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January 31, 2012
So on this Digital Learning Day I hope many students and teachers will join the already one million players of FreeRice.
January 30, 2012
At a time when school feeding should be expanded, in Mauritania it is days away from coming to an end.
January 28, 2012
at your next meal, you could take in an infant child in Yemen who needs plumpy'nut to prevent potentially deadly malnutrition
January 26, 2012
Critical for Chad will be ensuring that school feeding is continued through the upcoming months when the food shortages will be at their worst.
January 26, 2012
Matthew 25: Ministries is on the front lines taking on this growing hunger crisis. Let's find out how in this interview with Joodi Archer, the organization's media relations director.
January 24, 2012
Feeding the children of "drought and conflict" is the U.S. foreign policy mission for this new year
January 21, 2012
WFP has resumed school feeding in Ivory Coast. But will the funding pipeline be maintained by donors for the program to continue?
January 20, 2012
We need to challenge all these countries. But not to an arms race, but to what President Kennedy called a "peace race."
January 18, 2012
In the Sahel region of Africa millions of people are caught in a severe hunger crisis
January 16, 2012
Villanova and Seton Hall are partnering with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in "Playing for Peace" to help bring an end to conflict, hunger and suffering in Sudan and South Sudan.
January 12, 2012
Hoover's American Epic in Fighting Hunger is something we can learn from in today's struggle to win peace.
January 02, 2012
Dr. Rajia Sharhan witnesses this crisis unfold daily as a nutrition specialist for UNICEF Yemen.
December 29, 2011
In the following interview Geert Cappelaere, director of UNICEF in Yemen, discusses the fast-developing humanitarian crisis and how we can take action.
December 28, 2011
This is one of the lessons of this year. Invest in farmers today to avoid the famine of tomorrow.
December 24, 2011
Imagine if every person gave a gift this Christmas to a "silent guest," one of the world's hungry.
December 23, 2011
With the chaos of fighting came the disruption of food supplies. Hunger and famine are the companions of war.
December 22, 2011
Hunger continues to be the deadly companion of conflict and poverty around the globe
December 20, 2011
President Dwight Eisenhower started "Operation Reindeer." He wanted to build goodwill with Christmas food packages to fight global hunger.
December 15, 2011
Food aid has been held in Uzbekistan for over a month when there are hungry people in need in Tajikistan.
December 08, 2011
The low funding for WFP Yemen unfolded at the same time food prices increased during political instability
December 01, 2011
With famine in East Africa and many other hunger crisis points unfolding, food aid needs to be bolstered, not reduced.
November 27, 2011
It was fitting one of the food trains for peace back in 1948 was named after Lincoln.
November 19, 2011
The hunger crisis is dangerously escalating in Afghanistan. Drought has struck 14 provinces putting over two million people at risk of severe hunger and malnutrition.
November 18, 2011
Interview: Alain Homsy of the Norwegian Refugee Council talks about school feeding to fight hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
November 14, 2011
Former Democratic senator George McGovern's The Third Freedom: Ending Hunger in Our Time highlights ways Congress can work to fight malnutrition at home and abroad.
November 13, 2011
There is a great new way students or anyone else can practice Spanish vocabulary and help end global hunger
November 11, 2011
In my article Armistice Day, World Peace and Feeding the Hungry, I talk about the amazing work of the Belgian Relief Commission
November 10, 2011
"Hunger knows no armistice," a poster for the Near East Relief Committee stated. To tell the full story of World War I and its aftermath is to tell of hunger and great humanitarians.
November 09, 2011
There is much debate in Congress on how much to cut military spending. But there is another vital area of our foreign policy at risk of budget cuts too: international food aid.
November 07, 2011
Christine just wrote and published a memoir about her sister Annie, who passed away in 2009. Dancing in Heaven takes you inside Christine's family and their life with Annie, who was disabled from birth.
November 07, 2011
The documentary, The Dark Side of the Sun, raises awareness of the rare disease Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP).
