The war in Syria is a war against children. One of the weapons is a slow starvation. In the Ar-Raqqa governorate of Northern Syria, which is controlled by the terrorist group ISIS, children are not getting food needed to prevent malnutrition.
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is remembering journalist Kenji Goto as a great ally in the fight against hunger. Goto was murdered by the terrorist group ISIS.
WFP’s director, Ertharin Cousin, spoke of Goto’s intrepid coverage of the hunger facing Syrians. Cousin said Goto’s story of WFP aired on a TV show in Japan. This helped educate the public and mobilize tremendous support for humanitarian aid.
Goto extensively covered WFP operations, which feed millions of Syrian refugees. Cousin said today,
Staff who were lucky enough to work closely with him testify that Kenji was a truly exceptional journalist and a true humanitarian. He would ask ahead of time what gifts he could bring to the children in the camps and in spite of tight schedules, he would always give the refugees he visited the time and the space to mourn as he listened to their stories of the crises they survived.”
The civil war in Syria, now in its 4th year, has caused one of the largest hunger emergencies ever. WFP, which relies on voluntary donations, has struggled to maintain funding for this mission.
Media coverage is crucial for WFP to keep hunger in the news. These stories make people aware of hunger, even those thousands of miles away. Goto helped accomplish this with his exceptional journalism.
The war continues and more food for the hungry is needed. To continue Goto’s dedication to Syria’s people, Japan’s prime minister said they will increase humanitarian aid to war victims.
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is remembering journalist Kenji Goto as a great ally in the fight against hunger.
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Fighting has intensified in the Eastern Ukraine between government forces and pro-Russian rebels. The country is also plunging deeper into a hunger crisis.
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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the lead agency fighting hunger, requires voluntary donations for its aid missions. Without these contributions they cannot feed the hungry in Syria, Iraq, South Sudan and many other countries in need.
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The coming new year tragically sees no end in sight to the war in Syria. This means that hunger will continue as well, threatening the lives of millions. Children will be at risk from severe malnutrition.
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Syrian war refugees faced devastating news earlier this month. Low funding meant the UN World Food Programme (WFP) had to cut their rations.
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Today, the public is a powerful force in raising money and awareness about the hunger facing Syria’s war victims
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Today, I have a letter in the New York Times about ways we can help the starving Syrian war refugees. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to cut rations for these war victims because funding is so low. We can do something about it.
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On Sunday, 60 Minutes did a feature on the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and their heroic efforts feeding Syrian war victims. The WFP depends on voluntary donations to feed the hungry in Syria and around the globe. They are currently appealing for donations, as they had to suspend food aid for Syrians because of low funds.
You can help feed children who have suffered from the war in Syria by donating to WFP and using the free app called Charity Miles
You can help WFP by donating and every time you walk, run or bike. All you have to do is download onto your smartphone a free app called Charity Miles. Then you select a charity, which WFP is one of 28 available, click start and off you go. Here is a video demonstrating Charity Miles.
So whether you are walking to work, or going for a training run, you could raise money for WFP. Every mile you get with Charity Miles is a meal for a hungry child. Corporate sponsors make the donations after you finish and upload your workout to twitter or facebook. It’s that easy.
WFP uses the Charity Miles donations for school feeding programs around the globe. There are 3 of these school feeding initiatives involved with the Syrian crisis.
School feeding is being provided to Syrian refugee children who have fled to Jordan. A similar school feeding program was operating in Syrian refugee camps in Iraq, but had to be suspended because of low funding.
Inside Syria, WFP has started school feeding for children in several areas and this program is reaching tens of thousands of children. Food distributed at school is an incentive to attend class.
So if you have your smartphone with you during the day or when you workout, get some Charity Miles. Help Syrian children and others around the globe who can benefit so much from a school meal.
These children have been through the trauma of war. They need food and they also need some type of normalcy in these refugee camps. School feeding is a good way to help them. Be their voice. To download the free app visit the Charity Miles web site.
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Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is urging Congress to increase funding to aid Syrian refugees. As winter arrives, the refugees from the civil war are facing starvation.
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