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Africa, Asia, EditorialsLetters Global, PHN, United States
AIDS, Africa, and Poverty-- Special Report
Millions Threatened with Starvation in Ethiopia and Eritrea: Needs of Millions Worldwide Threaten to Overwhelm International Emergency Food Supplies Lane Vanderslice (November 14, 2002)
Photo: © Wagdi Othman/WFP
Hardim, West Hararghe, Ethiopia - Zeinab Aliye has no more milk to give her nine-year-old son, Ahmed. The family has eaten all their food and their farm has been totally devastated by the drought. Nutritional surveys in several regions of Ethiopia are already showing increased cases of malnutrition such as marasmus and kwashiorkor among children and th
IMF: Angolan Government Corruption Causes $1 Billion Disappearance of Government Funds Henri E. Cauvin (New York Times, November 30, 2002. You will leave this site and be required to register once with the NYT.)
As Moi Prepares to Leave, Many Kenyans Dare to Dream Emily Wax (Washington Post, November 19, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Flash Points Loom in War on Hunger Daniel B. Schneider (New York Times, November 18, 2002. You will leave this site and be required to register once with the NYT.)
Swaziland: Time to Plant, But Drought and AIDS Leave Families Without Seeds to Plant, Frequently Without Family Members Able to Work the Land, and Starving Michael Grunwald (Washington Post, November 17, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Millions Threatened with Starvation in Ethiopia and Eritrea: Needs of Millions Worldwide Threaten to Overwhelm International Emergency Food Supplies Lane Vanderslice (November 14, 2002)
Zimbabwean Land Reform Benefits the Powerful and Well Connected John Jeter (Washington Post, November 9, 2002. You will leave this site.)
How African Women, Including Very Young Women, Are Vulnerable to HIV/AIDS Infection -- A Report From Kenya UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (October 21, 2002)
Criminal Networks Linked to Occupying Nations Such As Uganda Exploiting Wealth in Democratic Republic of the Congo, U.N. Security Council Told United Nations (October 24, 2002)
The Hunger Crisis in Chindobe District, Zimbabwe: A First-Hand Report Richard Lee, World Food Programme
World Food Programme Issues Call for Further Increase in Food Aid in Response to Deepening Food Crisis in Southern Africa-- 10 Million at Risk of Starvation (Updated August 15, 2002)
The Missionary Position: NGOs and Development in Africa The Pambazuka Newsletter (August 22, 2002)
European Union Agriculture Policies Block African Exports Action for Southern Africa
Zambia: Less Than $1 Means Family of 6 Can Eat John Jeter (The Washington Post, Feb. 19, 2002. You will leave this site)
Rebels Exploit Westerners' Efforts to Buy Freedom for Sudanese Slaves Karl Vick (The Washington Post, Feb. 26, 2002. You will leave this site)
Aid Used as Lever with North Korea--Foreign Food Donations Drop Sharply as North Korea Once Again Faces Severe Crisis Doug Struck (Washington Post, December 5, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Families in India Don't Want Daughters--Now Desperate Bachelors Can't Find Brides John Lancaster (Washington Post, December 2, 2002. You will leave this site.)
In China (As Elsewhere), AIDS Crisis Confronts WTO Property Rights Rules on Drugs Peter S. Goodman (Washington Post, December 4, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Saved From Ruin: the Reincarnation of East Timor: U.N. Handing Over Sovereignty After Nation-Building Effort Rajiv Chandrasekaran (Washington Post, May 16, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Sri Lankan Villages Spring Back to Life After Rebels, Government Sign Peace Treaty Rajiv Chandrasekaran (The Washington Post, April 21, 2002. You will leave this site.)
In Pakistan's Squalor, An Understanding of Why Aid Isn't Working Paul Blustein (The Washington Post, March 14, 2002. You will leave this site.)
U.S. Retreats on AIDS Washington Post (Sept. 12, 2002. You will leave this site.)
