Friday, 16 Oct 2009
A Hungry Planet Of Billion People
One side we humans are exploring for water on the unseen other face of the moon, collecting images of the rings of saturn , but failed to find the "Hungry Planet" which is there here on our own "Mother Earth" .
There are 1.02 billion undernourished people in the world today. That means one in nearly six people do not get enough food to be healthy and lead an active life. Hunger and malnutrition are in fact the number one risk to the health worldwide — greater than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined...
Date: 16 Oct 2009 , Author: dilip / Category: Environment / Views: 921/Rating:5 / Comments:
UNESCO Gets First Woman Director General
The 35th Session of the General Conference elected Irina Bokova of Bulgaria as the tenth Director-General of UNESCO. The investiture will take place in a ceremony in the afternoon of Friday 23 October 2009, when Irina Bokova will become the first woman to hold the post since the foundation of the Organization in 1945.
Date: 16 Oct 2009 , Author: dilip / Category: International Happenings / Views: 702/Rating:5

