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The Asia Pacific MDG Community of Practice is a network where MDG practitioners exchange knowledge and find partners, synergies, and solutions to reach the collective goal of achieving the MDGs. Current topics covered by the community include: Hunger in the Asia Pacific and Social Inclusion
Special Update
The State of
Food Insecurity in the World - 2009
Economic Crisis - impact and lessons learned

Year 2009
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Recent News on Hunger
  • CNN Student News Transcript: March 12, 2010 - CNN
  • World Vision Makes Case for Nutritional Aid to Congress - Christian Post
  • Hunger and Malnutrition Crisis Resurfaces in Niger - Reuters AlertNet
  • Fighting Hunger In The Tri-State - WKRC TV Cincinnati
  • UN: Somalis Not Getting Half Their Food Aid - AHN | All Headline News
  • School lunches, breakfasts vital to state - Anchorage Daily News
  • Empowering Women and Their Communities Through Nutrition Security - Huffington Post (blog)
  • Daly Belgasmi of the World Food Programme on hunger in Yemen - Examiner.com
  • "L'Aquila" Joint Statement on Global Food Security
  • Free Food is Good
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Tools of Interest
World Food Programme’s Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping
http://www.wfp.org/food-security
Up-to-date Statistical Database: FAOSTAT
http://faostat.fao.org/default.aspx
IFPRI’s Global Hunger Index Map
http://www.ifpri.org/publication/2009-global-hunger-index
HAVE YOUR SAY
  • Query on Hunger in the Asia - Pacific region by Prof. M.S Swaminathan. Posted on the Asia-Pacific MDG Community of Practice
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