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11 November 2009

UN: 10,000 Salvadoran flood victims need food

At least 10,000 Salvadorans are in urgent need of food aid after floods and mudslides destroyed huge swaths of crops during harvest season, the U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday. (..) "Severe flooding washed away entire harvests, homes and livelihoods," said Dorte Ellehammer, WFP representative in El Salvador.
New York Times
Hunger in the news
11 November 2009

Haiti: After the storms

Last year, Haiti was devastated by four hurricanes in as many weeks, killing 1,000 people and leaving 800,000 homeless. Hundreds died in the town of Gonaives after many houses were completely submerged in water. (..) In addition to this food-for-work scheme run by the UN's World Food Programme, the nearby river Cant has been dredged to help prevent it bursting its banks and an emergency shelter for 2,500 people is under construction.
BBC Today
Hunger in the news
10 November 2009

Britain Bins £12bn Of Food And Drink Every Year

More than £12bn worth of food and drink that could have been consumed is thrown out every year by householders, according to new figures today that reveal the scale of the UK's food waste mountain. The new statistics from Wrap, the body set up to advise the government on reducing waste and packaging, are the first to include liquid waste – including vast amounts of milk, soup and soft drinks – which are being poured down the sink.
The Guardian
Hunger in the news
10 November 2009

WFP Reaches Around 100,000 People In Yemen

The UN WFP and its partners have reached almost 100,000 displaced Yemenis with food assistance in four northern governorates since August when a new round of fighting erupted between government troops and rebel forces, stated a press release issued by WFP. (..) “Our biggest concern is that we might be unable to re-supply stocks in Sa’ada town, which could result in widespread suffering,” said Gian Carlo Cirri, WFP Representative in Yemen.
Yemen Observer
Hunger in the news
10 November 2009

Floods, Landslides Kill 136 In El Salvador

Rescue workers combed through mud, rubble and debris in search of survivors from raging floods and landslides that killed at least 136 people, after a late-season hurricane devastated swaths of Central America. (..) The UN World Food Program warned that over the next few days around 10,000 people in El Salvador will need emergency food assistance.
Agence France Presse (AFP)
Hunger in the news
10 November 2009

Bid To Tackle World-wide Hunger

Local mum Debb Hall graced our television screens on Sunday night with an appearance on Australian Idol. (..) Mrs Hall made the trip to Sydney to raise awareness of the United Nation’s World Food Program with Ricki-Lee Coulter interviewing the local KFC manager.
Singleton Argus
Hunger in the news
10 November 2009

Australia donates Rs. 1.1 billion for northern resettement activities

Australia pledged Rs. 1.1 billion (11 million Australian dollars) today for acitivities connected with the resettlement of displaced persons in the north (..). Rs 633 million has been allocated for demining, Rs. 316 million for UN habitat to resettlement and Rs. 211 million for the World Food Programme to provide rations for the displaced.
The Colombo Times (Sri Lanka)
Hunger in the news
10 November 2009

El Salvador Facing Food Shortage

About 10,000 people in El Salvador are in need of food aid after devastating floods washed away crops. (..) The torrential rains washed away crops across the region, leaving thousands of survivors to face the dangerous lack of a stable food supply, the UN World Food Programme says.
BBC News
Hunger in the news
10 November 2009

Over $ 1.9 mln Japanese aid for Saada displaced people

Japan announced on Tuesday granting urgent aid of $ 1,920,000 for the displaced people of Saada. The Japanese Embassy said in a press release that the assistance would be granted via World Food Program (WFP) (..).
Yemen News Agency (SABA)
Hunger in the news
10 November 2009

Over $ 1.9 mln Japanese aid for Saada displaced people

Japan announced on Tuesday granting urgent aid of $ 1,920,000 for the displaced people of Saada. The Japanese Embassy said in a press release that the assistance would be granted via World Food Program (WFP) (..).
Yemen News Agency (SABA)