The UN issued a report today on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Originally set in 2000, the MDGs are objectives for reducing hunger, poverty and disease while lifting standards of living in developing countries.
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As conflict intensifies in Africa, humanitarian agencies are facing dwindling supplies of food to aid war victims. Rations are being cut. The UN is appealing to the world for funds as their supply warehouses are nearly empty.
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As we try to build peace in the African nation of Mali, there is one area we cannot overlook: food for children. Mali has been devastated by the war in the northern part of the country.
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The eyes of the sports world are on Brazil as the World Cup Soccer championship unfolds. Brazil has gotten more attention than it bargained for. The extreme heat, giant bugs and even a virus U.S. officials are worried travelers will bring back from the country.
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After the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) assaulted and took over the city of Mosul, hundreds of thousands of residents fled the war zone. Grabbing what few belongings they could carry they were forced to set out in the scorching heat of Iraq. Many have arrived at the Kalak Transit Camp, between Mosul and the northern city of Erbil.
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Norway’s prime minister, Erna Solberg, met this week with Ertharin Cousin, the director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP). They discussed the urgent crisis of children, particularly girls, missing out on their education because of conflict.
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There is a massive effort to stop famine from engulfing the Central African Republic. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is leading the hunger relief mission in the war-devastated country.
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As the international community marked World Refugee Day, tragic news continued to emerge from war-torn South Sudan. Children are starving to death from food shortages.
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Many of us are in the heat of summer right now. Imagine having to trek for hours or even days in that hot sun with no food or water. Imagine fleeing for your life because of a war that has engulfed your own community.
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The conflict in South Sudan has caused hunger and malnutrition rates to soar. Hundreds of thousands have fled the country in search of safety and food. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) says there are 2000 people a day arriving in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Sudan.
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Author William Lambers 