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 says more Iraqis fleeing to Jordan and Turkey
To escape the terrorist army ISIL, more Iraqis are fleeing to neighboring countries Jordan and Turkey.
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Today in history: Eisenhower proposes UN food program
It was on September 22nd, 1960 when President Dwight Eisenhower addressed the United Nations General Assembly. In his speech he talked about world hunger.
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Food ambassador brings urgent message to UN General Assembly
On Sunday, the world’s lead food ambassador, Ertharin Cousin, arrives in New York for the UN General Assembly meetings. She brings an urgent message: Millions of people are on the brink of starvation because of wars in the Middle East and Africa.
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How to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals
So how do you achieve the Millennium Development Goals to reduce poverty? Start with the schools. That’s where the future is made.
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Remembering Eisenhower’s speech on child hunger
It was on July 8, 1948 when Dwight Eisenhower made a speech at the United Nations on ending child hunger. Ike warned that hungry children could not be expected to become apostles of peace.
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Humanitarian situation deteriorates in South Sudan, UN starts food air drops
The United Nations warned today of an alarming hunger and humanitarian crisis taking place in South Sudan. There are five million people in need of aid following the December outbreak of fighting between the government and opposition forces.
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UN Security Council demands Syrians get relief from chilling darkness of hunger
The United Nations Security Council yesterday approved a resolution (2139) demanding full access to the starving war victims in Syria. The resolution calls for an end to all violence to allow the country to rebuild.
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Thousands of children malnourished in war-torn South Sudan
The United Nations, in a report released today, said that child malnutrition is escalating in conflict-torn South Sudan.
Fighting between the government and opposition forces has displaced almost 400,000 people. Many have sought refuge at UN compounds or with communities in safer parts of the country.
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College Students Hear Message of Hope from UN Chief
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon holding the famous red cup which symbolizes the movement to provide all children worldwide with school meals. Mount St. Joseph students listed to presentations both at the United Nations and on campus about the importance of school meals in ending hunger and poverty (photo courtesy of the UN World Food Program)
Last month College of Mount St. Joseph students traveled to the United Nations in New York. Their mission was to learn about the UN Development goals to end world hunger and poverty.
The students attended a presentation by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. The Secretary General talked about bread and butter. Not the appetizer kind. What he meant was how children around the globe needed food, but also education.
The Secretary General told the story about growing up during the Korean War. Schools were destroyed during the fighting and children attended class outdoors, under shade of trees. When it rained there was no class.
The Secretary General said how he and other children were hungry for food, but also for knowledge. “It’s not only bread and butter” he said, “you need to have knowledge and education.” Getting children an education is a top priority worldwide.
The Mount students, upon returning to campus, learned more about the importance of food and education for children. The story of war-time Korea further illustrated this point as former Cincinnati resident, Major Charles Arnold, led a UN civil assistance team that fed Korean refugee children. Without this food, the children would have suffered severe malnutrition.
The Charity CARE, with support from the U.S. Food for Peace program, provided millions of Korean children with school feeding over the decade following the war. This was a key strategy to fighting malnutrition and boosting school enrollment and learning.
Today, the United Nations World Food Program spearheads a global effort to provide all children with school meals. It’s called The Fill the Red Cup Campaign.
MSJ students received red cups from the World Food Program USA last week as a symbol of this school feeding movement. They also listened to historic messages from General Dwight Eisenhower, who spoke in 1948 at the United Nations Crusade for Children. Ike emphasized how starving children, scrapping for food, could not grow up to be apostles of peace. Food aid is essential now as it was after World War II.
The Mount campus currently fundraises for UN school feeding programs and Feeding America through its Charity Miles team. The UN class is planning to continue to spread Ban Ki-Moon’s message of hope, food and education for all.
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