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MUSIC: Our World theme This week on Our World: The architecture of coral reefs ... challenges facing farmers in Haiti ... and how computers and mobile phones are making inroads in health care. CURIOSO: They didn't want a message that says 'it's time
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World Population Day is observed annually on July 11. Its aim is to raise awareness of global population problems. The event started in 1989 in response to the worlds population reaching five billion two years earlier. The United Nations Development
Hunger and Obesity Are Food Security Issues The U.N. says nearly a billion people go to bed hungry every night. At the same time, hundreds of millions of others are obese. An activist and author says solving those twin crises depends on knowing whos
Since the food crisis of a few years ago, much attention has been paid to improving agriculture and conserving the land. But land is not the only source of food. The oceans provide food and jobs for millions of people, yet very little is being done t
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. World leaders are meeting in New York to discuss progress on the Millennium Development Goals they set ten years ago. Five years remain to meet eight goals to reduce hunger, poverty and disease and
The U.N. Secretary-General says between $25 billion and $40 billion is needed each year to boost agricultural production and assist farmers worldwide, in order to curb the growing global food crisis. From United Nation's headquarters in New York, VO
The U.N. World Food Program says it is launching an operation to increase the distribution of food to people caught in the conflict in the Gaza Strip. The World Food Program says the number of Palestinians needing food aid has escalated substantiall
A woman looks happy after receiving bags of food A new United Nations report finds food security in Zimbabwe has improved significantly, following government efforts to curb the food problem and international funding to subsidize farmers. But, the re
HighFoodPricesExpectedtoClimbFurther World food prices remain near record-high levels, according to the latest UN world food price index, and they're expected to climb even higher. The index hit a record in January and has not come down much since. T
G20 Experts to Meet on Food Security Solutions G20农业专家将召开食品安全会议 Agricultural experts from the G20 countries will meet next week to find ways to match the latest research and technology to the growing demand for more food. It
Climate Change Threatens World Food Production Higher temperatures and changing rainfall patterns resulting from global climate change will threaten food production in many parts of the world - especially regions in the tropics already struggling wit
Leaders of the G8 developed nations wound up talks in Italy Friday with a pledge of $20 billion to boost food supplies in poor nations. Commitments to food security and to stem global warming were among the highlights of the meeting. US President Ba
California Drought Could Impact World Food Prices 加州干旱可能会影响世界粮食价格 LOS ANGELES Southern California, where many fruits and vegetables for the country are grown, is experiencing a recording-breaking drought, which could imp
By Luis Ramirez Beijing 11 May 2006 The U.N.'s World Food Program says North Korea has agreed to let the agency start distributing food in the country again after ordering it to halt operations late l
By Scott Bobb Mozambique 19 March 2007 watch Mozambique Food report In central Mozambique, the waters from the worst floods in six years have crested for now but relief workers are scrambling to support villagers who have lost their homes and crops.
By Kent Klein Washington 13 April 2008 Soaring food prices are causing big problems in many parts of the world today. One factor in the ballooning costs may be the increasing global demand for biofuels - vehicle fuels made at least partly from corn (
By Barry Wood Washington 13 April 2008 Economic policy makers from all corners of the word ended their meeting in in Washington with a call for assistance to countries most affected by a recent sharp rise in food prices. VOA's Barry Wood reports. Wor
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 May 2007 The World Food Program (WFP) says it will be able to restore food rations it was forced to cut for more than a million displaced people in northern Uganda. As Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva, the WFP says i
Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight program. Im Joshua Leo. Voice 2 And Im Rebekah Schipper. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voi