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PHOTO: DW The subject of transnational land acquisitions, infamously referred to as land grabbing, has increasingly become an important policy concern in Africa as acquisitions have grown in scale and number. The practice involves the purchase or lease of large tracts of land by foreign nations, companies or individuals for agricultural production. These land acquisitions differ from most foreign agricultural investment of the past because, as the Food and Agricultural Organization’s (FAO) al...

Black Lives Matter Nominated for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize: People Are Waking Up People 1/30/2021 Maria Pasquini © Provided by People Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu Agency via Getty Protests in response to the killing of George Floyd have taken place worldwide. In Vancouver, a protester holds up a Black Lives Matter sign during a demonstration on May 31. Black Lives Matter has been nominated for this years Nobel Peace Prize.  On Friday, it was announced that the organization was n...

Pope meets with head of World Food Program 10 percent of people experience extreme poverty and need to be proactively reached out to by suppliers Trending David M. Beasley, executive director of the UN World Food Programme. Pope Francis met with David M. Beasley, the executive director of the UN World Food Program, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020. Headquartered in Rome, the WFP is the worlds largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security. The pri...

Pope Francis meets with David Beasley, executive director of the World Food Program, Jan. 28, 2021 at the Vatican. On the same day, the WFP issued a joint press release with UNICEF warning that millions of children have missed meals since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) Vatican City — Pope Francis met with David M. Beasley, the executive director of the U.N. World Food Program, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020. Headquartered in Ro...

UN responds as thousands in Mozambique are caught in wake of devastating Eloise January 27, 2021 A man stands amidst debris after Tropical Cyclone Eloise barreled through Mozambique, leaving massive destruction in its wake. — courtesy UNICEF/Ricardo Franco A man stands amidst debris after Tropical Cyclone Eloise barreled through Mozambique, leaving massive destruction in its wake. — courtesy UNICEF/Ricardo Franco A person walks along a flooded...

A member of the Syrian Arab-Kurdish forces places a cross in the rubble ahead of a Christmas celebration at the heavily-damaged Armenian Catholic Church of the Martyrs in the city centre of the eastern Syrian city of Raqa on December 26, 2017, following a mine clarence operation at the site a few days earlier. A U.S.-backed offensive ousted the Islamic State group from Raqa in October but the city has been left ravaged by fighting. | DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images Prominent Christians an...

Sen. Hughes presents $1 million mock check to Share Food Program for roof improvements, new solar panels PHILADELPHIA – January 25, 2021 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) presented a $1 million mock check to Share Food Program’s Executive Director George Matysik Monday morning. The $1 million grant will go towards roof repairs at Share Food Headquarters, including a 330 kw solar energy system installed on the new roof portion. The solar system will provide about a...

Kip Tom shared his experiences pursuing a well-developed passion for defeating food insecurity on the world stage.

Syria: Risks of COVID-19 in Refugee Camps and Prisons Northeast Syria, where more than 3 million people are currently living in refugee camps, reported its first case of COVID-19 on July 9, 2020. 3 There are reports that the virus has been spreading rapidly through camps in the country’s northwest regions. 4 At the Atmeh refugee camp, one of the largest in northwest Syria, at least 40 percent of people tested have COVID-19. Given that testing is not yet widely available there, the real number...