hunger

Need for real leadership over hunger

17 November 2009

Heads of states and governments gathered in Rome on Monday, for the third World Food Summit. They unanimously adopted a declaration pledging a renewed commitment to eradicate hunger.

“Extremely alarming” levels of hunger in poorest countries

15 October 2009

Recent global recession, financial crisis and climate change are a “deadly cocktail” of hunger and malnutrition according to the new Global Hunger Index report. 

Climate change and hunger

Posted by Alan O Reilly in Concern Blog | 14 October 2009 | 0 comments
Fatima with two of her children, Kenya. Photo: John Vidal

Today, as part of Blog Action Day, thousands of people are blogging about climate change. For Concern Worldwide’s entry, I’ve decided to write about how climate change is affecting world hunger.

Disaster looms in east Africa

Posted by Louise Finan in Louise in Africa | 5 October 2009 | 0 comments
No rainfall for three years has left the Kenyan landscape strewn. Daniel Howden

Daniel Howden from the Independent recently visited Marsabit in northern Kenya with Concern.

A typical day for Gloria

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Concern Blog | 1 September 2009 | 5 comments
Gloria, Aggrey Amwanda and Musungu stand outside their hut in Mathare

Gloria lives in Mathare Valley, Nairobi, Kenya, one of the largest and most dangerous slums in the world.

Forced to eat pig food: Kenya crisis

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Concern Blog | 24 August 2009 | 0 comments
A woman prepares animal feed. Image courtesy of nation.co.uk

People in Kenya’s slums are starving. As reported by the Daily Nation, some of them are taking to eating pig food to stay alive.

Kenyan slum crisis: video

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Concern Blog | 6 July 2009 | 0 comments

Rural Kenyan is suffering from drought, climate change and approaching famine. Click here for a full report.

Crisis in Nairobi’s slums

11 June 2009

People living in Nairobi’s slums are in real danger right now. High food prices have pushed some 4.1 million people onto a precarious knife edge.

Action reaps rewards

Posted by Louise Finan in Louise in Africa | 25 May 2009 | 0 comments

Action Mutenheri is a Zimbabwean farmer who was helped by Concern. Now he’s harvesting more crops than ever before.

The brink of famine in Kenya

Posted by Caroline Hickson in Concern Blog | 18 May 2009 | 1 comment

Ntaine Ole Taiko has walked hundreds of kilometres over the past four weeks.

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