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Gian Carlo Cirri of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) says that “Yemen is undergoing its worst humanitarian crisis ever.” Cirri, who directs WFP’s Yemen mission, says “I cannot recall a time when hardship has been greater in recent Yemeni history.”

Food prices are skyrocketing in Yemen. WFP reports there has been “a 39 percent increase in the price of wheat over just five months.”

For millions of Yemenis, it is a struggle just to get bread. Families are resorting to reducing or even skipping meals or diverting money from health care. It’s a downward spiral to increased malnutrition and disease. That is what is unfolding in Yemen.

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Free Rice terminal at the Cincinnati Art Museum exhibit on Ending World Hunger

The Cincinnati Art Museum’s summer long exhibit DRAW: Here, There and Everywhere is to get people thinking about global hunger… and to take action.

There are nearly 1 billion people worldwide who are hungry and cannot access basic foods. It is through art that the hungry and suffering have an ally. This alliance transcends time.

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Battles in Southern Yemen between the government and suspected Al Qaeda militants are causing a humanitarian crisis. Thousands have fled the fighting in the Abyan governorate.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says over 2,000 families have sought refuge in 33 schools in the southern port city of Aden. WFP has surveyed the situation there and found that 90 percent of those displaced are entirely dependent on the host community for food needs.

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A donation from the U.S. Food for Peace program has arrived in Yemen. The UN World Food Programme (WFP), which will distribute the supplies, made the announcement earlier this week.

The food will provide relief to those displaced by years of conflict in Northern Yemen between the government and rebels. This is just one of many crisis fronts in the poorest country in the Middle East. Food prices are fast rising due to the ongoing political unrest.

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Rep. Jason Chaffetz (Utah-3) proposed the amendment, which although approved Tuesday, was subsequently defeated Wednesday in a roll call vote by a margin of 338-83.

Supporters of the amendment to eliminate Food for Peace funding included Steve Chabot of Cincinnati, Ohio, Eric Cantor (VA), John Mica (FL) and presidential candidate Michele Bachmann of Minnesota. The complete roll call vote results are available here.

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Senator Sherrod Brown is alerting Ohioans to a program that fights child hunger during the summer months. The Summer Food Service Program allows children to receive meals during the months when school is out.

The U.S. national free or reduced-price school lunch program has long been a valuable safety net to help families get through difficult times. The summer program is meant to fill in the gap between the school years.

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The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, is urging North and South Sudan to end the violence between them and build a lasting peace. Renewed fighting between the two sides, ahead of South Sudan’s new Independence Day on July 9th, is raising fears of another civil war. The two sides fought a two-decade-long war which ended in 2005 with a Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

By 1 June, about 40,000 people displaced from Abyei after the town's takeover by Sudan Armed Forces had been registered in the Abyei area, Unity State and the greater Bahr El-Ghazal region and were receiving humanitarian assistance. Credits: UNMIS/Issac Gideon.

In a statement released Saturday, the Secretary-General said he is “alarmed at the deterioration of the security situation and escalation of fighting in Southern Kordofan, which has left thousands homeless…and the situation in Abyei and the fate of those affected by the conflict in the area.” On Sunday there was late word of a possible agreement for all military forces to be removed from Abyei.

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A report in the New York Times said the United States is launching attacks against Al Qaeda in Southern Yemen. But while the U.S. is stepping up the pressure militarily, it also needs to help Yemenis fight hunger and malnutrition.

The conflict between President Saleh and those seeking his removal has made food prices skyrocket. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) says that “prices of main food commodities have increased from April to May 2011: wheat flour, sugar, vegetable oil and rice prices have increased by 10%, 4%, 13% and 8% respectively. Since January 2011, the prices for these commodities increased by 26% on average.” The domino effect of hunger is fast-moving.

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President Obama is facing a critical foreign policy test with hunger emergencies unfolding in Libya, Yemen, Afghanistan, and other countries. Food has quickly moved to the top of the foreign policy agenda.

In Libya, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) is trying to feed victims of the conflict between rebels and the dictator Muammar Qaddafi. In the western part of the country, humanitarian needs may be immense as fighting has blocked access routes to aid agencies.

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