The Super Bowl can be so much more than a classic championship game and a barrage of advertisements. The NFL, with its powerful media presence, has a great opportunity to help the suffering people around the world. There are 842 million people worldwide who struggle every day to find basic food.
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said yesterday that it’s feeding Plumpy’Doz and high-energy biscuits to children in order to prevent malnutrition. Plumpy’Doz is an enriched peanut paste and the biscuits are fortified with vitamins and minerals.
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As President Obama delivers the State of the Union, there are hunger emergencies both at home and abroad.
At this very moment, children in Syria are starving because of food shortages caused by the civil war. Millions of families have been displaced and lost their livelihoods.
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Feeding America released its “State of Hunger in America” ahead of President Obama’s State of the Union speech tonight. There are 49 million Americans who suffer from hunger or “food insecurity.”
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The freezing temperatures across the country mean higher heating costs for everyone. Many low-income families are struggling with this increase in prices. They are already under the strain of trying to afford food.
Last year 47 million hungry Americans lost food stamp benefits, and Congress may be bringing more cuts to the table. Needy families are placed in the awful situation of having to choose between heat or food.
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said today it hopes the ceasefire in South Sudan will allow desperately needed aid to reach the hungry. Nearly 600,000 people have been displaced since fighting broke out in December between the government and opposition forces.
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon signed the Zero Hunger Declaration Thursday night. The Secretary-General was joined by UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah, Unilever Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Paul Polman, DSM CEO Feike Sijbesma and others at an event hosted by the UN World Food Programme (WFP).
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The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today of a severe hunger crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR). Conflict has ravaged the CAR since last year with nearly one million people displaced.
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said yesterday it will host a live Twitter chat from the World Economic Forum. The chat will take place on Thursday, January 23 at 8 am NYC / 2pm CET. WFP partners, Unilever and DSM, will also be leading the discussion.
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said today it will be highlighting the global hunger crisis at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The Forum, which takes place this week, is an annual gathering of political and business leaders to discuss the world’s most pressing issues.
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Author William Lambers 