Number of Hungry Rising, UN Says
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For the first time in nine years, the estimated number of people going hungry around the world has increased, reversing a trend and raising new questions about global inequities.
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As the death toll in GonaÃ¯ves rose above 1,000, people scrambled in the streets after food handouts from the U.N.
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The number of malnutrition cases recorded by hospitals rises for the fourth year in a row, figures show.
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The global number of refugees rises for the first time in five years, mainly due to the Iraq war, the UN says.
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The number of people driven from their homes by violence, natural disasters and poverty increased last year for the first time since 2002 and is almost certain to rise further due to deepening conflicts across the world, the U.N. refugee chief said.
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The numbers of people driven from their homes by violence, natural disasters and poverty increased last year for the first time since 2002 and is almost certain to rise further due to deepening conflicts across the world, the U.N. refugee chief said.
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CAIRO, Dec. 27 -- Malnutrition has increased among children in Darfur over the past year despite a massive humanitarian aid effort in the war-torn Sudanese region, according to a U.N. report obtained Thursday.
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The UN warns of an epidemic as the number of tsunami and quake deaths soars above 55,000 and thousands remain missing. BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA -- Desperate refugees foraged for coconuts or looted food on Indonesia&#39;s
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The United Nationsâ top food and agriculture official said Monday that the world food supply is dwindling and that food prices are soaring to historic levels.
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Some 400,000 Mauritanians need food aid after last year's locust invasions, the UN says.
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Support is growing at the UN for a joint bid by four influential countries to increase the number of members of the Security Council.
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The United Nations on Friday voiced concern at a reported hunger strike by over 2,900 Palestinian prisoners which was launched two weeks ago to demand an end to inhuman conditions.
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KHARTOUM, Sudan  - The United Nations' food relief agency is gearing up for a "critical stage" in feeding refugees in western Sudan as more people flee ethnic violence there and the rainy season peaks, UN officials said Wednesday.
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Some 18,000 children die every day because of hunger and malnutrition and 850 million people go to bed every night with empty stomachs, a "terrible indictment of the world in 2007," the head of the U.N. food agency said.
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An upsurge in banditry in war-torn Darfur is threatening food supplies to the Sudanese region, the UN warns.
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UNITED NATIONS, Sept 19: As the UN General Assembly began its 59th session, calls for the reform and expansion of the UN Security Council have gained new momentum with more nations staking
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A major UN report on world poverty calls for a huge increase in development aid to the poorest countries.