A Crisis of Legitimacy and Effectiveness Requires Making International Institutions More Democratic United Nations Development Program (August 20, 2002)
Hunger Notes Thanks Its Readers, Counts Its Blessings, and Sets Out Goals For 2002
World Hunger Education Service Welcomes Dan Shaughnessy, New Board Member
WHES Thanks Annemarie and Wayne Mewhorter for Gift
A Global Context for Hospitality William H. Simpson Whitaker
Humanitarian Response to the Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction Charles Kelly (Humanitarian Times. November 20, 2002.)
Global Poverty: Much Remains to be Done, But Some Programs Have Made Remarkable Gains Business Week (October 16, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Deep Poverty Leads to Despair in Once-Proud Argentina Anthony Faiola (Washington Post, August 6, 2002. You will leave this site.)
African Union Replaces the Organization of African States & Five Other Updates. Humanitarian Times (July 13, 2002)
There are key issues affecting poor people. Hunger Notes has tried to follow several of these and offers the following special reports/groupings of articles on:
Colombia
Cocaine Trade Causes Rifts in Colombian War -- Paramilitary Discord Imperils Anti-drug Plan, Peace Efforts Scott Wilson (Washington Post, Sept. 16, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
High and Growing Rates of Malnutrition Among Palestinian Children, Survey Finds Care International (August 5, 2002)
Land as the Source of Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: Israel Continues to Expand West Bank Settlements Daniel Williams (Washington Post, May 31, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Sharon's Stealth Plan Expands Israeli West Bank Settlements Jackson Diehl (Washington Post, July 21, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Rwanda
At the Heart of Rwanda's Horror: General's History Offers Clues to the Roots of Genocide. Emily Wax (Washington Post, Sept.20, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Trade Between Developed and Developing Countries
The bias in trade rules in favor of developed countries
The Free-Trade Fix Tina Rosenberg (New York Times, August 18, 2002. You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the NYT.)
What is the World Trade Organization? (June 1998)
Developed country subsidies to agriculture
U.S. Proposes Global Cut in Farm Subsidies; Other Nations Doubtful Paul Blustein (Washington Post, July 26, 2002. You will leave this site.)
European Union Agriculture Policies Block African Exports Action for Southern Africa (July 2002)
Western Cow vs. Eastern Farmer: The Absurdity of Inequality Devinder Sharma (July 28, 2002)
President Bush Signs Farm Bill with Large Increase in Farm Subsidies--Developing Country Farmers Will Be Hurt Mike Allen (Washington Post, May 14, 2002. You will leave this site)
(The lack of) low cost access to life-saving drugs
Trade Talks Fail to Agree on Drugs for Poor People Elizabeth Becker (New York Times, December 20, 2002. You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the NYT.)
Health for Poor People and the World Trade Organization Farah Fosse (International Gender and Trade Network, December 27, 2002. PDF file.)
In China (As Elsewhere), AIDS Crisis Confronts WTO Property Rights Rules on Drugs Peter S. Goodman (Washington Post, December 4, 2002. You will leave this site.)
HIV/AIDS, Trade, and Patent Protection -- An Introduction (December 4, 2002)
The importance of remittances as a source of foreign exchange for developing countries
Dialing for Dollars: El Salvador's President Calls Salvadorans in U.S. to Ensure that They Keep Sending Money Home Mary Beth Sheridan (Washington Post, November 11, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Foreign Aid, International Conferences and Poor People
World Food Summit
Report on the World Food Summit Martin McLaughlin (Sept. 28, 2002)
World Summit on Sustainable Development / Earth Summit
The World Summit on Sustainable Development: Poor People are Losing the Struggle over Money and Power to Developed Country Governments James Hug (December 27, 2002.)
Powell Jeered at Earth Summit: Johannesburg Accord Passes, Activists Say U.S. Watered It Down Glen Kessler and John Jeter (Washington Post, Sept. 4, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Devastated by Our Hunger to Consume and Discard -- On the Opening of the Earth Summit / World Summit on Sustainable Development Steve Connor (The Independent [UK], August 24, 2002. You will leave this site.]
