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Health, Nutrition and Population

Cómo detener el reloj del hambre

Submitted by Molly Norris on Fri, 04/01/2011 - 11:51

 Reloj del Hambre


Cada segundo importa para las personas que están al borde del hambre crónica. Este reloj calcula cuántas personas caen en condiciones de malnutrición e insalubridad por la falta de comida.  En estos momentos, casi 1.000 millones de habitantes en el mundo padecen de hambre afirmandatos dela Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO, por sus siglas en inglés). [Los números en el reloj extrapolan estimaciones de la FAO de 2010].


Los volátiles precios de los alimentos son una amenaza para el crecimiento global y la estabilidad. El reloj del hambre nos recuerda el costo que tienen para los individuos, los precios cada vez más caros e inestables de estos productos.  A nivel personal,  el reloj  podría inspirarnos para  generar ideas y soluciones y  debatir sobre cómo superar la crisis alimentaria.


Envíe sus ideas acerca de cómo combatir el hambre en el mundo al 
Foro Abierto del Banco Mundial sobre la crisis de los alimentos. La conversación está teniendo lugar ahora. Mande sus preguntas a los panelistas y únase al chat en vivo, que incluirá otros medios de participación social, el 14 y 15 de abril. No olvide conectarse a la transmisión por Internet en vivo que comienza el viernes 15 de abril a las 10.00, hora de la ciudad de Washington (13:00 GMT). Suscríbase para recibir un mensaje recordatorio.

Stopping the Hunger Clock

Submitted by Molly Norris on Fri, 04/01/2011 - 10:35

Global Hunger Clock - The Food Crisis Visualized


Every second matters for people on the brink of chronic hunger. This clock estimates how many people are being pushed into an unhealthy undernourished category by a lack of adequate food. Already, almost a billion people do not get enough food to lead a normal, active life, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. (The clock’s number you see ticking up extrapolates estimates by the FAO from 2010.)


Volatile food prices are re-emerging as a threat to global growth and stability since spiking in 2008. The hunger clock reminds us of the toll of rising and unstable food prices on individuals. At this personal level, we can be inspired to generate ideas and solutions and ground high-flying macroeconomic debates on how to overcome the food crisis.


Submit your solutions and thoughts about fighting global hunger to The World Bank’s Open Forum on the Food Crisis. The conversation is happening now. Submit questions to panelists now and join the live global chat, with social media integration taking place on April 14-15. Be sure to tune in to a live webcast starting on Friday, April 15th at 10:00 EST/13:00 GMT. Sign up for a reminder.

Wolfram Data Summit 2010: The Future Is Now

Submitted by Amy Adkins on Thu, 09/09/2010 - 19:50

I spent the day at Wolfram Data Summit 2010, where repository managers and experts from all over the world have convened in Washington to discuss the rewards -- and challenges -- of a new data frontier.

A series of speakers shared fascinating insights on the power of data, including examples of how data is at the forefront of new and exciting developments in the fields of medicine, health care, science, lexicography, media and more.

YouTube and World Food Programme work to raise "A Billion for a Billion"

Submitted by Livia Barton on Wed, 10/21/2009 - 14:19
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Last Friday, on World Food Day, YouTube featured this video from the World Food Programme on its home page. 

The Goal: To get the online billion to help feed the billion hungry people in the world.

The Results: Donations through the video helped to give school lunch to close to 140,000 children. And the donations are still coming in.

WFP is so thrilled with efforts of the online billion that their Executive Director Josette Sheeran recorded this special thank you message to the YouTube community.

Pierre Guillaume Wielezynski, WFP's Head of Online Communications, commented that "It is heartening to see the YouTube community step up and help. We often forget about the billion people who go to bed hungry. If every web user does a little, we can achieve a lot."