The government of Japan has once again come through for the hungry and poor.
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Syria’s Road to Peace Must End Hunger Too
As Syria’s tragic civil war enters its fifth year, we can’t forget the silent enemy that civilians face daily: hunger. We, the international community, must do everything possible to feed Syria’s war victims.
Read the article at The Huffington Post.
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Four Years On: A WFP Staffer Reflects On Her Experience In Syria
WFP Communications Officer Dina El-Kassaby has been working on the relief effort in Syria, including visiting hundreds of refugees and other people whose lives have been destroyed.
Here, she provides a personal account of the current conditions on the ground, and the efforts WFP is making to help those affected. She also sounds a note of hope for the future.
Read her article at the World Food Program USA.
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International School Meals Day: From the U.S., Central African Republic to Syria
On Thursday, March 5, we can all celebrate International School Meals Day. Food for education matters whether here in the United States or in lands far away.
Read the full article at The Huffington Post.
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The Real and Heroic Hunger Games
In the Hunger Games movie, a silver parachute is air dropped to the story’s hero, Katniss. It saves her life for it contains humanitarian aid.
That’s not fiction though for starving people in South Sudan, who have food air dropped to them by the UN World Food Programme (WFP).
Read the full article at The Huffington Post.
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Huffington Post column on hunger in Syria
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.
Read the full article at The Huffington Post.
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Yemen unrest will lead to more hunger
As rival factions battle in Yemen, the impoverished nation could spiral deeper into hunger. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) today said it’s determined to continue relief operations despite unrest.
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Football star uses tattoos to raise awareness of hunger
Sawsan is 13-years-old from Syria. She loves soccer. Yaae is a 28-year-old mother of four from South Sudan. Antoine is a 75-year-old singer from the Central African Republic. These are three of the world’s 805 million hungry people.
Read the full article at Examiner.
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Ukraine: pictures tell tale of suffering and hunger
A ceasefire is being reported tonight in the Ukraine. Violations have already occurred. There is also some other alarming news coming from the war-torn country.
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International School Meals Day coming in March
International School Meals Day will be celebrated on Thursday, March 5th this year. The event seeks to “raise awareness of the hunger and poverty issues being addressed through school feeding programmes (programs)” worldwide.
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