by Steven Were Omamo and Klaus von GrebmerIn 2002, small domestic food supplies combined with strained domestic markets threatenedto leave millions of people across southern Africa at risk of starvation.

Ahead of a crucial meeting of the world's richest nations, the United Nations on Friday urged the developed world to fulfill its financing commitments to Sub-Saharan Africa, to avoid it becoming the only region that meets none of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. Xinhua Net

Rich nations including the United States should send much more aid to Africa, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz said on Friday, adding he would try to persuade Washington to boost its assistance to the continent. Reuters

A UN food agency warned that people in sub-Saharan African countries are most in danger of starvation and food security difficulties in the light of the latest findings on global warming.

Targeting rural poverty, particularly among Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes, and women, will better enable India to reach its full development potential in a sustainable manner. http://www.dailynews.lk/2005/05/16/fea03.htm

NAIROBI, June 14 (Xinhuanet) -- Six humanitarian aid agencies on Tuesday warned of serious food shortages in southern Sudan and called on the international community to provide assistance to avert the situation. Xinhua Online

Local food is usually more "green" than organic food, according to a report published in the journal Food Policy. BBC Online.

The world’s wealthiest nations formally agreed to cancel at least $40 billion worth of debt owed by the world's poorest nations. Something interesting from the New York Times.