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Alisha Ryu | Nairobi 24 November 2009 Two aid agencies operating in southern Somalia say deteriorating security in recent days has forced them to withdraw their international and local staff from key towns in the Jubba regions....
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Nearly a month after back-to-back typhoons submerged villages across the Philippines, hundreds of thousands of people displaced or still living in flooded areas are in need of safe water,...
KFC staff serve up a generous slice of charity Nov 26 2009 by Our Correspondent, Gwent Gazette GENEROUS staff at a fast-food joint in Ebbw Vale worked up an appetite with a karaoke competition to collect money for the hungry....
Frustrated by their poverty and the lack of food for the family, Jamila's husband used to beat her. But the violence subsided after she enrolled in a WFP project which eased the food problem and also taught her a trade. Nov.25...
According to the United Nations, more than 1 billion people — one of every six persons on this planet — go hungry each day. (..) According to the World Food Program (WFP), 1.02 billion people are undernourished, a number equal...
Hundreds of thousands of Somalis rely on food aid from the WFP Islamist insurgents who control large parts of southern Somalia have told the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) to stop importing goods into the country. The...
Thousands of people in Sa'ada, Yemen, are in need of humanitarian aid 24 November 2009 – The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme today highlighted her continued concern about safe humanitarian...
Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Full_Report (pdf* format - As of 16 November 2009, 78,915 families (382,541 individuals) reside in still-flooded areas in 871 barangays in 125...
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- The introduction of free meal programs not only ensures children are fed, but are crucial to keeping the poorest and most vulnerable in school while providing a boost to learning and health,...
According to the United Nations, more than 1 billion people — one of every six persons on this planet — go hungry each day. In a world of unprecedented prosperity, that statistic is shameful. More appalling still, the number of...
