Beirut – Normally, a ship carrying corn to the port of Tripoli in northern Lebanon would not cause any fuss. But it gets attention because of its source: the Ukrainian port of Odessa on the Black Sea. Loaded with more than 26,000 tons of corn to feed chickens, the razoni is emerging from the brink …
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Social inequality in Germany continues to rise at an alarming rate. As a result of the epidemic, war and high inflation, the official poverty rate rose to 16.6 percent last year, which is equivalent to 13.8 million people living in poverty. This means that for a growing number of people – the unemployed, single parents, …
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A leading social mobility expert has warned that children whose families are plunged into “absolute poverty” are stealing essentials like food and tissues from their schools and some are missing lessons entirely because they cannot afford the bus fare. Children arrive at school in England hungry, tired and anxious, Elliott Major, Professor of Social Mobility …
A United Nations report released Thursday said tens of millions of people have fallen into poverty as a result of the global rise in food and energy prices. The United Nations Development Program estimates that an additional 51.6 million people are now living in poverty or on less than $1.90 a day as a result …
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Baton Rouge, Los Angeles (PROD) – Despite the proliferation of restaurants and groceries in America, a number of people still struggle to find reliable access to affordable, nutritious food. One source states that 40 million people in the United States are food insecure. Hunger is also a local problem. According to Feeding Louisiana, “At the …
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CNN – Russia’s war in Ukraine could push up to 49 million people into famine or famine-like conditions due to its devastating impact on global food supplies and prices, the United Nations said, in the latest dire warning about food insecurity. With its fertile soil and sprawling farmland, Ukraine has long been touted as one …
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