Hunger

In politics, humanitarian aid, and the social sciences, hunger is defined as a condition in which a person cannot eat sufficient food to meet basic nutritional needs for a sustained period. In the field of hunger relief, the term hunger is used in a sense that goes beyond the common desire for food that all humans experience. Throughout history, portions of the world's population have often suffered sustained periods of hunger. In many cases, hunger resulted from food supply disruptions caused by war, plagues, or adverse weather. In the decades following World War II, technological progress and enhanced political cooperation …

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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 29 July 2024 English

This report is written by Suhas Chakma of Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program (IPLP), University of Arizona. Published in July 2024, the report examines the conflict between tiger conservation …

displaced from five villages from the reserve were on hunger protest demonstration from April 2022 demanding


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 May 2024 English

This report was published in May 2024 by Access Now for the #KeepItOn campaign which promotes the end of internet shutdowns. The report is authored by Zach Rosson, Felicia Anthonio, …

but extreme hunger afflicts its children. https:// apnews.com/article/ethiopia-hunger-crisis-tigray


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 2024 English

Since the year 2020, the five richest men in the world have doubled their fortunes. During the same period, almost five billion people have become poorer. Published by Oxfam International, …

people globally have become poorer. Hardship and hunger are a daily reality for many people worldwide


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 21 November 2023 English

2023 Global Hunger Index: The Power of Youth in Shaping Food Systems

2023 Global Hunger Index: The Power of Youth in Shaping Food Systems


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 11 October 2023 English

Gujarati literature to which he was relegated, he wrote powerful poems about hope, hardships, and hunger. A tribute to the fine poet who wrote in Panchmahali Bhili and Gujarati

wrote powerful poems about hope, hardships, and hunger. A tribute to the fine poet who wrote in Panchmahali


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 October 2023

and Concern Worldwide, Ireland, jointly published this report in October 2023. The first Global Hunger Index (GHI) report was published in the year 2006. This 18th edition reiterates the effect of climate progress made towards achieving the second of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals – ‘Zero Hunger’. Quoting the Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations, the report states that ‘food deprivation’ calculates the GHI scores for 125 countries and tracks hunger at global, regional and national levels. It gives each country a score which measures hunger on a 100-point scale, ranging from ‘low’ (less than


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 9 August 2023 English

On August 9, International Day of the World's Indigenous People, a profile of the Sabar Adivasi community in West Bengal. Although denotified 70 years ago, they continue to face stigma, …


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 18 May 2023 English

In Murshidabad, West Bengal, Kohinoor sings for the rights of women, labour, farming and more. Her music brings people together and bolsters solidarity

seen hard days right from my early childhood. But hunger and extreme poverty did not break me,” says the


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 April 2023

The State of the World’s Children is an annual report published by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) since the year 1980. Each edition aims to promote awareness on key …

height.5 The number of people globally affected by hunger has risen by about 150 million since the pandemic


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 April 2023

This report has been published by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in April 2023. This edition of the yearly publication, the first of which was released in the year 1978, …

crisis, biodiversity losses, economic instability, hunger and securityThere is ample evidence from history ill health, environmental degradation, poverty, hunger and tragedy so often blamed on “overpopulation”


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