The Famine Early Warning (FEWSNET) system is sounding the alarm in Somalia.
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Category Archives: global hunger
Pope’s first photo tweet highlights Iraq emergency
Last week Pope Francis posted his first ever photo on Twitter. His purpose was to bring attention to the humanitarian crisis in Iraq.
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UNICEF brings supplies, mayor to town besieged by ISIS
UNICEF just delivered 45 metric tons of life-saving aid to the Iraqi town of Amirli. A seven truck convoy of supplies arrived to the town following a two-month siege by the ISIS terrorist army.
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Nations rally to food for peace effort
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) today announced timely donations from the governments of Finland, Italy and Saudi Arabia. With the most refugees worldwide since World War II, hunger is fast escalating.
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Forget me Knots and feeding the hungry
Last month I wrote a story at the Huffington Post about BeCause Jewelry, which donates to world hunger relief. One of the items they sell is a necklace called a Forget-me-Knot.
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WFP needs funding for Ebola response
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) says it needs US $ 70 million for the emergency response to the Ebola virus outbreak. WFP is distributing food in West African countries impacted by the spread of the deadly virus.
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U.S. donation helps strategy shift in Yemen
The United States is scaling up its efforts to fight hunger in Yemen. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) yesterday announced a US $40 million donation from America. WFP will use the funds in assisting 2.8 million hungry Yemenis.
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Syrian hunger relief mission sets record
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said today it fed 4.1 million war victims inside Syria during August. This is the highest total WFP has reached in one month since the civil war began.
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Small college captured spirit of the Marshall Plan
It all started around a bonfire one autumn night in 1945. Students at the College of Mount St. Joseph in Ohio were fired up to begin a project to “Help those who cannot help themselves.”
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Japan donates to feed refugees as crisis grows
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in a report released today, said a donation from Japan will feed refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR).
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