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As the full extent of destruction caused by Cyclone Idai across southern Africa continues to be assessed, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said on Wednesday [27 March 2019] it was in “a race against time” to protect women who bore the brunt of the storm as they tried to save their households and livelihoods.
KANTUOT VILLAGE, Cambodia, 29 March 2019 (UNFPA)* – When Bora was pregnant with her fifth child, she prepared to “cross the river.”
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India produces enough food to meet the needs of its entire population, and has at its disposal arable land that has the potential to produce food surplus for export. Yet, it is unable to feed millions of its people, especially women and children. India has slipped further to the 103rd position among 119 countries on the Global Hunger Index 2018.
Moin Qazi
India’s GHI ranking was 63 for 2013; 55 for 2014; 80 for 2015; 97 for 2016; and 100 for 2017. According to the report, India is among the 45 countries that have “serious levels of hunger”.
Imagine a land mass greater than China. Now imagine that land is only used to produce food.
Then suppose all the crops and produce from those 2.5bn acres are not eaten and left to rot. Imagine all of that – and you get an idea of the amount of food the world wastes every year.
The issue from the beginning has been democracy. Real democracy vs formal democracy.
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