World Disasters Report 2011- Focus on hunger and malnutrition
Sapna Rani Roy serves the midday meal she has cooked for children of
the Kajoli Model Sishu Kendra (a pre-school where her son studies), at
Purvadangapara, Lakhichap village. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
This year’s World Disasters Report focuses on the growing crisis of hunger and malnutrition. Smallholder farmers who produce half the world’s food are among the almost 1 billion people who go to bed hungry every night. Millions of children suffer the irreversible effects of undernutrition. Increasing food insecurity weakens people’s resilience to disasters and disease, and people everywhere are experiencing the increasing volatility of food prices.
Getting it right –united against hunger:a manifesto for changeWhat policies and partnerships are needed from governments, donors and global institutions to strengthen the world food system and eradicate hunger and malnutrition? Read chapter 6
World UFO Day: People All Over The World Gather Today To Bond Over The Search For Extraterrestrial Life
Mon, Jul 2, 2012 - Who Knew? 1:26 | 142,633 viewsFor true believers in extraterrestrial life, today is World UFO Day. There's never been a confirmed alien sighting -- but there have been thousands of false alarms, and a few enduring mysteries.
'Occupy' anti-capitalism protests spread around the world
Thousands march in Rome, Sydney and Madrid as Occupy Wall Street protests go global
- guardian.co.uk,
Protests inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York and the "Indignants" in Spain have spread to cities around the world.
Tens of thousands went on the march in New York, London, Frankfurt, Madrid, Rome, Sydney and Hong Kong as organisers aimed to "initiate global change" against capitalism and austerity measures.
There were extraordinary scenes in New York where at least 10,000 protesters took their message from the outpost of Zuccotti Park into the heart of the city, thronging into Times Square.
Only 36 hours earlier, police were preparing to evict the protest from Zuccotti Park. On Saturday they escorted thousands of marchers all day as they made their way uptown through Manhattan, and looked on as they held a rally at a New York landmark.
Occupy Wall Street protesters take part in a demonstration at Times Square in New York. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Dave Bonan, who was at Occupy Wall Street on the first day of the
protest a month ago, said it was "a little surreal" that the protest had
spread. "I didn't expect it to last more than 15 minutes," he said.
"The fact it lasted more than a day inspired people all over the world
to capitalise – no pun intended – on our success."
In Madrid, tens of thousands of people take a part in a demonstration in Puerta del Sol square in Madrid, home of the "Indignants" movement, which has been building through the summer as Spain's economy faltered.
Tens of thousands of people take a part in a demonstration in Puerta
del Sol square in Madrid on Saturday, part of the global movement
against corporate greed. Photograph: Arturo Rodriguez/AP
In London, dusk fell on more than 2,000 protesters assembled in front
of St Paul's Cathedral in London, earlier addressed by the WikiLeaks
founder Julian Assange.
There was civil unrest in Rome, where police turned teargas and water cannon on the crowds. Smoke hung over Rome as a small group broke away from the main demonstration and smashed windows, set cars on fire and assaulted television news crews. Others burned Italian and EU flags. "People of Europe: Rise Up!" read one banner in Rome. Fights broke out and bottles were thrown between demonstrators as some tried to stop the violence.
In Germany, about 4,000 people marched through the streets of Berlin, with banners calling for an end to capitalism. Some scuffled with police as they tried to get near parliamentary buildings. In Frankfurt, continental Europe's financial capital, some 5,000 people protested in front of the European Central Bank.
The fuel subsidy has a $4bn gab that need to be filled this year 2012
due to the allocated budget for the subsidy plugging holes from 2011.
According to the financial times – Nigeria needs an additional $4bn to
maintain its controversial fuel subsidy in 2012 after the federal
government spent more than half this year’s allocated budget for the
subsidy plugging holes from 2011. These latest figures is one of the…
Tens of thousands went on the march in New York, London, Frankfurt, Madrid, Rome, Sydney and Hong Kong as organisers aimed to "initiate global change" against capitalism and austerity measures.
There were extraordinary scenes in New York where at least 10,000 protesters took their message from the outpost of Zuccotti Park into the heart of the city, thronging into Times Square.
Only 36 hours earlier, police were preparing to evict the protest from Zuccotti Park. On Saturday they escorted thousands of marchers all day as they made their way uptown through Manhattan, and looked on as they held a rally at a New York landmark.
Occupy Wall Street protesters take part in a demonstration at Times Square in New York. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Dave Bonan, who was at Occupy Wall Street on the first day of the
protest a month ago, said it was "a little surreal" that the protest had
spread. "I didn't expect it to last more than 15 minutes," he said.
"The fact it lasted more than a day inspired people all over the world
to capitalise – no pun intended – on our success."In Madrid, tens of thousands of people take a part in a demonstration in Puerta del Sol square in Madrid, home of the "Indignants" movement, which has been building through the summer as Spain's economy faltered.
Tens of thousands of people take a part in a demonstration in Puerta
del Sol square in Madrid on Saturday, part of the global movement
against corporate greed. Photograph: Arturo Rodriguez/AP
In London, dusk fell on more than 2,000 protesters assembled in front
of St Paul's Cathedral in London, earlier addressed by the WikiLeaks
founder Julian Assange.There was civil unrest in Rome, where police turned teargas and water cannon on the crowds. Smoke hung over Rome as a small group broke away from the main demonstration and smashed windows, set cars on fire and assaulted television news crews. Others burned Italian and EU flags. "People of Europe: Rise Up!" read one banner in Rome. Fights broke out and bottles were thrown between demonstrators as some tried to stop the violence.
In Germany, about 4,000 people marched through the streets of Berlin, with banners calling for an end to capitalism. Some scuffled with police as they tried to get near parliamentary buildings. In Frankfurt, continental Europe's financial capital, some 5,000 people protested in front of the European Central Bank.
Nigeria: Fuel subsidy has $4bn gap
Written on:June 19, 2012
The fuel subsidy has a $4bn gab that need to be filled this year 2012
due to the allocated budget for the subsidy plugging holes from 2011.
According to the financial times – Nigeria needs an additional $4bn to
maintain its controversial fuel subsidy in 2012 after the federal
government spent more than half this year’s allocated budget for the
subsidy plugging holes from 2011. These latest figures is one of the…Kaduna Bomb Blast 17/06/12
Written on:June 17, 2012
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On diferent news report today, 17/06/2012, there have been separate
bomb blast report in the province of Kaduna State, Nigeria. According to
the BBC website news, A local Red Cross worker told Associated Press
that at least two people had been killed and 48 injured in two of the
attacks. Two blasts hit Sunday church services close to the city of
Zaria. No one has yet claimed responsibility, but Kaduna…
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