November 03, 2011
What Graff did in helping his classmates receive lunches is an example for all to follow. Fighting child hunger is about problem solving.
October 31, 2011
Halloween means lots of candy too! In fact billions of dollars are spent on Halloween festivities. But this year please take a silent guest with you when trick or treating, or at your Halloween party. You can help one of the world's nearly one billion hungry who on Halloween, or any other day, will hope to get maybe one meal if they are lucky.
October 30, 2011
Vice President Joe Biden urges Congress not to cut international food aid.
October 27, 2011
If Congress is serious about looking for savings, then it should look to investing in child nutrition at home and abroad.
October 25, 2011
Para Hunzai of WFP talks about school meals to fight hunger in Cambodia and how you can help.
October 24, 2011
Retail stores today could offer an outlet for people to buy CARE plumpy packages for starving infants overseas. As the CARE package made such a difference saving lives, winning the peace, and rebuilding Europe after World War II, plumpy packages can do the same today.
October 21, 2011
The international community will need to act quickly to support aid agencies working to bring relief and long-term solution to Afghans.
October 21, 2011
Food and education for children represent the one chance Afghanistan has for peace.
October 18, 2011
WFP director Josette Sheeran warns of the hunger threat in Yemen
October 15, 2011
The Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict Reports from Libya
October 14, 2011
Brees has been named an ambassador for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the largest food aid organization
October 12, 2011
As we celebrate National School Lunch Week, let's remember nutrition is critical for children here and abroad.
October 10, 2011
Low funding for WFP has forced the reduction of school feeding programs in Afghanistan.
October 09, 2011
Over one million Yemenis did not receive emergency food rations in September because of low funding for the UN World Food Programme (WFP).
October 06, 2011
As famine conditions have strengthened, funding for UN World Food Programme (WFP) has diminished. The UN food agency relies entirely on voluntary donations.
October 05, 2011
is unacceptable that low funding prevents foods like plumpy'nut from reaching malnourished children.
October 02, 2011
Relief for the displaced in Aden is part of WFP's larger operation to feed 2.5 million impoverished Yemenis impacted by high food prices.
September 29, 2011
Drought has ruined food supplies, and three million Afghans will face starvation if aid agencies do not have the resources in time to respond.
September 27, 2011
Severe drought in East Africa, coupled with the conflict in Somalia, has produced one of the worst humanitarian tragedies in decades. Is Afghanistan next to be attacked by famine
September 27, 2011
Many children in Yemen never recover after being attacked by malnutrition. Intervention is needed swiftly.
September 26, 2011
Kate O'Malley noticed the lack of media attention toward the East Africa famine and formed Irish Americans in Support of Somalia.
September 22, 2011
Millions of Yemenis are already deeply mired in hunger and poverty. Many are getting by on very little sustenance as it is. A civil war will push Yemen closer and closer to famine.
September 20, 2011
Around a million people are being given a lifeline, thanks to Food for Peace, CRS and the other charities working together
September 19, 2011
President Obama and the Congress, as they grapple with the federal budget, also need to protect the hungry. They can take a page from President John F. Kennedy's playbook for his first days in office, back in 1961.
September 18, 2011
But while the military component of the U.S. response in Yemen is surging, hunger relief plans, including life-saving interventions for infants, remain low on funding
September 15, 2011
Far less reported are areas where the international community can take action immediately: hunger and malnutrition
September 12, 2011
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it needs almost $60 million for its 2011 relief operation to help feed the hungry in Yemen
September 09, 2011
The political crisis needs to get resolved quickly and peacefully. But Yemen clearly needs more. Child hunger takes center stage.
September 07, 2011
The Senate needs to stand united and fight global hunger with Food for Peace.
September 06, 2011
The conflict may have ended in the Ivory Coast, but building a lasting peace is now the struggle. This emphasis is on the rehabilitation of children so they do not suffer from hunger, malnutrition and disease.
September 02, 2011
This week I spoke to the College of Mount St. Joseph's (MSJ) UN Millennium Development Goals class. The MSJ class just returned from a trip to the United Nations.
