Norwegian Air recently filled the seats of a flight, but not with people.
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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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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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Famine still threatens Central African Republic
The situation continues to deteriorate in the war-torn country.
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South Sudan program offers glimpse of Feed the Future
As South Sudan struggles with a severe hunger crisis, ongoing aid programs offer a glimpse of what peace might bring.
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School meals give hope in South Sudan
A generation of children in South Sudan are growing up in hunger and without education. There is hope for some children with school feeding provided by the UN World Food Programme (WFP).
So far this year, WFP has fed about 192,000 children in South Sudan with meals in schools that are still open. When WFP sees an area where hunger rates are high, they set up school feeding to help. It’s a food for education initiative.
If you can feed children at school, that encourages parents to send their children. The promise of a free meal at school means everything in area where hunger and poverty are so high. School meals are considered a safety net for the poor.
Around 20,000 school girls are receiving take-home rations as well. This improves school attendance rates among girls, which are historically lower.
Overall, the school feeding is an effective way to feed children and allow them to stay in school. This keeps the children safe from recruitment into armed forces and other dangers.
WFP relies on voluntary donations to keep school feeding and other food programs operating. They need donations more than ever in areas struck by conflict like South Sudan.
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Attacking Ebola: WFP Feeds the Hungry and Sick
We have to do more to stop the Ebola virus. Everyone knows that starts at the source in West Africa.
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Central African Republic: war prevents food from reaching hungry
Armed groups in the Central African Republic continue to wage war. United Nations peacekeeping soldiers have even come under attack. A recent ambush in the capital Bangui claimed the life of one Pakistani UN peacekeeper.
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Dry season critical for aid groups in South Sudan
The United Nations says that a “key window of opportunity” for hunger relief is coming in South Sudan. This is when the dry season arrives, starting around November.
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Violence and hunger continue in South Sudan
The United Nations, in a report released yesterday, says fighting is limiting the reach of humanitarian aid in South Sudan. Malnutrition is also severe in numerous counties in the war-torn nation.
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