The United States Food for Peace program is taking action to help war victims in Yemen. A UN-chartered ship carrying supplies from Food for Peace arrived last week in the port city of Aden.
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Food aid reaches Syrian town after ISIS ousted
The town of Tal Abyad in Syria has just received a delivery of humanitarian aid from the UN World Food Programme (WFP). The town had been cut off from food assistance for eight months because of the ISIS terrorist group, which had taken control.
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Helping Syrian refugee children with school meals
There is a silent crisis unfolding every day in Jordan and throughout the Middle East. It is another devastating effect of Syria’s civil war.
Syrian refugees are falling deeper into hunger. Children are suffering the most, being forced to work and beg to provide for their family.
Read the full article at The Jordan Times.
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My New York Times Letter on Syria Hunger Crisis
Cuts in food aid are leading Syrian refugees to take desperate measures.
This is a terrible situation for Syrian children to be forced to beg and work just to get a meal. But we can do something about it.
Please see my letter in today’s New York Times.
Also for historical perspective on fighting child hunger please see the video Ending Child Hunger: School Lunches for Kids Around the World.
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The chance for food and peace in Syria
For Syria to survive as a nation, they must have food. The farmers must be able to grow and harvest their crops in peace.
But the four-year civil war has destroyed food production, the very heart of any nation. The fighting has left innocent civilians to starve.
That is why the UN World Food Programme (WFP) is calling for a ceasefire throughout Syria. It’s time to put down the guns and defeat the enemy of hunger.
Read the full article at The Hill.
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Video: The Marshall Plan to Rebuild Europe After World War II
Short films about the creation of the Post WWII Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe. An interim food aid plan preceded the Marshall Plan of 1948. Secretary of State George Marshall speaks. See the video on YouTube.
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WFP director Ertharin Cousin joins Taylor Swift on Forbes list
The director of the UN World Food Programme, Ertharin Cousin, joins Taylor Swift on the Forbes annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women. Cousin came in at #47, followed closely by the music star Swift at #64.
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New food project keeps things local in Haiti
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is starting a special two-year project aimed at helping Haiti build its agriculture. It was scheduled to start in May in the Nippes region.
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President Kennedy announces the UN World Food Program to fight global hunger
President Kennedy, at a press conference in April of 1961, announcing the creation of the UN World Food Program to fight hunger. See the video at YouTube.
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School Meals Win the Peace: From World War II to Today
The short film Ending Child Hunger: School Lunches for Kids Around the World. This short film takes you back to World War II era and into today. See the video on YouTube.
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Author William Lambers 