UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) are rushing aid to starving people in war-torn South Sudan.The fighting between the government and opposition forces has dramatically escalated hunger in the impoverished country. Over 1.5 million people have been displaced because of the conflict.
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It was on July 8, 1948 when Dwight Eisenhower made a speech at the United Nations on ending child hunger. Ike warned that hungry children could not be expected to become apostles of peace.
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The UN issued a report today on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Originally set in 2000, the MDGs are objectives for reducing hunger, poverty and disease while lifting standards of living in developing countries.
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As conflict intensifies in Africa, humanitarian agencies are facing dwindling supplies of food to aid war victims. Rations are being cut. The UN is appealing to the world for funds as their supply warehouses are nearly empty.
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Imagine if all the people in Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan were forced to leave their homes. What if conflict displaced this entire population? It would be a gigantic humanitarian nightmare.
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President Dwight Eisenhower started it. President Kennedy expanded it. Some members of Congress once sought to abolish it. It’s the Food for Peace program of the United States. The initiative has fed the hungry worldwide and saved millions of lives.
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As Dwight Eisenhower once said, “If a danger exists in the world, it is a danger shared by all.” The extreme weather we see impacts us all, one way or another.
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As we try to build peace in the African nation of Mali, there is one area we cannot overlook: food for children. Mali has been devastated by the war in the northern part of the country.
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The civil war in Syria is now in its 4th year, and everyday unfolds a struggle to survive for millions trapped in the country. War causes food shortages and malnutrition.
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The eyes of the sports world are on Brazil as the World Cup Soccer championship unfolds. Brazil has gotten more attention than it bargained for. The extreme heat, giant bugs and even a virus U.S. officials are worried travelers will bring back from the country.
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Author William Lambers 