The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said today that lack of timely funding has forced a 20 percent reduction in food rations for Syrians. WFP is trying to feed 4.25 million people inside the war-torn country.
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College Runner Fights World Hunger While Making Comeback From Injury
Last Christmas Amanda Shelby received a precious gift. She got to run again. It was only a jog around her neighborhood, but it was not the distance that mattered. She was back doing what she loves. Just months before she was so close to losing all of that.
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Dire situation facing Central African Republic, alarming levels of malnutrition
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said today it’s facing a dire humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic. With only 32 percent of the funds it needs, WFP says it “will be unable to scale-up ahead of the planting and rainy seasons, or to respond in newly secured areas.”
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German donation expands food for education in Yemen
The UN World Food Progamme (WFP) said yesterday that a donation from Germany has allowed expansion of school feeding in Yemen. A food for education project is increasing from 35,000 school girls to 100,000 for this year.
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We Can Support Food and Peace for Syria
Whether it’s colleges, churches or community organizations you can do something to bring peace and humanitarian aid for all Syrians. While these battlefields are distant in miles, you can still be close at hand in bringing relief to the suffering.
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WFP short on resources to feed Central African Republic
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said today it’s only funded at 27 percent of required resources to feed the hungry in Central African Republic. Over one million people are in desperate need of food aid as violence has escalated in the country in recent months.
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UN facing serious funding shortfall to feed Syria
The UN World Food Programme (WFP), in a report released today, says its “operations in Syria are facing a serious funding shortfall.” According to the report only 4 percent of funding requirements have been received.
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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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UN feeds three million for Philippines emergency relief
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said yesterday it has fed 2.9 million people in the Philippines as part of the Typhoon Haiyan emergency operation. WFP has dispatched a total of 30,716 metric tons of food including rice and high-energy biscuits to feed the hungry following the devastating storm last November.
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Olympic Skiing and Feeding the Hungry
I have been following the Olympic skiing events from Sweden’s dramatic cross country victories to just recently Norway winning gold in Nordic team event. There is also a freestyle halfpipe skier, AnnaLisa Drew, from my hometown of Andover, Massachusetts.
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Author William Lambers 