1.02 billion people live on this earth in chronic hunger. If this shocks you, sign up at www.1billionhungry.org! FAO’s new online anti-hunger petition will send out a strong message to world leaders.
But a new report launched ahead of the World Summit on Food Security starting early next week offers some hope. Thirty-one countries have noted success in halving the number of hungry by 2015 or are on track to meet this goal.
India regrettably does not figure on the list…
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
In pursuit of peace
I was away attending the Second Global Forum on the Power of Peace, I mentioned at work today. ‘Power of peace… I thought it was spam,’ a colleague remarked referring to a mail she had got on the same.
A similar thought was shared at the forum last week. People do mistrust ‘peace’ or ‘unity’ messages as bugs ready to spam their inbox. In a world ridden with conflicts of all nature, isn't it ironic the way our minds function?
I am back from a quick trip to the steamy pulsating city of bright pink cabs – Bangkok, where I was invited by UNESCO to share some thoughts with young peace advocates from different corners of the world. As with most conferences of the kind, this too was a space for people to mingle, connect, and learn a few things.
Readers, hear the voices of women on Peace X Peace online network where dialogue aims to build peace. Be part of a global family and learn of a new peace initiative by the New York based We are Family Foundation. Learn to transform conflicts with the help of NGO Search for Common Ground. Participate at the Global Peace and Unity Event at Excel London in April next year. Read the poetry of Palestinian poet, lecturer and fellow speaker Saed J. Abu-Hijleh.
The forum highlight was the launch of the new Power of Peace Network that would bring to light responsive practices in ICT in conflict reporting among other quests for peace. In times of chronic cynicism, such endeavors are worthy of thriving hope in the hearts of men and women.
A similar thought was shared at the forum last week. People do mistrust ‘peace’ or ‘unity’ messages as bugs ready to spam their inbox. In a world ridden with conflicts of all nature, isn't it ironic the way our minds function?
I am back from a quick trip to the steamy pulsating city of bright pink cabs – Bangkok, where I was invited by UNESCO to share some thoughts with young peace advocates from different corners of the world. As with most conferences of the kind, this too was a space for people to mingle, connect, and learn a few things.
Readers, hear the voices of women on Peace X Peace online network where dialogue aims to build peace. Be part of a global family and learn of a new peace initiative by the New York based We are Family Foundation. Learn to transform conflicts with the help of NGO Search for Common Ground. Participate at the Global Peace and Unity Event at Excel London in April next year. Read the poetry of Palestinian poet, lecturer and fellow speaker Saed J. Abu-Hijleh.
The forum highlight was the launch of the new Power of Peace Network that would bring to light responsive practices in ICT in conflict reporting among other quests for peace. In times of chronic cynicism, such endeavors are worthy of thriving hope in the hearts of men and women.
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