Guatemala
Hunger and Nutritional Crisis,9/09/09, BBC News
Guatemala has declared a “state of public calamity” over a dire hunger and nutritional crisis. In a national address, Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said Guatemala has suffered from climate change and the global economic meltdown. According to UNICEF, almost half of Guatemala’s children suffer from extreme malnutrition. At least 25 children died this year from malnutrition. An estimated 54,000 families are suffering food shortages due to a failure of their corn and beans crops.
India
Women Enjoy the Absence of Men on Trains, 9/15/09, New York
The absence of men on commuter trains has given women peace. Some men pinch, grope, and stare at women on trains, or shout insults and catcalls. Over the last decade, millions of women have integrated into the work force. The women’s commute to work have not been pleasant. The persistent problems of taunting and harassment have led the government to remove men from trains. Eight women-only commuter trains have been introduced in India’s four largest cities.
Mexico
Worst Drought in Six Decades, 9/12/09, New York Times
This year, the first three months of the rainy season were dry. Mexico’s rainy season typically begins in June and lasts for four months. The severe drought has affected forty percent of the farmland, causing shortages in the harvests of corn, beans, wheat and sorghum. Now that the rainy season finally started, the daily downpours of rain have flooded parts of Mexico City.
Nepal
Protests Escalating, 9/17/09, The Economist
Political protests have been escalating and threatening the fragile peace that has prevailed since the end of the Maoists ten-year insurgency in 2006. The Prime Minister, who is a Maoist leader, recently resigned. His resignation led the protest to escalate. The former Prime Minister took his Maoist party into opposition and hope to lead the government again.
South Africa
Socio-Economic Development Focused on Elites, 9/17/09, Pambazuka
The models for socio-economic development in Southern Africa are elite oriented. This elite focused model in inadequate and a new approach is needed if the interests of the mass are to be served. A development model that is people-centered is a component to policy making.
Reemergence of Traditional Protesting, 9/06/09 New York Times
The protests in South Africa most often call for the burning of tires, the barricading of streets and the throwing of rocks. The forceful protests are a reaction to the dissatisfaction of South Africa’s new president, Jacob Zuma. Water, electricity and unemployment are areas that have not seen any improvement.
Zimbabwe
Last White Farmers Face Invasion, 9/17/09, The Economist
President Robert Mugabe is still set on chasing out the last white farmers. Over the past decade, 4,000 white owners of the most productive farms have been forced out along with their 320,000 black workers. Two-thirds of the seized land has been given to 140,000 black families, but the rest has gone to Mugabe’s family and friends. This has caused agriculture output to slump. Zimbabwe used to be one of Africa’s biggest food exporters, now it one of the main food aid recipients.
Hunger and Nutritional Crisis,9/09/09, BBC News
Guatemala has declared a “state of public calamity” over a dire hunger and nutritional crisis. In a national address, Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said Guatemala has suffered from climate change and the global economic meltdown. According to UNICEF, almost half of Guatemala’s children suffer from extreme malnutrition. At least 25 children died this year from malnutrition. An estimated 54,000 families are suffering food shortages due to a failure of their corn and beans crops.
India
Women Enjoy the Absence of Men on Trains, 9/15/09, New York
The absence of men on commuter trains has given women peace. Some men pinch, grope, and stare at women on trains, or shout insults and catcalls. Over the last decade, millions of women have integrated into the work force. The women’s commute to work have not been pleasant. The persistent problems of taunting and harassment have led the government to remove men from trains. Eight women-only commuter trains have been introduced in India’s four largest cities.
Mexico
Worst Drought in Six Decades, 9/12/09, New York Times
This year, the first three months of the rainy season were dry. Mexico’s rainy season typically begins in June and lasts for four months. The severe drought has affected forty percent of the farmland, causing shortages in the harvests of corn, beans, wheat and sorghum. Now that the rainy season finally started, the daily downpours of rain have flooded parts of Mexico City.
Nepal
Protests Escalating, 9/17/09, The Economist
Political protests have been escalating and threatening the fragile peace that has prevailed since the end of the Maoists ten-year insurgency in 2006. The Prime Minister, who is a Maoist leader, recently resigned. His resignation led the protest to escalate. The former Prime Minister took his Maoist party into opposition and hope to lead the government again.
South Africa
Socio-Economic Development Focused on Elites, 9/17/09, Pambazuka
The models for socio-economic development in Southern Africa are elite oriented. This elite focused model in inadequate and a new approach is needed if the interests of the mass are to be served. A development model that is people-centered is a component to policy making.
Reemergence of Traditional Protesting, 9/06/09 New York Times
The protests in South Africa most often call for the burning of tires, the barricading of streets and the throwing of rocks. The forceful protests are a reaction to the dissatisfaction of South Africa’s new president, Jacob Zuma. Water, electricity and unemployment are areas that have not seen any improvement.
Zimbabwe
Last White Farmers Face Invasion, 9/17/09, The Economist
President Robert Mugabe is still set on chasing out the last white farmers. Over the past decade, 4,000 white owners of the most productive farms have been forced out along with their 320,000 black workers. Two-thirds of the seized land has been given to 140,000 black families, but the rest has gone to Mugabe’s family and friends. This has caused agriculture output to slump. Zimbabwe used to be one of Africa’s biggest food exporters, now it one of the main food aid recipients.
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