The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said yesterday it will host a live Twitter chat from the World Economic Forum. The chat will take place on Thursday, January 23 at 8 am NYC / 2pm CET. WFP partners, Unilever and DSM, will also be leading the discussion.
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said today it will be highlighting the global hunger crisis at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The Forum, which takes place this week, is an annual gathering of political and business leaders to discuss the world’s most pressing issues.
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said today it’s running out of food to feed starving war victims in the Central African Republic (CAR). WFP rice is being blocked at the CAR border with Cameroon. Truck drivers are unwilling to cross the border because of the ongoing violence.
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The United Nations reported today of soaring malnutrition rates in conflict-torn South Sudan. In Mingkaman, Awerial County 965 children were screened and 13.6 percent were found with severe acute malnutrition and 17.5 percent had moderate acute malnutrition.
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The United Nations said yesterday that in the Central African Republic 1.3 million people are hungry and “need emergency food distributions.” Funding is desperately needed by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to lead the hunger relief mission in the war-torn country.
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UNICEF said today it’s treating cases of severe malnutrition in the conflict-devastated Central African Republic. Mobile malnutrition units are also being used to increase the capacity to identify and treat cases in small children.
Severe malnutrition can cause lasting physical and mental damage in small children.With food supplies severely disrupted in the country, the threat of malnutrition is widespread.
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Congress will soon be voting on the new farm bill legislation. At that time, funding for programs that fight hunger locally and globally will be decided.
You may have seen in the news the typhoon in the Philippines that left millions without homes and food. In Syria, war has killed children not only because of the fighting, but because of malnutrition caused by the conflict. Food shortages are always the companion of war and disasters. Farming areas are often destroyed in these tragedies.
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Charity Miles, the hunger-fighting app, announced today that Humana, the health care company, has become a sponsor. Next week’s Humana Challenge PGA Tour golf event will also feature Charity Miles.
The Charity Miles app lets you run, walk or bike to raise money for a charity of your choice. You just download the app onto your smartphone, select a charity and start your workout. The donations are paid for by the sponsors. The app is totally free for the user. The UN World Food Programme and Feeding America are two of the charities that are included with the app.
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The UN World Food Program’s (WFP) director, Ertharin Cousin, was in Syria today to meet victims of the brutal civil war. She also held talks with high-ranking government officials about gaining access to hungry Syrians trapped by the fighting.
Cousin visited a WFP food distribution center in Damascus. There she met displaced persons living under dire circumstances, including 32 members of an extended family sharing one apartment.
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said today it’s feeding displaced persons at Bangui International Airport in the Central African Republic. This was the first distribution of food in three weeks at the airport because of violence in the nation’s capital.
WFP says food will be distributed to all 100,000 people at the airport over the next 10 days. French and African peacekeeping troops are providing security.
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