Tag: famine
Because of famine, people in North Korea are supposed to produce fertilizer themselves
1/18 A severe drought and weather-related crop failures led to famine in North Korea. The population is mouse-poor. Half have nothing to eat. 2/18 The country under the ruler Kim…
Access blocked for months: WHO chief: Nowhere is there “hell like in Tigray”
Thursday, January 13, 2022 Access blocked for months WHO chief: nowhere is there “hell like in Tigray” The drugs are running out, there is hardly any food – but Ethiopia…
VIDEO – Afghanistan: face of famine threat, Taliban call for help
DISTRESS – Famine is gaining ground every day in Afghanistan, forcing the Taliban to appeal for international aid. But the regime’s policy worries Western countries, which had suspended much of…
Caritas work under the Taliban: “I can’t get out of the office alone”
In mid-August, after the Taliban conquered Kabul, Stefan Recker had to leave the country in a rush. A few days ago the head of the local office was from Caritas…
“Afghanistan cannot wait. Famine is coming “
Chronic. Should we help the Afghans at the risk of comforting the Taliban? The question today is academic. It is part of the debate for television show or, at best,…
Podcast. Afghanistan sinks into poverty and famine
Afghanistan is currently living “The worst humanitarian crisis on earth”, in the words of David Beasley, director of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP). Four months after the Taliban…
On Arte, “The Great Famine in Ireland”, the last tragedy before independence
Image taken from the documentary “The Great Famine in Ireland”, by Ruan Magan. TYRONE PRODUCTIONS ARTE – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 AT 8.50 P.M. – DOCUMENTARY It is a human tragedy…
Activists threaten future chancellors: “Are you leaving billions of dead people cold, Mr. Scholz?”
Shortly before the general election, climate activists end their life-threatening hunger strike against the promise of a meeting with Olaf Scholz. The one-hour encounter escalated – obviously planned – to…
The number of people at risk of famine in the world is on the rise
More than 45 million people are on the verge of famine in the world, warns, Monday, November 8, the World Food Program (PAM) of the United Nations. “Tens of millions…
Afghan father sells his daughter out of famine.
Here an Afghan daughter is being sold to a man In Afghanistan families are struggling with financial difficulties. This prompts an Afghan father to sell his 9-year-old daughter Parwana to…
North Korea: With swan meat against the famine
Black swans will soon land on the plate in North Korea The population in North Korea is suffering from famine. Kim Jong Un is now relying on the industrial breeding…
UN has to deliver numbers: Musk wants to save millions from starvation
Monday, November 1st, 2021 UN has to deliver numbers Musk wants to save millions from starvation Elon Musk has accepted the challenge from the head of the UN World Food…