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How foreign policy blunders helped create the famine in Somalia

27 Jul 2011 3 minute read

This article is almost 12 years old.

How foreign policy blunders helped create the famine in Somalia

Playing politics with aid has laid the foundations for the world’s worst humanitarian disaster, says Mark Bradbury...

A Mogadishu soup kitchen feeds the hungry

13 Jul 2011 3 minute read

This article is almost 12 years old.

A Mogadishu soup kitchen feeds the hungry

The relief programme is a lifeline for destitute Somalis, as thousands flee acute food shortages in rural areas.

15 Oct 2010 2 minute read

This article is more than 12 years old.

Food for thought

16 October is World Food Day – and here’s an invitation to film yourself eating to help raise awareness of food sustainability...

2 Oct 2009 4 minute read

This article is more than 13 years old.

A century of voluntary hunger

*Anthony Dias* ponders the purpose of the hunger strike.

2 Jun 2009 4 minute read

This article is almost 14 years old.

From pastures brown

Back in the country after a two-month trip, *Mgcini Nyoni* is shocked to see the fear and hunger of his fellow-Zimbabweans.

2 Dec 2008 2 minute read

This article is more than 14 years old.

Food Crisis - The Facts

The increase in global food prices may have temporarily stalled but food is expected to remain at record price levels for the...

2 Nov 2008 2 minute read

This article is more than 14 years old.

Hunger

A horrific and unforgettable film about the 1981 Bobby Sands hunger strike directed and co-written by *Steve McQueen*

26 Dec 2007 2 minute read

This article is more than 15 years old.

Feast and famine

With the Christmas parties and New Year feasting that's featuring in many millions of homes this week, the Radio New...

1 Oct 2005 1 minute read

This article is more than 17 years old.

The return of the poster child

How exploitative and degrading images are still used to raise funds.

1 May 2005 7 minute read

This article is almost 18 years old.

leste

1 Jan 2005 1 minute read

This article is more than 18 years old.

Missing the Millennium Development Goals

The goals were made deliberately modest. Even more ‘realistic’ targets were then set for each goal. The start date...

5 May 2003 11 minute read

This article is almost 20 years old.

This article is more than 20 years old.

Cutting The Wire

5 Jan 2003 4 minute read