain has pledged $84 million to support drought victims, but other Europeans, such as Italy which mustered ... MoreDecember 3, 2007 | Ending Famine in Malawi, Simply by Ignoring the ExpertsAfter the heavy subsidization of fertilizer, Malawi’s corn production has jumped to 3.4 million tons from 1.2 million tons in 2005, reports Celia W. Dugger of The New York Times. This has come about in the face of pressure from the The World Bank, the U.S. and Britain to adhere to free market policies. |
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