An extremist army has attacked and taken over the Iraqi city of Mosul, forcing thousands of civilians to flee. The Islamic State of Iraq (ISIL) has links to the Al-Qaeda terrorist group.
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Got milk? School children in Yemen do
Children in Sana’a, the capital of Yemen, are drinking milk at school thanks to the UN World Food Programme (WFP). It’s a pilot school feeding program for around 100 students. In addition to the milk, the children receive fortified date biscuits.
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Syrians facing war, hunger and now drought
As the war in Syria continues, so does the food shortages. Syrians continue to be blocked from receiving food and other life-saving supplies because of the fighting between Assad’s government and rebel groups.
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Worst yet to come for Syrians as humanitarian situation deteriorates
United Nations leaders appealed again today for help for the suffering war victims in Syria. With the civil war escalating the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate.
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Conflict in Iraq escalates hunger
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) today said it’s providing emergency food aid to 250,000 people in Iraq. Conflict in Al-Anbar province between armed opposition groups and the government is displacing more and more Iraqis.
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U.S. Food for Peace donation arrives in Yemen
A U.S. bulk carrier has brought 7,300 metric tons of wheat to the port of Hudaydah in Yemen. The United Nations said today the wheat is part of a donation from the United States Food for Peace program.
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UAE donates to hunger relief in Syria
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) today announced a donation of US $31 million from the United Arab Emirates. The donation will be used for hunger relief in Syria. WFP is trying to feed over four million people inside Syria amid the ongoing civil war.
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UNICEF desperately low on funds for Syrian war relief
UNICEF, the children’s relief agency, today confirmed it has only received 2 percent of the funding it needs this year to provide aid inside Syria. Three years of civil war has left five million children in need of food, medicine and other humanitarian supplies.
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We Need to Act to Save Generation in Syria
The United States just announced The No Lost Generation initiative, to rally the world to save Syria‘s children. They have suffered through three years of the Civil War.
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World fails Syria again, low funding reduces food rations for war victims
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said today that lack of timely funding has forced a 20 percent reduction in food rations for Syrians. WFP is trying to feed 4.25 million people inside the war-torn country.
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