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Hunger in the news
19 November 2009

London students raise awareness about global hunger

Nina Severn of the UN World Food Programme reports on a student awareness campaign in London. (..) "If change is going to happen, it's going to come through the next generation of parents, workers and voters raising awareness about the issue,” said WFP’s Youth Outreach Coordinator Graham Bell. “Hunger is unacceptable. Step up and take action, just like the students at LSE did."
Examiner.com
Hunger in the news
19 November 2009

No Shortage of Blame as Haiti Struggles to Feed Itself

With its rich delta soil and a year-round growing season, Haiti's famous agricultural region seems capable of feeding the entire Caribbean. But Haiti is a net importer of food, spending about $400 million last year on purchases from abroad. The World Food Programme runs child nutrition and "food for work" operations.
New York Times
Hunger in the news
18 November 2009

UN, int’l agencies issue new appeal for RP typhoon aid

The United Nations and other international agencies on Wednesday revised and increased their flash appeal to support humanitarian efforts in typhoon-ravaged Philippines (..). WFP and FAO have revised estimates of emergency and early recovery needs, taking into account new assessment data, and additional needs.
Inquirer (Philippines)
Hunger in the news
18 November 2009

Pirates attack US-flag ship again

A US-flagged container ship which was hijacked by Somali pirates seven months ago has been attacked again, the EU's naval force says. (..) On Wednesday, an EU naval vessel searched for the pirates in the area, but the force did not say if they were found. The force operates in the area to protect World Food Programme ships and others from piracy.
BBC News
Hunger in the news
18 November 2009

WFP President Says the World Knows How to Feed Itself

A three day summit at the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization united nearly 200 countries behind a pledge to increase aid to farmers in poor countries to help the developing world lessen its dependence on foreign food aid. Speaking to journalists at the summit, the UN World Food Programme’s Executive Director, Josette Sheeran, said there has been a revolution in food aid.
Vatican Radio
Hunger in the news
18 November 2009

UN food summit ends with 'crumbs' in hunger fight

The head of a U.N. food agency expressed regret Wednesday that an anti-hunger summit failed to result in precise promises of funding, and critics said the meeting had only thrown crumbs to the world's 1 billion people without enough to eat. (..) The World Food Program will need $1 billion to provide food aid in the next six months in the region that includes Ethiopia, Somalia and other countries.
Associated Press (AP)
School Meals
18 November 2009

Haiti's Children: School Dinners Are The Only Meal

More than 250 students have gathered in the two rooms of a small public school here, some 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the country's capital Port-au-Prince, waiting for a meal prepared by the World Food Program.
Agence France Presse (AFP)
Hunger in the news
18 November 2009

WFP says needs $1 billion for east Africa food aid

The U.N. emergency food aid agency needs $1 billion (597 million pounds) to feed 20 million people in east Africa over the next six months, it said on Wednesday. (..) "The needs have increased throughout the year, and we are now $1 billion short for the next six months," da Silva told reporters.
The New York Times
Hunger in the news
18 November 2009

KFC Workers Walk To Blackpool For Hunger Relief

Stacey Grier, Robert Preston, Jennifer Burton and Roddy Wallace were among over 20,000 KFC employers across the country who took part in fund raising activities during World Hunger Relief Week (..) The money raised will provide school meals for children in the World Food Programme’s (WFP) areas of greatest need.
Southport Visiter
Hunger in the news
18 November 2009

Ordinary Citizens Can Help World’s Hungry Billion

WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran highlighted the campaign in a statement issued on the second day of the World Summit on Food Security taking place in Rome. (..) “Food security is not only a matter of humanitarian assistance and agricultural development; it is a matter of national security, peace and stability,” Ms. Sheeran said.
Scoop Independent News