Last week over 1,000 children in Sierra Leone were sent for treatment following a screening. Around 662 of them were found to be in a severe condition. Without treatment their lives would be in danger.
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Hunger report highlights need for school breakfast
As working families continue to need food assistance, the school breakfast program takes on even more urgency. Feeding America and Oxfam have just released a new report about hunger in America.
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America’s paycheck to pantry hunger crisis
Imagine getting a job but still having to rely on food banks for support. That is exactly what is happening to working Americans, as wages remain too low in the struggling economy.
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Dying from cancer, 11-year old’s last wish feeds the hungry
Eleven year-old Natalia Marsh-Welton had a mission. Not even terminal brain cancer was going to stop her.
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South Sudan: life-saving food for children is looted
As the war continues in South Sudan, children are suffering on a daily basis. Even if they escape the violence, they are at risk of deadly malnutrition because of food shortages.
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Senate can pass bill that will feed millions of hungry Americans
Feeding America is calling upon the Senate to act quickly and pass the America Gives More Act. The legislation will help feed millions of hungry Americans. A version already passed in the House of Representatives this summer.
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War and hunger in Ukraine
Fighting continues between pro-Russian rebels and Ukraine‘s government. The UN says it’s the worst round of violence since a September ceasefire.
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Alarming news about refugees in Kenya
Refugees in Kenya, who fled wars in South Sudan and Somalia, just received some devastating news.
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Hunger, famine are topics at meeting on humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons
Hunger and famine will be among topics discussed at the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons. The meeting will take place on December 8, 9 at the Vienna Hofburg Palace.
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UN food director says world must unite to help Ebola victims
The head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, just returned from Sierra Leone, one of the Ebola affected countries. The deadly virus has claimed 5,000 lives and there have been over 13,000 cases reported.
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