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2006 Global Hunger Index*
A Basis for Cross-Country Comparisons
October 13, 2006
Press Coverage
'Hunger critical' in South Asia, BBC, October 13, 2006
Hungerbekämpfung bleibt Lippenbekenntnis, Financial Times Deutschland, October 13, 2006
GLOBAL: Asia has more hungry kids, but most die in Africa, IRIN News/Reuters Alertnet, October 13, 2006
India shows improvement in tackling malnutrition: Index, Press Trust India, October 13, 2006
Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia lead in hunger, report says, Reuters, October 13, 2006
India ranks 24th in Global Hunger Index, Financial Express, October 13, 2006
German, US NGOs present world hunger report, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, October 13, 2006
Hunger as wanderer, Philippines Inquirer, October 14, 2006 India losing battle Vs hunger, Express India, October 14, 2006
850 Millionen Menschen unterernährt, Hamburger Abendblatt, October 14, 2006
Ghana is not hungry, Accra Daily Mail, October 16, 2006
La "révolution verte" à l'indienne a réduit la faim, Le Monde, October 16, 2006
Conflicts 'feeding global hunger', BBC, October 16, 2006
Study: Famine worst in conflict countries , Agence France-Presse, October 16, 2006
Hungerbekämpfung bleibt Lippenbekenntnis, Financial Times Deutschland, October 13, 2006
GLOBAL: Asia has more hungry kids, but most die in Africa, IRIN News/Reuters Alertnet, October 13, 2006
India shows improvement in tackling malnutrition: Index, Press Trust India, October 13, 2006
Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia lead in hunger, report says, Reuters, October 13, 2006
India ranks 24th in Global Hunger Index, Financial Express, October 13, 2006
German, US NGOs present world hunger report, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, October 13, 2006
Hunger as wanderer, Philippines Inquirer, October 14, 2006 India losing battle Vs hunger, Express India, October 14, 2006
850 Millionen Menschen unterernährt, Hamburger Abendblatt, October 14, 2006
Ghana is not hungry, Accra Daily Mail, October 16, 2006
La "révolution verte" à l'indienne a réduit la faim, Le Monde, October 16, 2006
Conflicts 'feeding global hunger', BBC, October 16, 2006
Study: Famine worst in conflict countries , Agence France-Presse, October 16, 2006
The IFPRI Global Hunger Index was first presented in a joint report produced by IFPRI and German Agro Action [Deutsche Welthungerhilfe] for World Food Day, October 16, 2006.
*The background paper for this Issue Brief, FCND Discussion Paper 212, is now available at: http://www.ifpri.org/divs/fcnd/dp/fcndp212.asp.
- Press Release
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- Countries with a History of Conflict Rank Poorly on New Global Hunger Index
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