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As the three-day Global Food Security Forum opened in Rabat on 7 March, Fahad Al-Attiya, Chairman of the Qatar National Food Security Program (QNFSP), called on arid and semi-arid countries to work together to confront the threat of food insecurity.

The World Bank warned that the global economy is heading into a new "danger zone." Near record food prices and volatile commodity markets are threatening the world's most vulnerable people., the Horn of Africa being the most affected.

Over 36 million people starve to death each year without access to enough food. Malnutrition and disease are among the largest killers in the world. Moringa oleifera brings hope for a future generation free from hunger and malnutrition.

The number of people suffering from hunger in the world is projected to rise by 104 million this year, increasing the total number to more than one billion, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Over 100 Haitians are dead, rice and banana crops destroyed, and the food crisis worsens as Tropical Storm Fay, Hannah, and Ike and Hurricane Gustav ravages Haiti.

Tropical Storm Fay reveals the need for investments and local food production as a solution to Haiti’s food crisis.

In a country where the cost of staple foods as risen to about 50% since last year while three-quarters of its population lives on less than $2 a day, the long term solution to Haiti’s food crisis relies on food security and sustainable development.

Lambi Fund of Haiti to receive public relations services to increase awareness about the needs of rural communities of Haiti and help raise funds to address those needs.

Women worldwide are playing a critical role in addressing climate change, deforestation, and global warming through women’s empowerment movements focused on planting millions of trees.