Tag: Hunger
Hunger remains a major problem in Laos, despite economic gains
Laos ranked 87th out of 117 countries on the 2019 Global Hunger Index
North Koreans, already hungry, now short of cooking oil
North Korea needs external food aid to meet its basic needs, according to a report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization
Taste and smell: Hunger and the Eucharist
To insist on the language “sacrifice” for the Eucharist in times when millions have been offered in the altar of mammon is sacrilegious
Filipino Oblates missionary priest breeds rabbits to feed poor in his...
“In just one year, one rabbit can multiply to more than a hundred .... It’s the perfect response to the problem of hunger"
Hunger forces Afghans to sell young daughters into marriage
The numbers of young girls getting betrothed started to rise during a 2018 famine and surged this year when the rains failed once more
Pope Francis to UN chief: World hunger ‘a crime that violates...
In a July 26 message to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the pope called for a “new mindset” in the battle against malnutrition
Groups call for passage of bills to address Philippine hunger, poverty
A survey done by pollster Social Weather Stations in May notes that about 4.2 million Filipino families experienced hunger in the past months
UN report: Pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger
More than half of all undernourished people in the world (418 million) live in Asia, says the UN report
Pope’s message on Fifth World Day of the Poor: “The poor...
"The poor, always and everywhere, evangelize us, because they enable us to discover in new ways the true face of the Father"
New global approach to counter poverty needed, says Pope Francis
Pope Francis said the world needs “a farsighted social model capable of countering the new forms of poverty that are now sweeping the world"
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