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Global financial crisis could hurt UN program
UNITED NATIONS - World leaders meeting at the U.N. General Assembly this week face a global financial crisis that threatens the United Nation's efforts to generate billions of dollars to fight poverty, especially in Africa.
People:Ban Ki-moon Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch Global Food Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-09-22
Shrinking packages, pricier foods fluster parents
MILWAUKEE - Kids may be worried about homework, teachers and that pesky bully this school year. But parents? They're leery about lunches.
Nations:Turkey Activities:Global Food Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-09-01
Rising oil, food prices pose serious challenge: ASEAN
SINGAPORE (AFP) - Rising oil and food prices pose a serious challenge to the social and economic welfare of Southeast Asia, the region's foreign ministers said at annual talks Monday.
Nations:Philippines Malaysia Thailand Activities:Global Food Crisis 2007-8 Oil Crisis Source:(AFP)
2008-07-21
Food Prices Eat Up American School Lunch
Students at about three-quarters of American schools can expect to find higher prices in their cafeterias when they return this fall, according to a recent survey by the School Nutrition Association. The reason? Skyrocketing costs for nearly every basic food item schools rely on for meals - including a 17% increase in the price of milk and bread since last year.
Nations:U.S. India Activities:Global Food Crisis Source:(Time)
2008-07-13
China trade deficit in food up 14-fold: report
BEIJING (AFP) - China registered a 7.57 billion dollar trade deficit in agricultural products during the first five months of 2008, up by more than 14-fold over the same period last year, state press said Sunday.
Nations:China Activities:Global Food Crisis Source:(AFP)
2008-07-13
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- Global financial crisis could hurt UN program 2008-09-22
- Shrinking packages, pricier foods fluster parents 2008-09-01
- Rising oil, food prices pose serious challenge: ASEAN 2008-07-21
- Food Prices Eat Up American School Lunch 2008-07-13
- China trade deficit in food up 14-fold: report 2008-07-13
- G8 pledges action on food, oil 2008-07-09
- World's top leaders tackle oil and food prices, Africa aid 2008-07-07
- Rich nations poised to tackle soaring oil, food prices 2008-07-06
- G8 nations to tackle global food crisis: Merkel 2008-07-05
- Biofuels behind food price hikes: leaked World Bank report 2008-07-04
- China faces serious challenges on grain supply: premier 2008-07-03
- America's Shrinking Food Wraps 2008-06-30
- Honey bee crisis could lead to higher food prices 2008-06-26
- Bunge to buy Corn Products for $4.4 billion 2008-06-23
Record corn prices mean more expensive meat, dairy 2008-06-22 Everything seemingly is spinning out of control 2008-06-22- As food demand soars, S. American production jumps 2008-06-21
- As Chinese grow richer, hunger for meat strains farms 2008-06-21
- Surging prices may force more people from homes: UNHCR 2008-06-20
- Global quandary: How to feed a growing planet 2008-06-19
- British minister sparks row over GM crops 2008-06-19
- US wants biotech to help solve global food crisis 2008-06-14
- Food Prices: Hunger Strikes 2008-06-11
- Sticker shock at the supermarket 2008-06-11
Fed: High energy, food prices keep economy weak 2008-06-11- G8 meeting to focus on easing energy, food woes: US 2008-06-10
- Hunger in Ethiopia now spreading to adults 2008-06-09
- Farm strike in Argentina threatens food supplies, again 2008-06-06
- Leaders at UN summit pledge to ease food crisis 2008-06-06
- Fractious summit vows to halve hunger, boost food output 2008-06-05
- Food summit haggles over hunger declaration 2008-06-05
- Failure not an option, UN chief tells food crisis summit 2008-06-04
- UN chief: billions needed yearly on food crisis 2008-06-04
- UN chief: food production must rise 50 percent by 2030 2008-06-03
- Soaring prices compound Myanmar's cyclone misery 2008-06-02
- Report: World food prices set to fall 2008-05-29
- Food prices to stay high on "grain drain" fuel 2008-05-29
- Food prices seen causing pain in war zones 2008-05-27
- Food banks face high costs but feeding more people 2008-05-26
- Children not getting breakfast because of aid cuts 2008-05-26
- World looks to Japan's rice mountain to ease crisis 2008-05-25
- Pope urges help for hungry ahead of food summit 2008-05-25
- China quake losses won't spark price hikes -- ministry 2008-05-17
- U.S. consumers' mood grim as early-80s in May 2008-05-16
- Inflation pressures ease despite food price jump 2008-05-14
- U.S. urged to consider effect of ethanol on the poor 2008-05-08
- Latin Americans issue regional food emergency 2008-05-07
- Economic agency says China's grain stocks sufficient 2008-05-06
- 2 killed as troops fire into Somali riot over food prices 2008-05-05
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- G8 nations to tackle global food crisis: Merkel 2008-07-05
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- US wants biotech to help solve global food crisis 2008-06-14
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