September 01, 2011
History will judge this administration and Congress on how they respond to emergency food crisis.
August 29, 2011
Humanitarian compassion is what defines Norway as a nation.
August 26, 2011
Twitter and Facebook are everywhere! But can these powerful social media tools help defeat man's ancient enemy-- hunger
August 25, 2011
Annie Bodmer-Roy of Save the Children talks about the post-conflict reconstruction in the Ivory Coast.
August 25, 2011
Sheeran has emerged in recent years as the lead "food ambassador" in the struggle to fight global hunger.
August 22, 2011
Now is the time for this intervention, rather than waiting till you have an epic-scale humanitarian disaster. Enough warnings have been sounded.
August 20, 2011
Humanitarian Aid Needed Long After Guns Fall Silent.
August 19, 2011
WFP's Stephanie Tremblay reports that the agency is facing a funding shortage for its programs. Without this funding, programs to protect the poor and boost agriculture and other projects will be at risk. WFP's biggest project, school feeding, will be in jeopardy without funding.
August 18, 2011
In responding to the drought in East Africa, it's vital to ensure that all children can receive school meals and an education.
August 15, 2011
Afghans face a daily struggle against poverty. The basics of food, water, medicine, education, and shelter are hard to reach for millions in the country
August 11, 2011
CRS officers Laura Sheahen, who just visited one of the refugee camps in Kenya, and Sara A. Fajardo, took time to discuss the massive famine relief effort underway.
August 08, 2011
Thousands of children have already been lost. But many can still be saved, if the world does not turn away.
August 06, 2011
All it takes is for a few in power to decide to take action to save the children and save Yemen.
August 03, 2011
The victims of drought and famine in East Africa need help. They need food. They need hope.
August 02, 2011
In Kenya the UN World Food Programme (WFP) provides school meals for children. This is a vital safety net that families are counting on; but this source is under severe strain.
August 01, 2011
So let's begin this type of two-pronged approach today. Let's start moving our own Friendship Train to help those in need overseas, and master the current famine.
July 27, 2011
Enter Plumpy'nut. This is a special peanut paste that if given to children can rescue them from the potentially deadly malnutrition. It is desperately needed in Yemen.
July 25, 2011
According to Pennsylvania Senator Robert Casey, "we must be prepared to address a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis" in Yemen.
July 25, 2011
They say the Korean War is the forgotten war. Nothing should ever be forgotten about the courage and sacrifice of those who fought in the war, and the humanitarian heroes who saved and changed the lives of a generation
July 22, 2011
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has started an East Africa Emergency Fund as massive drought and famine grip the region
July 21, 2011
For even though the Cold War is long over, high levels of spending on armaments are not. If you spend too much on weapons, you undermine your own security. Nuclear weapons are a good example.
July 20, 2011
There need not be two worlds. There is enough food for everyone. What is missing is enough will from enough people to take action against the greatest threat to peace there is-hunger
July 18, 2011
The perfect storm of hunger, malnutrition, or possibly famine is taking shape in Afghanistan. An already hungry and malnourished population is facing a cutback in food support
July 18, 2011
Somali children are dying of starvation as their families flee the drought conditions in their homeland
July 14, 2011
TEFAP is also facing funding cuts in the latest federal budget proposal put forward by the House of Representatives. It's a situation that will harm food banks in Ohio and throughout the country
July 13, 2011
The Obama administration recently stated the urgency of "resolving the political crisis in Sanaa so that the Yemeni Government and people can successfully confront the serious challenges they face."
The terrorist group Al Qaeda is clearly one of these major challenges. So too are hunger a...
July 12, 2011
Save the Children is one of the aid agencies on the front line of fighting hunger. Nora O´Connell, a senior policy advisor for the charity, talks about these potential budget cuts to food aid and what it will mean in the struggle to end global hunger
July 10, 2011
The House of Representatives has proposed reducing Food for Peace funding. Some members of the House even tried to eliminate almost all funding for the program.
