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One-third of Yemenis going hungry
Sunday, 25 July 2010 02:00
A study by the WFP revealed that at the household level, 32.1 percent (7.5 million) of the country's 23 million people do not have enough food to satisfy their needs
putting Yemen among the 10 most food-insecure countries in the world.
Yemen is one of the driest countries in the world, with a per capita water consumption of about 125 cubic metres a year, against a global average of 7,500 cubic metres, according to the UN Development Programme’s 2009 Arab Human Development Report.
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Indian government rejects the bauxite mine project
Thursday, 26 August 2010Amnesty International has described the Indian government’s decision to reject the bauxite mine project in Orissa’s Niyamgiri Hills as a landmark victory for the human rights of Indigenous communities.
Franco Consales, 2010
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