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Ads by Google      Online NewsHour: United Nations/International October 2, 2001 -- Relief Efforts Ray Suarez examines the efforts to deliver food and other aid to Afghanistan's people with Andrew Nastios, the administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. February 5, 2003 -- The Case Against Iraq Secretary of State Colin Powell presented evidence to the United Nations Security Council today to make a case against Iraq. May 9, 2003 -- Lifting Sanctions Kwame Holman explains the U.S. proposal to end United Nations sanctions against Iraq. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/international/international.html   (15098 words)      SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- U.S. senator has called for Annan's resignation but dozens of countries support him In Europe and elsewhere, critics and commentators have accused the U.S. media and some American politicians of exaggerating the oil-for-food scandal, pointing to the United States' permanent membership on the Security Council which authorized the program and the sanctions committee that monitored it. Three years after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is the target of escalating attacks in the United States and a U.S. senator has called for his resignation. By then, he will have served 10 years at the helm of the United Nations, and it will be Asia's turn to choose a new secretary-general. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20041202-1526-un-annanunderfire.html   (15098 words)      CNN.com - Jimmy Carter wins Nobel Peace Prize - Oct. 11, 2002 Carter, who is married with four children, has spent the past two decades traveling around the globe monitoring elections, promoting human rights, and providing health care and food to the world's poor. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, also a candidate for the prize, was one of the first people to congratulate Carter and said he was happy to be among the candidates. He won the 2002 peace prize from a record field of 156 candidates -- 117 individuals and 39 groups -- vying for the honor named for Alfred Nobel, a Swedish philanthropist and inventor of dynamite. http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/10/11/carter.nobel   (794 words)      Business Wire: Los Angeles Times Posts Pulitzer Prize-Winning Entry on latimes.com Web Site This is The Times' 25th Pulitzer Prize and its fifth in the past four years. The Pulitzer judges honored Willman "for his pioneering expose of seven unsafe prescription drugs that had been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and an analysis of the policy reforms that had reduced the agency's effectiveness." The Los Angeles Times, a Tribune Publishing company, has won 25 Pulitzer Prizes and is the largest metropolitan daily newspaper in the country. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2001_April_16/ai_73286831   (386 words)      Poynter Online - Writing Tool #25: Repeat We haven't seen the arms of Jackson Warren, the food-service worker at Iowa State University, but they do sound repulsive. Writers use repetition as a tool of persuasion, few as skillfully as Michael Gartner, who, in a distinguished and varied journalism career, won a Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing. The administrators at the university think so, too, so in response to a student's complaint they've "temporarily reassigned" Warren to a job where he won't be in contact with the general public. http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=71165   (1288 words)      Empres Transboundary Animal Diseases Bulletin No. 11 - RINDERPEST The World Food Prize is sponsored by businessman and philanthropist John Ruan and is administered by The World Food Prize Foundation in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The World Food Prize is the foremost international award recognizing - regardless of race, religion, nationality or political beliefs - the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. The World Food Prize was first awarded in 1987 and recognizes people who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. http://www.fao.org/docrep/X3444e/x3444e05.htm   (2978 words)      Former DNS professor receives 2001 World Food Prize He saw it as the equivalent of a Nobel Prize for food and agriculture, and it was established in 1986, honoring outstanding individuals who have made vital contributions to improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food throughout the world. Per Pinstrup-Andersen, a former DNS professor of food economics and director of the Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program, was awarded the 2001 World Food Prize in October. The prize was officially awarded in October, during the World Food Prize 15th Anniversary Inter-national Symposium, also held in Des Moines. http://www.nutrition.cornell.edu/news/dec01/per.html   (439 words)      World Food Prize Partnership Jones was selected a co-recipient of The World Food Prize for developing the "New Rice for Africa" (NERICA), by successfully combining Asian and African rice strains to produce drought and pest resistant, high yielding new varieties, a feat which had not been achieved before in the history of rice breeding. With the support of Humanities