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Map of the Day: 8th Plague Edition
Locusts are descending on Israel.
Senator George McGovern, Global Food Champion
Tributes are pouring in for the late US Senator George McGovern, who died yesterday at the age of 90. McGovern represented South Dakota. Very early in his career, he adopted a global outlook to the kinds of agricultural issues that dominated his state’s economy.
Hunger Falling Worldwide
The three UN agencies dealing with food and development just released their flagshipState of Food Insecurity in the World 2012, which finds that nearly one in eight people around the world–or 870 million — suffer from food insecurity.
Auf Wiedersehen Rinderpest!
Today, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization will announce that the cattle-plague Rinderpest has been officially eradicated from planet earth. This is a huge, huge achievement for humanity.
Introducing the World’s 22 Most Crisis Prone Countries
In a report out today, the World Food Program and the Food and Agriculture Organization classify 22 countries as suffering from what they call “protracted crisis.” Which countries make the cut and why?
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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