Food prices worldwide have been skyrocketing in the past few months. The cost has hit poor people the hardest. Price hikes are expected to continue. Read up on what's behind the crisis and how it's threatening to push millions more people into hunger.
East Asia & Pacific on the Rise
Ever wondered what it's like to work on a World Bank project? Bank staffers blog about working in East Asia.
Free & Empowered
Have you ever thought about the information you don't get? Think about it for a second. World Press Freedom Day was May 3 and this year's theme was exploring media freedom and information access in the larger context of empowering people. Read about it
Sanitation, a Basic Health Need and Much More
2008 is the International Year of Sanitation. Good sanitation and hygiene—clean toilets, clean water and washing hands with soap—is a basic health need and much more, yet 2.6 billion people live without access.
New! 1 World Manga Compilation: Passages
Follow Rei, an orphaned teenager who dreams of becoming the greatest martial artist in the world, through all six of his adventures in one volume! Purchase or see a sneak peek of all six adventures here on Youthink!
Award: Honorable Mention in the 2008 Critics' Poll of the Publishers Weekly Comics Week Critics' Poll!
Express Yourself!
Everybody has something to say. What do you want to say? We provide the words and graphics, and you choose the ones you want. Write what is on your mind and then print it out and/or show the world.
