UN Program to Help Hunger Hot Spots

— A U.N. agency rolled out a $214 million program Tuesday to help 16 needy places hit hard by high prices for food and oil, amid a crisis already making it hard for aid groups to provide enough food for the world's hungry. Ethiopia's Harvest of Hunger In spite of its fertile farmland, the African nation still teeters on the brink of starvation Why Africa Is Still Starving Despite years of food aid, millions are in dire need again. How the world's generosity has helped perpetuate a crisis The World Food Program said almost 1 billion poor people around the world are struggling to survive amid the higher prices. The agency is trying to reach those in critical need of assistance in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. "Food prices are not abating, and the world's most vulnerable have exhausted their coping strategies," said Josette... [read full story]