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Dr. Carolyn Woo of CRS Talks Impact Investing to End Poverty

Lots of people invest their money one way or another. It’s in one’s self-interest to build their own financial security. Some people do very well at it.

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Nuclear famine: a danger shared by all

It was Dwight Eisenhower who said, “if a danger exists in the world, it is a danger shared by all.” Today, all nations must realize that the use of nuclear weapons, even in a regional conflict, could bring about global starvation.

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Planting and school meals to stop famine in Central African Republic

There is a massive effort to stop famine from engulfing the Central African Republic. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is leading the hunger relief mission in the war-devastated country.

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Horror in South Sudan with children starving to death

As the international community marked World Refugee Day, tragic news continued to emerge from war-torn South Sudan. Children are starving to death from food shortages.

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World Refugee Day: Remember the hungry

Many of us are in the heat of summer right now. Imagine having to trek for hours or even days in that hot sun with no food or water. Imagine fleeing for your life because of a war that has engulfed your own community.

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South Sudan war leaving children severely malnourished

The conflict in South Sudan has caused hunger and malnutrition rates to soar. Hundreds of thousands have fled the country in search of safety and food. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) says there are 2000 people a day arriving in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Sudan.

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NBA star helping children in war-torn South Sudan

NBA star Loul Deng is coming to the rescue of children victimized by the war in South Sudan. Deng has teamed up with Save the Children, one of the charities providing aid in the war-torn country. South Sudan is the home country of Deng, who has played for the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Iraq crisis is also a hunger crisis

As war escalates in Iraq, we can expect hunger and malnutrition to as well. The consequences will be devastating, especially if malnutrition strikes small children.

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Hungry children walk for days escaping South Sudan

To escape the violence and hunger in South Sudan, hundreds of thousands of people have fled to neighboring Ethiopia. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) says that over 90 percent of the refugees are women and children.

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Father’s Day: remembering Maurice Pate of UNICEF

Maurice Pate was childless himself. But as author Judith Spiegelman wrote, Pate was godfather to millions of poor and forgotten children around the world. These were children Pate saved as a humanitarian and the first director of UNICEF.

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