The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is starting a special two-year project aimed at helping Haiti build its agriculture. It was scheduled to start in May in the Nippes region.
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President Kennedy announces the UN World Food Program to fight global hunger
President Kennedy, at a press conference in April of 1961, announcing the creation of the UN World Food Program to fight hunger. See the video at YouTube.
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School Meals Win the Peace: From World War II to Today
The short film Ending Child Hunger: School Lunches for Kids Around the World. This short film takes you back to World War II era and into today. See the video on YouTube.
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World fails Syrian refugees, aid being reduced
The United Nations issued an alarming report yesterday on the failure of the international community to meet the humanitarian needs of Syrian war refugees.
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Funds urgently needed for hunger relief in Yemen
The UN World Food Programme, in a report released today, says it urgently needs donations to feed millions of starving Yemenis. The civil war in Yemen has caused food shortages in the already impoverished country.
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Libya: a forgotten hunger crisis
As Libya has descended into conflict and chaos, hunger has escalated. The UN reports that fighting and displacement has seriously disrupted agriculture.
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Wall Street Journal Letter on Iraq Crisis
Close to three million Iraqis have been displaced since last year. They depend on food aid from the international community.
See my letter in the Wall Street Journal.
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UN food agency praises Pope’s encyclical on climate change
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) witnesses first-hand the impact of climate change on the world’s hungry. WFP, the largest food aid organization, responds to hunger emergencies caused by natural disasters.
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Why this card is vital for refugees
With a record number of refugees globally, it’s especially important the role technology can play in helping them.
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Take Action and Help World’s Refugees
World Refugee Day (June 20) is a call to action to help millions of innocent civilians displaced by war. The UN Refugee Agency says 59.5 million people have been forcibly displaced by conflict and persecution. We have not seen these numbers of refugees since World War II.
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