July 08, 2011
U.S. international food aid not only represents the best of American values but also for a low price, generates good will for the American people.
July 07, 2011
If everyone would take at least one silent guest into their home, millions of lives could be saved in the Horn of Africa. Children could be spared the dangerous scourge of malnutrition, which can damage them physically and mentally for a lifetime.
July 06, 2011
If everyone takes in a Silent Guest at one of your next meals, so many lives in the Horn of Africa can be saved. Even a donation of 1 dollar can mean 4 or 5 meals that might make all the difference.
July 05, 2011
With hunger fast engulfing the globe, the U.S. cannot withdraw from its role as the leader in facing this crisis which afflicts nearly 1 billion people, but that is just what is happening.
July 03, 2011
The international community needs to focus more on what the people of Yemen need: and that starts with basics of food, water, fuel
June 30, 2011
It is less well known today the struggle many Pakistanis are facing to reclaim their livelihoods after this disaster. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is helping Pakistanis do just that.
June 29, 2011
Without food, how can we expect Afghans to work, to learn, to progress? How can we expect peace? Food is the foundation of all these things.
June 26, 2011
Of all the turmoil facing Yemen, from Al Qaeda to political unrest, it is hunger which might topple the country.
June 25, 2011
It may be urgent to cut costs. But it's more important to fight child hunger. As Dwight Eisenhower once asked how can we expect hungry children to become "apostles of peace."
June 22, 2011
Families are resorting to reducing or even skipping meals or diverting money from health care. It's a downward spiral to increased malnutrition and disease. That is what is unfolding in Yemen.
June 20, 2011
The Cincinnati Art Museum's summer long exhibit DRAW: Here, There and Everywhere is to get people thinking about global hunger... and to take action.
June 16, 2011
Battles in Southern Yemen between the government and suspected Al Qaeda militants are causing a humanitarian crisis.
June 16, 2011
However, recent budget proposals put forward by the House are trying to reduce funding for Food for Peace. With nearly one billion people hungry worldwide and high food prices, now is not the time to cut hunger fighting programs.
June 14, 2011
The summer program faces challenges as feeding sites are not readily available with schools closed. Right now, a startling 33 Ohio counties do not even have a feeding site.
June 13, 2011
The latest outbreak of violence in Sudan has brought hunger and large-scale displacement
June 12, 2011
A report in the New York Times said the United States is launching attacks against Al Qaeda in Southern Yemen. But while the U.S. is stepping up the pressure militarily, it also needs to help Yemenis fight hunger and malnutrition.
The conflict between President Saleh and those seeking his removal h...
June 08, 2011
President Obama now faces his most critical test when it comes to fighting hunger. He faces a threat that will derail many of his foreign policy objectives
June 07, 2011
Afghanistan most certainly needs plumpynut as it has one of the highest child malnutrition rates in the world
June 06, 2011
The new wave of displacement is the latest round of suffering for a country that has seen conflict in the north and unrest in the south for years. The recent political unrest and violence in the capital is making matters much worse
June 05, 2011
The Marshall Plan succeeded in giving Europe the major boost it needed to recover from the war. Marshall's words are worth remembering as we chart the course of our foreign policy amid rough waters today.
June 04, 2011
Here is what you can do to help aid agencies working in Yemen. Even a donation of a dollar can buy several servings of a food like plumpynut, which can save a child in Yemen from deadly malnutrition.
June 01, 2011
The WFP office in Afghanistan reports that shortages of high energy biscuits are preventing 520,000 children from receiving food at school. If low funding continues, an additional 500,000 children will lose school meals in June.
June 01, 2011
The Sa'ada region of Yemen is desperately in need of food aid, medical supplies, reconstruction and a lasting peace
May 31, 2011
When we see the reports of the malnourished children, and low food supplies because of lack of funding, we should be outraged.
May 30, 2011
"Do not wait to be appointed 'boss' to be a leader." This is what Josette Sheeran, who directs the UN World Food Programme, told graduates at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.