Iowa, Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, a native of Cresco Iowa and the recipient of the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize, gave the inaugural "Governor's Lecture" at The World Food Prize International Symposium on October 14, 2004. Following the Symposium, the 2004 World Food Prize was presented to two rice scientists: Dr. Monty Jones of Sierra Leone and Prof. http://www.uiowa.edu/~humiowa/wfp.html   (970 words)      World Food Prize - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The World Food Prize is an international award recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. The prize recognizes contributions in all fields involved in the world food supply — food and agriculture science and technology, manufacturing, marketing, nutrition, economics, poverty alleviation, political leadership and the social sciences. World Food Prize Laurates are announced annually on United Nations World Food Day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Food_Prize   (568 words)      Radio Iowa: 2003 World Food Prize winner announced Bertini is scheduled to be in Des Moines in October for the 2003 World Food Prize symposium. A woman who's Undersecretary General of the United Nations has won the 2003 World Food Prize. Former President George Bush -- a member of the World Food Prize Council of Advisors -- says Bertini worked "logistics miracles" when she helped distribute food during an African drought and during a severe winter in Afghanistan in 2001. http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=D40FA83B-EF09-46B3-957EF3BDC08CDA36   (269 words)      2004 World Food Prize Laureates The World Food Prize recognizes the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell hosted the announcement of the 2004 World Food Prize Laureates on March 29, 2004 in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the Department of State. Among Professor Yuan’s achievements cited in his nomination for The World Food Prize were his: http://www.state.gov/e/eb/rls/fs/30937.htm   (844 words)      DesMoinesRegister.com Business The Iowans included Norman Borlaug, the prize's founder; Alan Larson, undersecretary of state for economic, business and agriculture affairs; Kenneth Quinn, president of the World Food Prize Foundation; and John Ruan III, vice chairman of the foundation, and his wife, Janis. There were a lot of Iowans on stage at Monday's announcement of the 2004 World Food Prize winners, and that didn't go unnoticed by Secretary of State Colin Powell. His work "helped transform China from food deficiency to food security within three decades," the World Food Prize Foundation said. http://desmoinesregister.com/business/stories/c4789013/23930977.html   (862 words)      Former ARS Scientist Wins World Food Prize / October 28, 1996 / News from the USDA Agricultural Research Service The World Food Prize is given annually in recognition of those who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of the world's food supply. Another former ARS scientist, retired entomologist Edward F. Knipling of Arlington, Va., won the Japan Prize in 1995 and the World Food Prize in 1992. Since its inception, the World Food Prize has been awarded to 12 individuals, including Beachell and Khush. http://www.ars.usda.gov/IS/pr/1996/beachell1096.htm?pf=1   (557 words)      ‘WORLD FOOD PRIZE’ AWARDED TO FORMER HEAD OF UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME Morris said.  “The prize is recognition of Catherine’s outstanding work on behalf of the world’s hungry.  It is a testament to all she achieved in helping to avert millions of deaths from food crises.  We also hope to mark this occasion as the beginning of a renewed international effort to help educate girls and women.” NEW YORK, 16 October (WFP) -- Secretary General Kofi Annan today offered his congratulations to Under-Secretary-General Catherine Bertini on her award of the World Food Prize for her efforts in fighting global hunger while she was Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP). The World Food Prize is to be presented this evening to Ms. http://www.un.org/news/Press/docs/2003/wfp1069.doc.htm   (381 words)      The Ogden Reporter The World Food Prize Institute is a part of the World Food Prize Harvest Festival which Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack has called one of the most significant observances of United Nations World Food Day throughout the world. OHS seniors Sarah Kuil and Hallie Satre will take part in a three-day forum with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Norman Borlaug and international food and agriculture experts at the World Food Prize Youth Institute to be held Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 13-15, 2005 in Des Moines. Will also take part in the 2005 World Food Prize Laureate Award ceremony. