Poverty & Hunger

15.12.2006 Indian NGO Housing and Land Rights Network has alleged that two years after the tsunami, nearly 60 per cent of the survivors in south India are living in temporary shelters due to government apathy and poorly-constructed dwellings by both the government and non governmental organisations (NGOs).

15.12.2006 A World Bank report - Global Economic Prospects 2007: Managing the Next Wave of Globalization - released on Friday in Indian capital New Delhi warns that globalization could spur faster growth in developing countries but could be accompanied by growing income inequality and potentially severe environmental pressures.

12.12.2006 With only 11 per cent of the earth’s surface considered prime land for feeding a global population expected to reach 8.2 billion by 2020, early warning systems for climate change are crucial in fighting land degradation that already affects 250 million people and threatens 1 billion more, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned.