The United Nations says that a “key window of opportunity” for hunger relief is coming in South Sudan. This is when the dry season arrives, starting around November.
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You can influence world affairs by feeding the hungry
This week is the anniversary of President Harry Truman’s historic first TV address from the White House. His speech was about America’s most urgent foreign policy issue: hunger. Europe was suffering with food shortages as it struggled to rebuild from World War II.
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Charity Miles gives boost to world hunger relief
Runners, walkers and bikers have given an extra boost to the fight against global hunger. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said last week it has confirmed a new donation from Charity Miles, the free exercise app.
Every time someone runs, walks or bikes using this app, a donation is generated for WFP, paid for by corporate sponsors. A donation of US $ 16,600 from Charity Miles will provide over 64,000 school meals to WFP.
Recently, because of low funding, WFP has been forced to cut back on food aid programs. Donations from Charity Miles and others now take on even more urgency. Wars in Syria, Iraq, South Sudan, and the Central African Republic have drained WFP resources.
The UN food agency relies on voluntary donations. However, there has not been enough to keep up with the scale of these disasters.
In addition, WFP is providing aid in the countries affected by the Ebola virus. Overall, WFP operates in over 70 countries and is the largest hunger relief organization.
Over 28 different charities are supported by Charity Miles. The corporate sponsors include Humana, Lifeway Foods, Kenneth Cole, Johnson & Johnson and Timex. Since its start in 2012, Charity Miles has donated close to 200,000 meals to WFP. You can download the app at Charity Miles and become an ambassador for hunger relief.
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Violence and hunger continue in South Sudan
The United Nations, in a report released yesterday, says fighting is limiting the reach of humanitarian aid in South Sudan. Malnutrition is also severe in numerous counties in the war-torn nation.
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Ike’s Food for Peace fights Ebola virus
A program that started way back in the Eisenhower administration has a role in today’s Ebola virus response.
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Healing Darfur, Sudan with school meals
How do you build peace in Darfur and throughout Sudan? This year alone has seen almost 400,000 people displaced by fighting between the government and rebel groups. Conflict between tribes has added to the chaos.
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Food can save education for Syrian refugees
A great tragedy is unfolding in the Middle East with the children of Syria. A civil war, now in its 4th year, has forced over three million Syrians to flee to neighboring countries, including Jordan and Iraq. About half of these war victims are children.
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Hunger also threatens Ebola countries
In the Ebola-afflicted nations of West Africa, hunger is also threatening the population. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been called to action.
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New York Times Letter: World Hunger and Solutions
I have a letter in today’s New York Times, discussing world hunger, along with Pietro Gennari, the Chief Statistician for the Food and Agriculture Organization.
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French nun a hero for saving hungry war victims
A father, searching for his two missing daughters, needed a miracle. World War II was raging. The Nazi German army had sent the girls’ mother off to the gas chamber. This desperate father had to find his girls quickly. He arrived at Sister Clotilde Regereau’s convent near Paris seeking help.
Sister Regereau had a plan to find the girls. She prayed. She worked her contacts. As reported in the New York Times, one moon-lit night the girls “were slipped inside the convent gate.” Their brothers were already at the convent.
But by no means were the children safe. The Germans were searching for Jewish people. Sister Regereau had to teach the children Catholic prayers so they could stay hidden. It was not until after the war when they were reunited with their father.
You won’t see Sister Regereau’s name in history textbooks but she was a hero saving lives during and after the war. She could not have done it without the support of people in America. With War Relief Services (today known as Catholic Relief Services), Sister Regereau coordinated the feeding of 1,000,000 children in France. Imagine these starving children’s reaction to get milk, peanut butter and meat when such items were in short supply because of the war. She said,
When I recall how the activity of War Relief Services—National Catholic Welfare Conference began, grew and developed in France, I feel as if I were reading a fairy tale, which, like all fairy tales, ends on a note of happiness and hope.”
Sister Regereau was a member of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul. Along with the Sisters of Charity this group was very active in relief work for the war-devastated countries.
Today, Catholic Relief Services, along with other aid organizations are feeding war victims in the Middle East and Africa. They are helping people overcome disasters and poverty all around the world.
If people work together and stick with it, we can bring some happiness and hope to those suffering around the world. Everyone can do what Sister Regereau accomplished. You just need to try.
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