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Briefing paper
Our Land Our Lives
In the past decade an area of land eight times the size of the UK has been sold off globally as land sales rapidly accelerate. This land could feed a billion people, equivalent to the number of people who go to bed hungry each night. In poor countries, foreign investors have been buying an area of land the size of London every six days.
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Busan in a nutshell
What next for the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation?
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Extreme Weather, Extreme Prices
Our failure to slash greenhouse gas emissions presents a future of greater food price volatility, with severe consequences for the precarious lives and livelihoods of people in poverty.
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2012 Food Price Hikes Background Briefing
A background briefing on the implications of global food price hikes in 2012.
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Tackling the food deficit in the world's newest country
A year after South Sudan became the world's newest nation, half of its 9.7 million citizens are struggling to meet their basic food needs. Internal conflict, clashes with Sudan, poor harvests, and complex population movement have all contributed to the current crisis.
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Piecing it all together: Why the Arms Trade Treaty must regulate parts and components for weapons and military equipment
The Arms Trade Treaty provides a unique opportunity to regulate the specialized parts and components used in the arms trade.