International Conference on Financing for Development / Monterrey Conference
International Conference in Monterrey Ends With Promise of Increasing Development Assistance (March 21, 2002)
G-8 Summit
The G-8 Summit: Political Will Lacking to Eliminate African Poverty Barbara Kohnen (October 3, 2002)
G-8 Leaders Pledge to Increase Aid to Africa, Avoid Actually Committing Money Karen DeYoung and DeNeen L. Brown (Washington Post, June 28, 2002. You will leave this site.)
International Development Organization Issues and Critiques/ Foreign Aid Reform
The "Coherence" Agenda of International Financial and Trade Institutions is Tightening Industrial Country Control Over Developing Countries. Aldo Caliari (December 28, 2002)
U.S. Organizations Propose Plan For World Bank Reform (May 1, 2002)
U2's Bono Makes the Cover of Time Magazine for Advocating Assistance to Poor People (and Wins Four Grammys Too) (Feb. 28, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Make Grants, Not Loans, to Poorest Countries, Treasury Secretary Tells World Bank Joseph Kahn (New York Times, Feb. 21, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Progress in Ending World Hunger
Hunger is the Major World Health Problem -- World Health Organization Lane Vanderslice (Nov. 4, 2002)
Report on the World Food Summit Martin McLaughlin (Sept. 28, 2002)
The World Food Summit 5 Years Later: Meeting in Rome, World Leaders Can Demonstrate Little Progress in Reducing Malnutrition Lane Vanderslice (Updated June 9, 2002)
New U.S. Study Projects Hunger Gaps Steve Hansch (June 30, 2002)
FAO: Trends and Current Status of Malnutrition in the World (June 15, 2002)
Debt, Poor Countries and Poor People
Debt Relief Inadequate Due To Falling Developing Country Exports, But International Monetary Fund Resists Further Debt Forgiveness Alan Beatie (Financial Times, Sept. 5, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Governance of Developing Countries
IMF: Angolan Government Corruption Causes $1 Billion Disappearance of Government Funds Henri E. Cauvin (New York Times, November 30, 2002. You will leave this site and be required to register once with the NYT.)
Zimbabwean Land Reform Benefits the Powerful and Well Connected John Jeter (Washington Post, November 9, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Criminal Networks Linked to Occupying Nations Such As Uganda Exploiting Wealth in Democratic Republic of the Congo, U.N. Security Council Told United Nations (October 24, 2002)
At the Heart of Rwanda's Horror: General's History Offers Clues to the Roots of Genocide. Emily Wax (Washington Post, Sept.20, 2002. You will leave this site.) More articles on hunger and conflict.
Former President's 'Hidden Treasure' Appalls Nicaragua, Successor Pursues Corruption Charges Kevin Sullivan (Washington Post, Sept. 12, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Hunger is the Major World Health Problem-- World Health Organization Lane Vanderslice (Nov. 4, 2002)
Selling a Kidney to Escape Desperate Poverty Does Not Succeed, JAMA Study Finds (October 5, 2002)
WHO Report Details Global Violence: Analysis Finds About 1.6 Million Deaths A Year, Prevention Promoted (Washington Post, October 3, 2002. You will leave this site.) For a 12-page summary of the report by WHO.
Food and Water: Can We Meet Increasing Demand? UNFPA (July 24, 2002)
NGOs Share Field Lessons at Global Health Council Steven Hansch (June, 2002)
Family Planning: Still Contentious
China's One-Child Policy Now a Double Standard: Limits and Penalties Applied Unevenly Philip P. Pan ( August 20, 2002, Washington Post. You will leave this site.)
U.S. Withholds $34 Million in Family Planning Funds to U.N. Juliet Eilperin (Washington Post, July 23, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Botswana's Big Effort Against AIDS Michael Grunwald (Washington Post, December 2, 2002. You will leave this site.)
