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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Ten year-old Natalia Marsh-Welton knows how cold she feels while getting chemotherapy for a brain tumor. She also knows how hard it must be too for those homeless and without food.
Natalia says, “I am cold all of the time. Imagine how cold people without homes must be.” As reported by Brad Evans of WLWT in Cincinnati, she decided to take action.
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) today started airlifting food from Iraq into Northeast Syria to feed starving war victims. The food is for 30,000 displaced persons in Qamishli.
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) today announced two donations from Russia to fight hunger. Russia, which is hosting the Olympics this week, is supporting WFP operations in Sudan and Kyrgyzstan.
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The UN World Food Programme says it is critical that roads are secured in the Central African Republic (CAR) so food can reach the hungry. The conflict has prevented trucks from traveling from Cameroon into the CAR.
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Bread for the World said today that fifteen states and the District of Columbia would bear the brunt of new cuts by Congress to the food stamp (SNAP) program.
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Author William Lambers 