May 30, 2011
We have been blessed for sixteen years to be able to offer this program free to families of children who can never be in daylight, because of the generosity of so many
May 26, 2011
Today, the tradition continues in the charity that carries on its name. Also, it exists in other forms like the U.S. Army's Operation CARE in Afghanistan
May 26, 2011
A civil war will only plunge this already suffering country into depths from which it may never recover
May 26, 2011
The smallest children in Yemen have their own struggle against deadly malnutrition. Yemen has one of the highest child malnutrition rates in the world
May 25, 2011
Support the basics in Yemen. Fund the relief programs by aid agencies. Devise a plan that provides long-term solutions to the crushing poverty in the country
May 25, 2011
Time though is not on the side of the people. The conflict between the long-time dictator and rebels is causing a humanitarian nightmare
May 23, 2011
After World War II, the name Kroger also meant something else: Food for the hungry overseas
May 21, 2011
The charity Save the Children is starting an initiative to help impoverished families in Northern Yemen put food on the table
May 20, 2011
WFP is short US$19.2 million for feeding war victims inside the Ivory Coast. The UN agency is also short about 3.5 million for feeding those who fled the violence into neighboring Liberia
May 16, 2011
Tragically, we are missing one golden opportunity by not fully supporting the WFP hunger relief mission in Yemen
May 15, 2011
Hunger relief efforts by the UN World Food Programme and other agencies are often left with inadequate funding. The capability exists to reduce the hunger threat facing the globe, but the political will is not there
May 13, 2011
The United Nations World Food Programme is not able to access all parts of Libya to reach those trapped by the conflict.
May 10, 2011
There is no time to lose in getting the Afghanistan strategy right, one that meets the needs of the people.
May 07, 2011
The aftermath of the raid left ruins. Mothers and children were left in need of food, medicine, shelter, and clothing for the winter. Homes, shops, and schools had to be rebuilt.
May 06, 2011
At that time Maria Santamarina of WFP compiled the words of Arwa and other children in the hopes of getting their message out to the world and saving the program. It's still possible to restart Food for Education, it's just waiting for the international community to act.
May 04, 2011
There is a growing realization that not enough emphasis has been placed on hunger- and poverty-fighting programs. Yet these are the keys to peace.
May 02, 2011
There is great excitement over the death of Osama Bin Laden,butrealize there is a long road ahead of us for peace and security.
May 02, 2011
As long as Afghanistan suffers with hunger and poverty, there is no chance for peace, economic development and stability in that country
April 29, 2011
Today, another royal wedding is making history. But maybe the little girl's wish for Princess Elizabeth can be transferred to all the children in the world who are hungry and suffering today.
April 28, 2011
Food safety nets for Yemenis will play a vital, stabilizing role as the country continues to sort out its political problems. Without these safety nets, it will compound an already tense situation.
April 28, 2011
Need more be said about the treasure school meals are for Somalia, and why every child there should receive them
April 27, 2011
The Birther drama is a distraction from real issues like global hunger
April 26, 2011
Resuming nuclear testing would be a politically disastrous move for the U.S. It could very well provoke increased nuclear weapons testing and development by Russia, China, and others. A new nuclear test would be an added expense to a country trying to save money.
April 24, 2011
Today, the UN World Food Programme has launched a modern-day version of the Silent Guest program. It's called We Feedback
April 23, 2011
This Easter remember the hungry and suffering, and see what you can do to help them.
April 20, 2011
Why not expand these efforts to reach more children and more countries? It's a relatively inexpensive program and food for education is a winner on many levels.
April 19, 2011
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is rushing aid into areas of Western Libya that have been cut off since the fighting began between rebels and supporters of the Gaddafi regime.
April 17, 2011
Ted Fischer is one of these competitors, but he has an extra goal. Ted is hoping to raise 50,000 dollars to send 150,000 packets of plumpy'nut to the African nation of Sierra Leone.