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15378835&BRD=1842&PAG=461&dept_id=335645&rfi=6   (296 words)      CIMMYT. Fellows Program, World Food Prize Laureates Highlight Borlaug's 90th World Food Prize Laureate Jones, formerly a rice breeder at WARDA—the Africa Rice Center—in Côte d’Ivoire, successfully made fertile inter-specific African and Asian rice crosses that combined the best characteristics of both gene pools. Borlaug founded the World Food Prize in 1986 to honor people who have made important contributions to improving the world’s food supply. “On behalf of the American people, on behalf of President Bush, we gather to thank heaven for the great state of Iowa,&; Powell said at a State Department ceremony to announce the 2004 World Food Prize Laureates on 29 March. http://www.cimmyt.cgiar.org/english/webp/support/news/borlaug_90.htm   (947 words)      The World Food Prize Foundation Founded by 1970 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, The World Food Prize, considered the "Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture," is a $250,000 award, inspiring and recognizing contributions to the quality, quantity, and availability of food in the world. At the invitation of FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Norman E. Borlaug and Indian plant geneticist M.S. Swaminathan, the first World Food Prize Laureate, will highlight the Laureates' Statement during their keynote presentations at special session of the FAO Food Summit on "success stories" in agricultural development on June 11. The complete text of the statement will be available on The World Food Prize Website beginning June 9th. http://www.icda.org/news/food2.htm   (228 words)      The Epoch Times :: Scientists from China, Sierra Leone Win World Food Prize The World Food Prizes are funded by American philanthropist and businessman John Ruan, with winners chosen by a panel headed by American scientist and Nobel Peace Laureate Norman Borlaug. Announcement of the prize, given annually since 1987 by the World Food Prize Foundation, came at a State Department gathering of diplomats, leaders of non-governmental aid organizations and government officials, including Secretary of State Colin Powell. STATE DEPARTMENT – Scientists from China and Sierra Leone have been named co-winners of this year's World Food Prize for pioneering work on hybrid rice varieties. http://english.epochtimes.com/news/4-3-30/20701.html   (478 words)      Association News - Millennium World Food Prize Laureates The World Food Prize was conceived by Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, recipient of the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize. Villegas and Vasal are being recognized by the World Food Prize. Known as Quality Protein Maize, or QPM, this grain has significantly improved the quality and quantity of food in the world, the underlying criteria for The World Food Prize. http://www.worldfoodscience.org/cms?pid=1000755&printable=1   (470 words)      Rice Breeders' World Food Prize Underscores Future Hope - Center for Global Food Issues (CGFI) The Nobel prizes, the World Food Prize, and the dignitaries all help to strengthen a gigantic network that ties together the experiences of millions of farmers, rich and poor; hundreds of thousands of scientists all over the globe; and billions of dollars in research funding, mostly from affluent national governments and the World Bank. Yet, on April 2, the flossy ballroom was the setting to announce this year's World Food Prize; and, the dignitaries and experts gathered were helping channel concern, money, and expertise from the overfed First World to the still-hungry Third World. With Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman, they jointly announced that the World Food Prize for 2004 goes to two Third World rice breeders who are definitely not household names: Yuan Longping of China and Monty Jones of Sierra Leone in West Africa. http://www.cgfi.org/materials/articles/2004/apr_06_04.htm   (562 words)      World Food Programme Welcomes Food Prize Award to Former Head The  $250,000  World Food Prize, referred to informally by world leaders as the  "Nobel  Prize  for Food and Agriculture" is the foremost international award inspiring and recognizing breakthrough achievements that increase the quality, quantity, and availability of food in the world. James T. Morris, the Executive Director of the World Food Programme, yesterday  welcomed the selection of Catherine Bertini, his predecessor at WFP, as  the  winner  of the  2003 World Food Prize, saying her contributions to the organization had been key to saving the lives of millions of people, it was announced in Rome. Bertini transformed the World Food Programme (WFP) from primarily a development assistance organization into the largest and most responsive humanitarian relief organization in the world, delivering life-sustaining food aid to over 700 million people in more than 100 countries during her term. http://www.addistribune.com/Archives/2003/07/18-07-03/World.htm   (394 words)      Fish researcher receives World Food Prize - Boston.com - Nation - News The prize was founded by Norman Borlaug, the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize winner, and recognizes people who help improve the availability and quality of food throughout the world. Gupta, 65, a native of Bapatla, India, has worked for three decades to develop ways to use abandoned pools, roadside ditches and other small bodies of water to harvest fish for food and income, according to a statement from Kenneth Quinn, president of the World Food Prize Foundation. Fish researcher receives World Food Prize - Boston.com - Nation - News http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/06/10/fish_researcher_receives_world_food_prize   (244 words)      The World Food Prize to CIMMYT Researchers