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Schiller Institute May 8 Conference Rallying Point for Peace Through Development
May 7, 2021 (EIRNS) Today in the Syria Times, a “Special Interview” with Helga Zepp LaRouche, President and founder of the Schiller institute, was posted by Editor in Chief Reem Hadad, who said in the introduction that the Institute’s “motto is ‘mobilizing globally for a New Paradigm of Mankind.’ The Schiller Institute is currently conducting a series of conferences . to try to gain support for the idea that only a ‘Peace Through Development’ approach can resolve the situation..”
On Syria specifically, Zepp LaRouche said in the interview, that, “An economic development plan for all of Southwest Asia must be put on the agenda, and all neighbors from Russia, China, India to Egypt and hopefully including the U.S. must be won over to participate.” The interview publicizes that Mrs. Bouthaina Shaaban, the Political and Media Advisor to President A
Lockdown and food ration
May 07, 2021
The government has decided to impose a nine-day countrywide lockdown from May 8. However, before finaIising the decision, it should give serious thought to a report by an international humanitarian agency that shows the dreadful state of hunger in the world in 2020 and predicts that the situation might worsen this year. It has identified the coronavirus pandemic and conflicts as the main causes of the growing food insecurity confronting the common people in developing countries.
There are two major differences as regards the Covid-19 pandemic between last year and this year. In the previous year, countries tackled the crisis in a hopeless situation when treatment for the coronavirus was not available and governments and welfare organisations helped the people with food rations and cash hand-outs during the prolonged shutdowns. This year the government has so far not announced either food rations or cash hand-outs for the needy during the plann
Archyde
May 7, 2021 by archyde
Dakar, May 6 (APS) – The number of people facing acute food insecurity and in urgent need of assistance that can preserve their existence and livelihoods reached, in 2020, its highest level in five years in countries experiencing food crises, a report by the Global Food Crises Network (GNAFC) found
This network is an international alliance bringing together United Nations institutions, the European Union and governmental and non-governmental organizations in the fight against food crises.
The study highlights that at least 155 million people in 55 countries or territories faced acute food insecurity at crisis level or worse in 2020, about 20 million more than the previous year.
Global efforts must be ramped up to stem poverty
07 May 2021 A woman scavenges a waste dump for foodstuff and other items on the outskirts of Ahmadabad, India. Reuters The report that nearly 20 million more people faced food crises last year amid armed conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and weather extremes is alarming. But this is not the end of the story. The outlook for this year is very grim, according to a report by the Global Network Against Food Crises.
The humanitarian agency, set up in 2016 by the European Union and United Nations, also warned that acute food insecurity has continued to worsen since 2017, the first year of its annual report into food crises.
FAO warns over food fears The economic cost of the global pandemic as well as conflict and climate change are fueling food security fears that in 2020 reached their highest level in five years, according to a report published on Wednesday. Yemeni girls from families who were affected by the war and blockade, stand in a line as they wait to receive a lunch meal from a charitable center on April 12, 2021 in Sana’a, Yemen. Photo: VCG
In 2020, 155 million people in 55 countries faced acute food shortages – 20 million more than in 2019, according to a report by the EU, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme, which see the problem as getting steadily worse.