Comments on: Food Crisis Hits Children the Hardest http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/05/20/food-crisis-hits-children-the-hardest/ The largest network of Foreign Policy blogs Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:41:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 by: Cassandra Clifford http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/05/20/food-crisis-hits-children-the-hardest/#comment-1537 Wed, 21 May 2008 18:30:04 +0000 http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/05/20/food-crisis-hits-children-the-hardest/#comment-1537 Dry weather and rising food prices are threatening 6 million Ethiopian children with malnutrition, UNICEF has warned. The UN children's agency is now asking donors to contribute $50 million in aid, as officials from various agencies and Ethiopia's government warn that malnutrition is spreading and starting to take lives. The Guardian (London) (5/21) The rapidly rising cost of fertilizer is harming the purchasing power of hundreds of thousands of Cambodian farmers, forcing them into a depressing cycle of being unable to afford the supply necessary to grow their crops and subsequently unable to afford food for their families. IRINNews.org (5/19) Dry weather and rising food prices are threatening 6 million Ethiopian children with malnutrition, UNICEF has warned. The UN children’s agency is now asking donors to contribute $50 million in aid, as officials from various agencies and Ethiopia’s government warn that malnutrition is spreading and starting to take lives. The Guardian (London) (5/21)

The rapidly rising cost of fertilizer is harming the purchasing power of hundreds of thousands of Cambodian farmers, forcing them into a depressing cycle of being unable to afford the supply necessary to grow their crops and subsequently unable to afford food for their families. IRINNews.org (5/19)

]]> by: Cassandra Clifford http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/05/20/food-crisis-hits-children-the-hardest/#comment-1536 Wed, 21 May 2008 18:27:52 +0000 http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/05/20/food-crisis-hits-children-the-hardest/#comment-1536 The United Nations' new task force formed to tackle the global food crisis held a meeting Tuesday in which key officials from UN agencies and governments urged stronger action to address the problem. The participants included British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who -- via video -- vowed to lead the cause against hunger at the upcoming Group of Eight meeting and other international events. Reuters (5/21) The United Nations’ new task force formed to tackle the global food crisis held a meeting Tuesday in which key officials from UN agencies and governments urged stronger action to address the problem. The participants included British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who — via video — vowed to lead the cause against hunger at the upcoming Group of Eight meeting and other international events. Reuters (5/21)

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