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Craftivists stitch against hunger

15 Feb 2013 3 minute read

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Craftivists stitch against hunger

Katie Harris meets the creative campaigners getting their needles out to challenge the British government on...

Barclays’ ‘A-MAIZING returns’

5 Nov 2012 3 minute read

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Barclays’ ‘A-MAIZING returns’

It’s time governments took on the banks and put a stop to food speculation, says Miriam Ross.

Hunger and the 0.7% aid debate

14 May 2012 3 minute read

This article is almost 11 years old.

Hunger and the 0.7% aid debate

Poor people need aid but it needs to be targeted and the structures that perpetuate global inequality must also be tackled,...

30 Mar 2012 5 minute read

This article is almost 11 years old.

Are ordinary Tuaregs becoming Mali conflict scapegoats?

Nick Harvey and Julien Tremblin look at the plight of Tuareg refugees caught in the...

28 Mar 2012 3 minute read

This article is almost 11 years old.

The race to beat the West Africa food crisis

More than 13 million people are at risk of hunger in the Sahel. Jack Craze reports on reactions and reasons...

How do you solve a problem like Somalia?

21 Feb 2012 4 minute read

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How do you solve a problem like Somalia?

If international leaders are to help Somalia, they first need to acknowledge their role in its tragedy, say Mark...

17 Feb 2012 4 minute read

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Africa’s hidden hunger

Chronic malnutrition fails to capture headlines, but is no less devastating for that, says Stefan Simanowitz...

Podcast: Sally Healy on the East Africa famine

15 Nov 2011 1 minute read

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Podcast: Sally Healy on the East Africa famine

Sally Healy, Associate Fellow of the African Programme at Chatham House, discusses the politicization...

Who profits from the 7 billion population frenzy?

1 Nov 2011 4 minute read

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Who profits from the 7 billion population frenzy?

Vanessa Baird on why, when it comes to human numbers, nothing sells like fear.

1 Nov 2011 13 minute read

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The food rush

Maize and wheat are hot assets, right up there with gold. But since investors piled into food markets, the poorest can no...

1 Nov 2011 3 minute read

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Egypt's freedom harvest

Rami Zurayk says the Arab uprisings offer a unique chance to embrace food sovereignty.

1 Nov 2011 2 minute read

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Meet the food speculators

Who is making a profit from food?

Video: Banking on hunger

24 Oct 2011 1 minute read

This article is more than 11 years old.

Video: Banking on hunger

Why leveraged soya beans are weird and wrong

16 Oct 2011 3 minute read

This article is more than 11 years old.

Why leveraged soya beans are weird and wrong

Hazel Healy considers moves to get food out of financiers' portfolios, as regulators and governments decide...

Podcast: Sally Healy on the East African famine

14 Oct 2011 1 minute read

This article is more than 11 years old.

Podcast: Sally Healy on the East African famine

An interview with ,<b>Sally Healy</b>, author of our 'expert's view' on the politicization of aid and the causes...

1 Oct 2011 2 minute read

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Who is to blame for the Somali famine?

Is it the US government? Is it Al Shabab? Is it the UN? Sally Healy argues it is the result of a collective failure.

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