The European Council on Foreign Relations today publishes the European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2010, the first comprehensive annual assessment of Europe's performance on the world stage.

The Scorecard - which looks at how member states and EU institutions contributed to the successes and failures of Europe's foreign policy - shows how preoccupation with economic crisis led to the marginalisation of foreign policy in national capitals.

The Scorecard grades Europe's ability

The rapid assessment in Armenia is part of a series of six case studies conducted by WFP on the effects of the global financial and economic crisis on households' food security. The assessment was hosted by the Ministry of Labour and Social Issues (MLSI) and led by WFP in close cooperation with FAO, ILO, IOM, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNIDO and UNHCR. It is based on a secondary data review of macro-economic indicators and a rapid qualitative food security assessment among vulnerable livelihood groups in rural and urban Armenia.

Overview

The graph reveals a generally consistent trend of Country Stability, bolstered by an overall decrease in the level of Conflictive Events from September to November 2006. Although there was a spike in Conflictive Events in July and August 2006, this was subsequently corrected in a consistent decrease from August to November 2006.

Longer term stability in Armenia remains hindered by continuing socioeconomic disparities of wealth and income. Despite several years of double-digit GDP growth, there has been only limited

As of August 2003, the number of countries facing serious food shortages throughout the world stands at 38, with 23 in Africa, 8 in Asia, 5 in Latin America and 2 in Europe. In many of these countries, food shortages are being compounded by the effect of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on food production, marketing and transport.

In eastern Africa, abundant rains in July and August generally improved the prospects for the 2003 cereal crops. However, severe floods and erratic rains in some areas may still affect

COMMISSIONERS:
U.S. SENATOR BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL (R-CO)
CO-CHAIRMAN
U.S. SENATOR SAM BROWNBACK (R-KS)
U.S. SENATOR GORDON H. SMITH (R-OR)
U.S. SENATOR KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON (R-TX)
U.S. SENATOR SAXBY CHAMBLISS (R-GA)
U.S. SENATOR CHRISTOPHER J. DODD (D-CT)
U.S. SENATOR BOB GRAHAM (D-FL)
U.S. SENATOR RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD (D-WI)
U.S. SENATOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON (D-NY)

A Global Overview of Internal Displacement

As of mid-April 2002, the number of countries facing serious food shortages throughout the world stands at 34. However, in several sub-regions the food supply situation has markedly improved compared to 2000/01.

In eastern Africa, favourable secondary season cereal harvests in parts and forecasts of near-normal rainfall over most of sub-region for the period March-May 2002, augur well for the food supply outlook. However, the effects earlier devastating droughts and past or ongoing conflicts continue to undermine the food security of

As of mid-February 2002, the number of countries facing serious food shortages throughout the world stands at 29 However, in several sub-regions the food supply situation has markedly improved compared to 1999/2000.

In eastern Africa, harvesting of the 2001/02 secondary cereal crops is almost complete in most countries, except in Ethiopia where planting is about to commence. In Kenya the food outlook is favourable, following sufficient rainfall during the season. In Somalia, harvest prospects have improved with better rains than during