Afghanistan, South Sudan, Central African Republic, and Somalia are just some of the countries that live constantly on the brink of famine. Children are threatened with malnutrition on a daily basis.
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University leaders asked to join hunger fight
College and university leaders across the country are being asked to fight world hunger. By signing the Presidents United to Solve Hunger (PUSH) declaration, school leaders will commit to make ending global hunger a priority at their campus.
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How a piece of paper can feed Iraqi war victims
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is leading the hunger relief mission in war-torn Iraq. One way they accomplish this is with a piece of paper.
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SuperCereal deployed to help Ebola mission
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) just announced its largest single donation to help fight the Ebola virus. More than US $ 30 million was received from Germany to support feeding over one million people in West Africa.
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Emergency levels of malnutrition in Philippines
The United Nations is reporting alarming malnutrition rates among Filipinos displaced by conflict in Zamboanga. A survey found that emergency levels of malnutrition were found among children 6 to 59 months of age.
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Veterans Day and the gospel of food for hungry children
As we celebrate this Veterans Day, let’s recall a recent U.S. military mission led by a teddy bear. When the Air Force was called upon to drop humanitarian supplies in Iraq, a soldier attached a teddy bear to the cargo.
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Veterans should not go hungry
After the Armistice of 1918, ending the fighting of World War I, soldiers began to head home to build their future. Just three years later newspapers were filled with stories of hundreds of thousands of these veterans out of work
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U.S. military airdrops food for Iraqi tribe
The U.S. Air Force recently dropped 7,000 meals for the Iraqi Albu Nimr tribe. Located in the village of Zauiyat Albu Nimr, the tribe had come under assault by the ISIS terrorists. Over 300 were reportedly killed by ISIS after weeks of fighting.
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After school food can be part of nutrition bill
Last summer the Cincinnati Public Library continued its successful child feeding program. To fight child hunger, it’s important that feeding programs extend beyond the school.
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Today in history: Marshall’s speech to stop hunger winter
It was on November 10, 1947 when Secretary of State George Marshall appealed to Congress about feeding the hungry in Europe. With winter approaching Italy, Austria and France were in a desperate situation.
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