What We’re Reading 1/28/09

Jan 28th, 2009 5:20 PM UTC
By Chandler Smith

Washington Post: Weasels vs. AIDS Relief
Michael Gerson criticizes President Obama’s decision to remove Dr. Mark Dybul from PEPFAR coordinator.

International Herald Tribune: Bill Gates’ Next Big Thing: Helping the Developing World
In this article, Kristof anticipates Bill Gates’ open letter which was published on Monday. He praises much of the work that the Foundation is doing, but also notes that more work lies ahead (particularly in leveraging the revolution in social entrepreneurship and more effective advocacy). “But if Gates manages to accomplish as much in the world of vaccines, health and food production as he thinks he can,” Kristof says, “then the consequences will be staggering.”

Reuters: UN chief warns more could go hungry in crisis year
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday said rich nations had to do more to prevent the economic crisis from adding to an already intolerable 1 billion people going hungry in the world.

The Guardian: Liberia Declares State of Emergency as Caterpillar Plague Wrecks Crops
Liberia has declared a state of emergency over a plague of caterpillars that has destroyed plants and crops and contaminated water supplies, threatening an already fragile food situation. Tens of millions of marching caterpillars have invaded at least 80 towns and villages in central and northern Liberia, preventing some farmers from reaching their fields and causing others to flee their homes.

-Chandler Smith

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