VOA慢速英语2003年-发展与科学 Food Crisis

Two Women and a Deadly Complication of Childbirth Broadcast: September 9, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Bob Doughty with Sarah Long, and this is the VOA Special English program, SCIENCE IN THE NEWS. VOI

VOA常速英语2008年-UN Announces Food Crisis Task Force

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 29 April 2008 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he will head a new task force to tackle the global food crisis that is plunging tens of millions of people into poverty and hunger. He is calling for international donors to

VOA双语新闻 ---UN Announces Food Crisis Task Force

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he will head a new task force to tackle the global food crisis that is plunging tens of millions of people into poverty and hunger. He is calling for international donors to urgently fund a three-quarter-billio

VOA双语新闻 ---UN Holds Food Crisis Talks in Switzerland

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is heading emergency talks aimed at tackling the growing crisis caused by soaring food prices around the world. Participating in this two-day high-powered meeting in the Swiss capital, Bern, are the President of the

国家地理-2008-05-26 World Food in Crisis 粮食危机搅动世界

Its being called the worlds worst food crisis since the 1970s. Around the globe, food prices have risen about 40% in the last year, sparking protests and violence in at least 14 countries, and pushing the problem to center stage at the United Nation

VOA常速英语2008年-Egyptian Bread Crisis Stirs Anger

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 24 March 2008 In Egypt, a shortage of subsidized bread has resulted in long lines and occasional clashes in which several people have been killed. The president has ordered the army to use its bakeries to try to end the br

VOA标准英语2008年-Food Security High on Agenda at ECOWAS Meeting

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 19 May 2008 West African agricultural and trade ministers are holding emergency talks in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, to plot strategies for a regional solution to the rising food prices. The Economic Community of West African

VOA标准英语2012--G8 Leaders to Weigh Euro Crisis, Food Security

G8 Leaders to Weigh Euro Crisis, Food Security John Kirton, co-founder of the G8 Research Group, said the summit may be brief, but also significant. The G7 leaders, together with Dmitry Medvedev from Russia, will be meeting to deal with the latest er

英语听力：自然百科 World Food in Crisis 粮食危机搅动世界

Its being called the worlds worst food crisis since the 1970s. Around the globe, food prices have risen about 40% in the last year, sparking protests and violence in at least 14 countries, and pushing the problem to center stage at the United Nations

VOA常速英语2008年-World Food Crisis Worsening

By Carolyn Presutti Washington 25 April 2008 Increasing food prices have sparked protests in five African nations and several more countries worldwide. United Nations officials are warning that food prices are likely to keep rising. Humanitarians wor

VOA常速英语2008年-UN Holds Food Crisis Talks in Switzerland

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 28 April 2008 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is heading emergency talks aimed at tackling the growing crisis caused by soaring food prices around the world. Participating in this two-day high-powered meeting in the Swiss ca

VOA标准英语2008年-Aid Group Warns of Horn of Africa Food Crisis

British humanitarian organization ActionAid is calling for governments in the Horn of Africa to help small-scale farmers and for donor nations to increase funding and food-aid shipments to the region. The organization says without urgent action, sev

VOA标准英语10月-UN: Zimbabwe Experiencing Worst Ever Food Crisis

The U.N. World Food Program says that nearly half the population of Zimbabwe will need food aid by early next year. Peta Thornycroft reports that WFP says two million people in Zimbabwe need aid immediately. Zimbabwean woman puts maize into bag in D

2007年VOA标准英语-Floods Cause Food Crisis in Burundi

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 19 January 2007 The World Food Program says heavy flooding in Burundi has made thousands of people homeless and destroyed most of the food crop they were counting on for their subsistence. WFP warns Burundi could have a serious

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Chief Says Global Food Crisis Needs Quick Re

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 04 June 2008 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that dealing with the current global food crisis is a fight the international community cannot afford to lose. The U.N. chief is attending a world food sec

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Report: Bio-Fuels Adding to Food Crisis

The U.N. Special Investigator on the Right To Food says soaring food prices have declined somewhat, but the crisis remains and the problems are exacerbated by the production of bio-fuels. The expert submitted a report to the U.N. Human Rights Counci

VOA标准英语2008年-Humanitarian Crisis Worsening in Horn of Africa

The top U.N. humanitarian official says that conflict, drought, and the global food crisis are worsening the already dire situation in the Horn of Africa. This has left millions of people needing emergency food assistance to combat severe food short

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Warns of Health Crisis in Flood-Stricken Sou

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 07 August 2007 A woman wades through a flooded street to collect food in Sirajgonj, about 104 kilometers (65 miles) north of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, 03 Aug 2007 United Nations aid agencies are warning that millions of peopl

Drought Tolerant Seeds to Tackle African Food Crisis

Scientists have now started to breed drought resistant crops which they hope will combat East Africa's worst drought in 60 years. More than 13 million people across Africa are facing severe food shortages. But as CRI's Su Yi reports, a new strain of

Food price rise does not signify crisis: WFP

Food price rise does not signify crisis: WFP BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The current rise in food prices does not signify a global crisis, as the situation is fundamentally different from previous crises, according to Brett Rierson, director of the