How African Women, Including Very Young Women, Are Vulnerable to HIV/AIDS Infection -- A Report From Kenya UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (October 21, 2002)
Intelligence Study Raises Estimates of AIDS Spread -- Disease Will Spread Rapidly in India, China, Nigeria and Russia, Study Asserts (Washington Post, October 1, 2002. You will leave this site.) For the full report
U.S. Retreats on AIDS Washington Post (Editorial, Sept. 12, 2002. You will leave this site.)
AIDS Therapy Under $100 Per Year Possible and 13 Other International HIV/AIDS Updates Humanitarian Times (July 18, 2002)
Worldwide AIDS Meeting in Barcelona Ends on a Note of Hope: Major New Programs to Begin David Brown (Washington Post, July 14, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Expanded Prevention Programs Could Prevent 29 Million New HIV Infections by 2010 UNAIDS (July 5, 2002)
UNAIDS 2002 Report on the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic UNAIDS (July 2002. You will leave this site.)
Young People and HIV/AIDS: Opportunity in Crisis UNICEF (July 2002. You will leave this site.)
World's AIDS Crisis Worsening, CIA Report Says John Donnelly (Boston Globe, June 2002. You will leave this site.)
AIDS Warriors: Jimmy Carter and Bill Gates Sr. Find Hell and Hope in Continent's Plague Karen DeYoung (The Washington Post, April 14, 2002 You will leave this site.)
Shelves Thin at Food Banks: Workers, Volunteers Cope With Donations Ebbing as Demand Expands Valerie Strauss (Washington Post, December 24, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Rim of the New World: Four Stories of the Life of Immigrants in America Anne Hull (Washington Post, December 8-11, 2002. You will leave this site)
This excellent series by the Washington Post focuses on four young immigrants to the United States who have settled in Atlanta.
According to the 2000 census, 256,563 foreign-born people arrived in metropolitan Atlanta between 1990 and the end of the century, changing an historically white and black society. This series tells four stories out of the thousands, focusing on immigrants who were coming of age on the rim of a new world. It is based on in-depth reporting that spanned 18 months, along with interviews with teachers, students, police, prosecutors, social workers, sociologists, public health officials, and demographers.
Old South Goes With the Wind
An Indian-owned Dairy Queen captures the cross-currents of the new immigrant.Dreaming Against the Odds
Nallely Ortiz, aware of the daunting odds for young Latinos in the South, tries to journey upstream from her family's humble beginnings.The Weight of a Family's Hopes
Amy Nguyen's Vietnamese family wants her to focus on becoming a doctor; she wants more from her American life.Out of Africa to a New World
Adama Camara left the West African country of Mali and now finds himself a black man in the American South.
A Room to Call His Own--Individual Units as an Answer to Homelessness in the U.S. Mary Otto (Washington Post, November 30, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Exasperated Cities Move to Curb or Expel the Homeless Rene Sanchez (Washington Post, October 3, 2002. You will leave this site.)
People Rally in Washington Against Unjust Treatment of the World's Poor People Lane Vanderslice (September 30, 2002)
Homeless Youths: A Study's Portrait of a Perilous Life Roger E. Pierre (Washington Post, August 27, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Putting a Face On Hunger By David S. Broder (Washington Post, March 3, 2002.(You will leave this site.)
The debate over TANF (the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) program has begun, as it must be renewed this year by Congress. Two articles to help you understand this key program (along with food stamps and WIC {Woman's, Infant's and Children's Nutrition Program) for poor people in the United States.
Welfare Reform Plan Unveiled Amy Goldstein (Washington Post, Feb. 27, 2002. You will leave this site.)
Working from Poverty to Promise Lynette Engelhardt Stott and Julie Brewer (Feb. 27, 2002)
Americans Strongly Support Helping Hungry People Phillip S. Warf (February, 2001)
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