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Leaders have a lot of their plates for the rest of 2009
Jo Walker in Johannesburg.
The last couple of weeks have been a busy time for the HungerFREE team. On World Food Day, on October 16th, ActionAid teamed up with hungry people and communities, farmers’ groups, supporters, celebrities, and sympathetic politicians in around 25 countries to take hundreds of thousands of actions.
Dan Damezo Nengel reports from the build-up to World Food Day in Nigeria
12th October 2009
“Under the Sun or in the Rain” which meant while on the parade ground, neither the hot Sun nor pouring rain could disperse the ActionAid activists in Nigeria.
And the rains finally came…but too late for most Kenyans.
Kim Trathen, International Campaigner from Kenya on World Food Day.
16th October 2009
I was in Mwingi district in Kenya today, at one of a series of events taking place in the country for World Day. This is one of the most affected areas of the current food crisis in Kenya and this was a great opportunity for affected communities to make their voices heard.
Jo Walker in Johannesburg: A small taster of what's happening for World Food Day
15 October 2009
Tomorrow is World Food Day and we are putting the final touches to our global activities. Some actions are already in full swing. Today ActionAid in Malawi met the President...
Tom Sharman is at Bangkok Climate Change Talks
6th October 2009
With crucial climate talks happening in its capital city it’s worth asking what the impacts of climate change will be in Thailand. And what the country can do to adapt to them?