April 15, 2011
The UN World Food Programme (WFP), the lead agency for fighting hunger, is reporting a 257 million dollar funding shortage for its mission in Afghanistan
April 14, 2011
Who suffer the most from this tragedy? Children. Last year three Yemeni children got to voice their message of hope for their embattled country
April 12, 2011
Ronald Reagan said, "people who are hungry are weak allies for freedom."
April 11, 2011
Connecting Afghanistan is vital for moving the country forward. Something many of us take for granted, a simple road, can make a world of difference in Afghanistan.
April 10, 2011
The Russian famine was a defining moment in the history and character of America
April 10, 2011
Fewer billions spent on nuclear weapons are more billions put toward other sectors of our society
April 08, 2011
With these proposed food aid cuts, we can expect more lives to be lost, and increased instability around the globe
April 06, 2011
Instead of just slashing our international schools meals budget as the House recently did, start thinking outside the box. Think of a lunch box.
April 04, 2011
Hungry people do not make for a smooth political process in any country. Policy makers everywhere better not forget this in Yemen.
March 31, 2011
Food insecurity is on the rise in America, and worldwide nearly 1 billion people suffer from hunger. What is tragic about these statistics is that there is enough food for everyone on the planet
March 31, 2011
The proposed budget cuts to international food aid will put millions of people at risk and will do great harm to our foreign policy
March 28, 2011
We do not have to sit by helpless. We can help avert a tragedy by encouraging dialogue between the protesters and the government forces. We can take action to alleviate one major crisis point: hunger and malnutrition.
March 26, 2011
Regardless of what happens on the political front, Yemen faces massive challenges going forward. Chief among these is the hunger and malnutrition which impacts millions of Yemenis.
March 24, 2011
For Yemen, there is no real alternative to peace. This country has had enough conflict.
March 22, 2011
When conflict escalates, so too does hunger. Food supply chains inevitably break down with the chaos. WFP says it has "moved more than 1,500 metric tons of food into Eastern Libya and pre-positioned more than 6,000 metric tons of food in emergency supplies."
March 21, 2011
The WFP Mauritania staff is looking for a stopgap measure to provide meals until the May shipment arrives.
March 20, 2011
Food can be a source of stability and hope during a tumultuous period in Yemen
March 19, 2011
The Aschiana Foundation is reporting that two of its child centers in Afghanistan are out of funding for food
March 19, 2011
The U.S. Food for Peace program is coming to the aid of people suffering from the crisis in Cote d'Ivoire.
March 16, 2011
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is helping Tajikistan build a national school feeding program. This is a major step toward eradicating child hunger and poverty in the country.
March 15, 2011
The conflict in Côte d´Ivoire has not received much attention, but what you have is a humanitarian crisis unfolding not just in that country, but also in neighboring Liberia.
March 14, 2011
The UN World Food Programme Seeks a McGovern-Dole grant to help flood-ravaged Benin.
March 12, 2011
We envision every Haitian child attending school and receiving a daily meal there. We want a national school feeding program in Haiti.
March 09, 2011
In fact, if you want to take a single action to mark International Women's Day, then contact the World Food Program USA about supporting school feeding for girls
March 05, 2011
If we are looking to make sound investments in foreign policy, then school feeding is the place to go
March 03, 2011
The Congress should give more thought to what a program like McGovern-Dole could mean, rather than recklessly cutting a program that is a relatively tiny part of the foreign affairs budget.
March 03, 2011
Let's have the United States, like we did in 1947, show leadership in fighting hunger and building peace. The message to Congress is clear: Stop the Cuts to Food Aid
February 26, 2011
This is the goal in Haiti: Help local producers and allow them to feed their country
February 22, 2011
If these food programs remain without funding, it will put extra pressure on millions of Yemenis. And how much longer can that continue before the country is about to break
February 19, 2011
Cutting international food aid will do very little for fixing the deficit, but will have grave consequences to our national security.
February 18, 2011
Fighting hunger is also a critical component of our national security. How do we expect peace and stability to emerge in countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Sudan, Iraq or Egypt if people are hungry and malnourished?