for Quality Protein Established in 1986, the World Food Prize is awarded annually to individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food in the world. The first woman ever to receive the World Food Prize, Villegas said that she was initially surprised. Maize breeder Surinder K. Vasal and cereal chemist Evangelina Villegas shared the World Food Prize on 12 October 2000 for their efforts to create a new kind of maize that could improve nutrition for millions worldwide especially children whose diets depend heavily on the crop. http://www.cimmyt.org/whatiscimmyt/AR99_2000/survival/world_food_prize/world_food_prize.htm   (908 words)      08.15.2002 - Berkeley agricultural expert wins prestigious 2002 World Food Prize The award, announced Aug. 11 by the World Food Prize Foundation, is the highest international honor bestowed upon an individual for achievements in improving the world’s food supply and reducing hunger. Pedro Sanchez, a pioneer in the field of tropical soils and agroforestry at Berkeley, is the 2002 winner of the World Food Prize. “All the people who have won the World Food Prize are people who made a difference,” says Zilberman. http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2002/08/15_food.html   (792 words)      WARDA News Releases Mr Ian Johnson, Chairman and Dr Francisco Reifschneider, Director of the CGIAR attended the formal announcement ceremony of the 2004 World Food Prize Laureates in Washington DC on 29 March 2004. By winning the World Food Prize this year, Dr Monty Jones, the Father of the NERICA (New Rice for Africa), has made us very proud,” exclaimed Dr Kanayo F. Nwanze, Director General, The Africa Rice Center (WARDA). Dr Jones, Executive Secretary of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), is the first African to receive the World Food Prize (known informally as the “Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture”). http://www.warda.org/warda1/main/newsrelease/newsrel-worldfoodprize-Mar04.htm   (468 words)      IFPRI: 2020 NEWS & VIEWS, December 2001: IFPRI Director General Wins World Food Prize Per Pinstrup-Andersen is the recipient of the World Food Prize for 2001 for his contribution to agricultural research, food policy, and international efforts to improve the lives of poor and hungry people in developing countries. In awarding the prize, Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, the president of the World Food Prize Foundation, noted that Pinstrup-Andersen has been the driving force in formulating and pressing forward a global effort—the 2020 Vision Initiative—to help focus the attention of world leaders on present and future food security for the poor. A 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture, and the Environment is an initiative of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) to identify solutions for meeting future world food needs while reducing poverty and protecting the environment. http://www.ifpri.org/2020/newslet/nv_1201/nv_1201_wfp.htm   (314 words)      Forum We salute Pedro A. Sanchez, the 2002 World Food Prize laureate, and all the former laureates for their accomplishments and continuing vision and leadership. In 1992, ARS entomologists Raymond Bushland and Edward F. Knipling received the World Food Prize for developing the sterile insect technique to control the screwworm, a pest that has caused enormous losses in livestock. Their statement can be found in its entirety at www.worldfoodprize.org/statement.htm. http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/nov02/form1102.htm   (855 words)      CIMMYT Researchers Awarded World Food Prize in Quality Protein In recognition of this work, the World Food Prize Foundation today tapped two scientists from the Mexico-based International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), where the research has been ongoing for over three decades, as the 2000 recipients of the World Food Prize. CIMMYT Researchers Awarded World Food Prize in Quality Protein Maize is the world’s most widely grown cereal crop and an essential food source for millions of the world’s poor. http://www.cimmyt.cgiar.org/research/maize/world_food_prize_qpm/qpm_wfp.htm   (1734 words)      Student Voices I was a student participant in the first World Food Prize Youth Institute in 1994 as a freshman in high school. Through the World Food Prize I was able to be an intern at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico. While in high school I had an opportunity to take part in band, choir, speech, and Model United Nations, but the most rewarding program I was able to participate in was the World Food Prize Symposium and the World Food Prize Summer Internship program. http://www.iptv.org/studentvoices/shows.cfm?ProgramID=6&BroadBand=yes   (3116 words)      Association News - Millennium World Food Prize Laureates The World Food Prize was conceived by Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, recipient of the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize. The $250,000 Millennium World Food Prize has been awarded to biochemist Dr. Evangelina Villegas of Mexico and plant geneticist Dr. Surinder K. Vasal of India. Villegas is the first woman ever to receive The World Food Prize. http://www.worldfoodscience.org/cms?pid=1000755   (470 words)

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