The UN World Food Progamme (WFP) said yesterday that a donation from Germany has allowed expansion of school feeding in Yemen. A food for education project is increasing from 35,000 school girls to 100,000 for this year.
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Whether it’s colleges, churches or community organizations you can do something to bring peace and humanitarian aid for all Syrians. While these battlefields are distant in miles, you can still be close at hand in bringing relief to the suffering.
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said today it’s only funded at 27 percent of required resources to feed the hungry in Central African Republic. Over one million people are in desperate need of food aid as violence has escalated in the country in recent months.
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP), in a report released today, says its “operations in Syria are facing a serious funding shortfall.” According to the report only 4 percent of funding requirements have been received.
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The United Nations Security Council yesterday approved a resolution (2139) demanding full access to the starving war victims in Syria. The resolution calls for an end to all violence to allow the country to rebuild.
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said yesterday it has fed 2.9 million people in the Philippines as part of the Typhoon Haiyan emergency operation. WFP has dispatched a total of 30,716 metric tons of food including rice and high-energy biscuits to feed the hungry following the devastating storm last November.
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I have been following the Olympic skiing events from Sweden’s dramatic cross country victories to just recently Norway winning gold in Nordic team event. There is also a freestyle halfpipe skier, AnnaLisa Drew, from my hometown of Andover, Massachusetts.
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP), in a report released today, says it’s feeding 39,000 people in Chad who have fled the neighboring Central African Republic. Violence erupted last December in the Central African Republic causing widespread displacement.
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said today it’s approved a two-year plan to fight hunger and build self-sufficiency in Yemen. The relief to recovery operation is estimated to cost US $491 million dollars.
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) yesterday demanded “continuous and sustainable access to provide food and to monitor and assess needs,” in Homs, Syria and other parts of the war-torn country.
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Author William Lambers 