Mali: the crisis is not over

First, and most pressing, is the humanitarian crisis. The numbers speak for themselves: 380,000 people have been displaced by the conflict. (..) These people need to be looked after and repatriated, the sooner the better. Then there's the food crisis Mali was having a tough time of it anyway, before all this started, but the fighting has meant that they've put virtually no measures in place to compensate for the droughts which have devastated crops. According to the United Nations, 4,6 million Malians are at risk from food insecurity. That's a substantial proportion of Mali's nearly 16 million-strong population.

School exhibit shows need for food in world

A photo display, launched Tuesday at W.P. Bate Community School, highlights the importance of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), which gives the poorest families incentive to send their children to school. (..) Canada’s five-year, $225-million contribution through the Canada International Development Agency (CIDA) makes it the second-largest donor to WFP after the United States, said Ramiro Lopes da Silva, assistant executive director of the program. (..) “The school meal allows that hungry family to make a decision of allowing the child to attend school,” Lopes da Silva said.

Syrian Refugee Makes a Home Away from Home

There are many children like Zeina who fled the fighting in Syria and poured into neighbouring countries. WFP covers the food needs of refugees in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey with food distributions and innovative food vouchers. In October, WFP provided food assistance to almost 160,000 refugees in all four countries.

UN: Syria war causing great civilian strife

The U.N. World Food Program said that 2.5 million people inside Syria lack enough food. A spokeswoman for that agency, Elisabeth Byrs, said they plan to feed 1.75 million this month, then up to 2 million in March and reach 2.5 million in April.