The Pakistani army is carrying out assaults against militant groups in north Waziristan. These militants include Taliban and Al-Qaeda linked forces. The fighting has also displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians, some whom have fled into neighboring Afghanistan.
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is launching a relief mission to feed around 1 million people in countries affected by the deadly Ebola virus.
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Thousands of runners, walkers and bikers have joined the Charity Miles movement over the last two years. Using this free app, they have taken fitness to a new level of helping social causes. Every mile exercised means a donation to charity via the app.
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The United States and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) are fast responding to the humanitarian catastrophe in Iraq. This life-saving mission includes the U.S military, the U.S. Food for Peace program and WFP bringing aid to war victims.
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The war in Gaza is a creating a new enemy for innocent victims: hunger. The United Nations reported today that 485,000 displaced persons are in need of emergency food assistance.
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The Food for Peace program of the United States is coming to the aid of starving Syrians. Around US $ 185 million in funding is being donated by Food for Peace to the UN World Food Programme (WFP). The WFP is the lead agency in fighting hunger in Syria.
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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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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said yesterday that one of its officers had died in Syria. Ayman Omar, head of security in Syria and the Middle East, was killed in a road accident on Monday. He had just completed a mission to Aleppo. Ayman was 36 years old.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry today warned that South Sudan is on the brink of famine. War between the South Sudanese government and opposition forces has destroyed food supplies, threatening millions with starvation.
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The Gaza school struck in the tragic rocket attack yesterday was a distribution point for the UN World Food Programme (WFP). The WFP is leading the hunger relief mission in Gaza and throughout Palestine.
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Author William Lambers 