Tag Archives: UNICEF
#Mauritania’s Emergency Food Programme Under Fire
By Mohamed Abderrahmane The sun is beating down on Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, and Habi Amadou Tidjane Diop is a tired and frustrated woman. Seated on an empty upturned bucket, the mother of nine is waiting in a long queue to buy food. “I got here early because it’s Thursday and I need to buy groceries […]
Is Destructive Addiction Accelerating Poverty in America?
Even those with incomes have less “wealth” Year after year, federal spending on poverty programs has been going up, but we still see more and more people who have no margin to guard against unexpected expenses or job loss. At the same time, for different reasons, Americans who are not impoverished have seen their wealth […]
News and Comments 7 Feb 2012
Syria crisis: Gulf Arab states expel Syrian ambassadors Gulf Arab states say they are expelling Syrian ambassadors in their countries and recalling their envoys from Syria. The Gulf Cooperation Council said Syria had rejected Arab attempts to solve the crisis and end 11 months of bloodshed. The US closed its embassy in Syria on Monday, […]
Mauritania – A Life or Death Numbers Game
UPDATE 10 March 2012: The fund raising appeal machine is getting into high gear now, with many major aid agencies highlighting a food crisis in the Sahel, and complaining about how the world dragged its feet last time, and earlier action is needed. However, this is not a new story in any Sahel country, and […]
