http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/archive/1851 en_GB http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160540/1/1851 The global food price rise is leading to further malnourishment among Indian children, UNICEF warns, as families reduce the number of meals in a day. India already has the worst indicators of child malnutrition in South Asia, along with 40% of the world’s underweight newborns. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160529/1/1851 More than 350,000 children living in poor countries could be saved each year using the money lost as corporations engage in illegal trade-related tax evasion, says a new report from an anti-poverty coalition. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160468/1/1851 The latest health report of international organisation Save the Children says 83% of all child deaths worldwide happen in 55 developing countries, including India. By pursuing right policies and targeting the poorest families, the governments can easily prevent these child mortalities. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160455/1/1851 Afghanistan government with UN help will soon carry out a study to assess the nutritional needs of people affected by rising food prices for future interventions. The country has large numbers of stunted, underweight and wasted children, and women in reproductive age suffering from malnourishment. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160207/1/1851 WASHINGTON, Apr 28 (OneWorld) - Far away and close to home the growing world food crisis is taking a toll. While Americans are increasingly shocked at their rising grocery bills, hunger threatens lives and stability in several developing countries. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160149/1/1851 This week's alert on the growing global food crisis is perhaps the most worrying one we've ever sent, says OneWorld's managing editor in the United States. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159936/1/1851 NEW YORK, Apr 19 (OneWorld) - The current food crisis causing hunger and starvation for millions of people across the world is not going to end as long as those who dominate the international grain markets remain unwilling to change their behavior, according to experts specializing in international trade and environmental economics. http://satudunia.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83256 KPAI mendesak Menteri Kesehatan dan Badan Pengawasan Obat dan Makanan (BPOM) untuk segera mengusut tuntas kasus tercemarnya susu formula oleh bakteri Enterobacter Sakazakii agar masyarakat tidak resah. KPAI juga meminta BPOM segera mengumumkan hasil penelitiannya, dan mengumumkan nama-nama merek susu yang tercemar serta perintah penarikan produk susu tersebut dari peredaran. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159093/1/1851 UNDP has said that rich nations must enhance their aid to Bangladesh to cushion the rising prices of food items. With inflation reaching 16% and the cost of rice doubling in last one year, poor households are spending more than two-thirds of their earnings on food. http://unimondo.oneworld.net/article/view/158969/1/1851 Un preoccupante calo delle notizie delle principali edizioni dei telegiornali RAI e Mediaset sulle crisi umanitarie che passano dal 10% del totale delle notizie del 2006 all’8% del 2007 e nessuna traccia della Repubblica Centrafricana dove la popolazione è intrappolata nella morsa degli scontri tra gruppi armati. E' quanto segnala il recente rapporto di Medici Senza Frontiere sulle "Crisi umanitarie dimenticate dai media", un'analisi elaborata con l'Osservatorio di Pavia. Alla malnutrizione che http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/158773/1/1851 New software by India’s National Informatics Centre (NIC) in Jharkhand offers individual search for pregnant women and newborns at the Anganwadi level. The programme will help the state government track the nutrition status of both mother and child and the immunisation of infants. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/158146/1/1851 With nearly 10 million children dying every year around the world, how does it matter even if GDP growth shoots up? Research reveals that the issue is not about inadequacy of resources among developing countries, but lack of effective policies that can translate economic growth into development outcomes for the poor. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/157997/1/1851 Child mortality cannot be divorced from broader political and socio-economic development, says a report by Save the Children, a UK-based organisation. The report argues that policy choices and efficient resource allocation are crucial to tackle the issue of child survival in developing countries. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/157424/1/1851 Sri Lankan police has finally released UNICEF’s impounded consignment of high protein biscuits meant for undernourished children and mothers in the conflict zone. The UN agency’s aid material had been confiscated earlier also on the suspicion that they would land in the hands of Tamil rebels. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/157346/1/1851