Rising prices have led the UN programme fighting famine to warn that it can no longer afford to feed the 90m people it has helped for each of the past five years on its budget.| Biofuels are causing serious food price inflation. More at the link. |
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| UN warns it cannot afford to feed the world | |
| 2007-07-16 | |
Rising prices have led the UN programme fighting famine to warn that it can no longer afford to feed the 90m people it has helped for each of the past five years on its budget.
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| Posted by:lotp |
| #18 SPOT ON, FOTSGreg! |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-07-16 23:04 |
| #17 Gee, they've fed a whole 90 million people in 5 years. Compared to 6 billion, what's that - a paltry percentage point or two? The United States used to feed the world - or at least a statistically much higher percentage of it alone and without the UN's help. California's Central Valley alone still feeds a significant portion of 300 million people plus in this country alone - and we still export food to every 3rd world hellhole where people can't seem to afford to take the time to put down their guns and stop killing each other long enough to plant crops so they won't starve to death next year. And the UN cries about being unable to feed less than 20 million people ayear? Cry me a frakking river. Lead, follow, or get the hell outta' the way already. |
| Posted by: FOTSGreg 2007-07-16 19:49 |
| #16 Gaza's too good for the UN, send them to Zim-bob-way, on a one-way ticket. That way, they'll be right there when the little people begin to starve in the former "breadbasket of Africa". |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2007-07-16 15:37 |
| #15 Mon Dieu, you what costs a Mercedes these day? Mais oui, zey are cheaper if you buy a dozen..... |
| Posted by: Marilyn Grong5609 2007-07-16 14:25 |
| #14 UN warns it cannot afford to feed the world Well, certainly not in the style that they're accustomed to. Besides, there aren't that many five star caterers anyway. Even if they tried, the first thing they'd have to do is pull caviar off the menu. And we can't have that now, can we? |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-07-16 14:11 |
| #13 Great point, Darth. The UN can restart all those world class greenhouse complexes the Israelis left for the Gazan farmers. They would also be closer to the starving Africans. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-07-16 13:20 |
| #12 Move the UN to Gaza. Real cheap rents there then they can afford it. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-07-16 09:52 |
| #11 Oh, no! Does this mean they'll have to cancel the big HQ rehab! C'mon boys, it's for the children! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-07-16 09:23 |
| #10 Once you subtract the kick-backs and skimming, there's nothing left over for the poor. |
| Posted by: Gary (no Samoyeds in hotel) 2007-07-16 09:02 |
| #9 If the solar cycle guys are right and we get a couple of degrees cooling over the next decade or so (a little ice age event) then we will see large scale famines, unimanageable as it sounds today. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2007-07-16 08:09 |
| #8 Check out this article on consequences of over-population in Gaza. Look whom gets the blame: www.ft.com/cms/s/0db3a2b8-1a14-11dc-99c5-000b5df10621.html |
| Posted by: McZoid 2007-07-16 07:21 |
| #7 If it can't afford to feed the world, it should have no problem comprehending how the US can't afford to feed the world, either. Nothing like having the heels of your red glitter shoes crack off, is there? No more clicking three times and expecting your dream to materialize... |
| Posted by: Jules 2007-07-16 06:51 |
| #6 Why is it I have a feeling the lawyers and politicians they own in DC are going to make sure this is my problem? |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2007-07-16 06:44 |
| #5 "For less than a GDP percentage point per day..." |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-07-16 00:40 |
| #4 What the UNO is trying hard NOT to say is that as a predomin confederatist world body, it needs SSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHH more integration and centralism. Global Federalism vs Totalitarian Centralism - D *** ng it, ITS GUBMINT! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-07-16 00:29 |
| #3 I cannot afford to feed the UN any more money. |
| Posted by: newc 2007-07-16 00:16 |
| #2 I hear rents are way down in France. The UN could work out a deal agreeable to both sides of the Atlantic, and we could convince our congress to fund the move. A twofer! |
| Posted by: badanov 2007-07-16 00:12 |
| #1 Why doesn't the UN just take a cut on their vig? That should make up the shortfall. |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie 2007-07-16 00:09 |