February 18, 2011
Less often, though, do you hear of the terrible malnutrition that afflicts the population, with its greatest impact on infants
February 17, 2011
How do we expect peace and stability to emerge in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Sudan and other countries if the people are hungry and malnourished
February 13, 2011
With nearly 1 billion people suffering from hunger worldwide, members of Congress are pushing for $544 million in cuts to international food aid
February 12, 2011
The World Food Program USA issued a statement today in response to the proposed budget cuts put forward by members of Congress. The House Appropriations Committee is calling for deep cuts in international food aid.
February 12, 2011
My letter in the New York Times highlighted the plight of the hunger relief mission in Yemen. There is practically no funding for the UN World Food Programme (WFP) operation there.
February 08, 2011
was inspired to create and run the Hunger 500 after attending last year's Universities Fighting World Hunger Summit at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama.
February 03, 2011
President Obama and the new Congress certainly have many issues to tackle in this new year. Food has now risen to foreign policy priority #1.
February 01, 2011
The Ricebowl Challenge features Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints. Brees will be taking on students around the country to play Free Rice, an online vocabulary game that raises funds for the UN World Food Programme (WFP).
January 30, 2011
High food prices is one of the main drivers of the protests and unrest in Egypt. Look at the hunger and poverty in that country.
January 29, 2011
The United States is calling on Egypt's government to end the blackout on Internet, cell phone service and social networks
January 29, 2011
The international community has not made fighting hunger and malnutrition a top priority. This failure tragically shows itself once again as malnutrition affects the vulnerable children of Pakistan.
January 26, 2011
As we go forward in 2011, we in the United States, and other capable countries, must not forget the food for peace concept. Hunger, malnutrition and funding shortages for food programs are unacceptable for humanitarian and national security reasons.
January 20, 2011
The Fill the Cup campaign: you feed hungry children's stomachs and minds
January 19, 2011
It is imperative that the senators, on their trip, pay attention to what matters to the people of Yemen, Afghanistan, and Iraq. For millions in these countries, it is access to basic foods and nutrition for their children
January 18, 2011
WFP says it's "requesting immediate additional contributions be made to this operation that will assist 682,000 children, 88,000 pregnant and lactating women, and over 1.8 million food-insecure Yemenis."
January 17, 2011
It would be relatively inexpensive to provide life-saving foods like plumpy'nut and save millions of children. Why is it not happening?
January 14, 2011
In 2011, food for peace should be the theme, for pursuit of food security is one all nations share, and one we can help each other to obtain.
January 13, 2011
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Yemen on Tuesday discussing strategic ties with the Middle Eastern country. Clinton remarked that the U.S. and Yemen "face a common threat posed by the terrorists and al-Qaida."
But as Clinton spoke, the humanitarian situation in Yemen was fast deteriorat...
January 11, 2011
What food can bring to the table is strength, hope and opportunity for the people of Yemen. This is what is needed most of all.
January 08, 2011
In Argentina today, there is another special train in action, this one to help children in impoverished villages
January 06, 2011
If the new Congress could cultivate that type of partnership once more, it could bring the two sides together over a critical, but often neglected, part of American foreign policy: global hunger.
January 01, 2011
If you are looking for progress and hope in Afghanistan, invest in universal feeding for children. Let it begin by feeding the street children.
December 31, 2010
The President and the Congress should make fighting hunger a top priority for 2011 in Afghanistan.
December 30, 2010
While attending a prayer retreat, Iris Gabriel developed an idea for feeding the hungry.
December 24, 2010
Today, there are millions of children caught in war or disaster zones seeking their own miracle for the holidays and the new year.
December 24, 2010
What most news coverage misses though is an even more powerful force confronting Yemen — hunger. It is this hidden story of suffering that affects the entire country.
December 19, 2010
The most critical support the international community can give Yemen right now is the supply of these nutritious foods to children. But as of today, the funding shortage continues.
December 18, 2010
UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) are calling for arsenals of the nutritious peanut paste plumpy'nut to feed children in Yemen
December 12, 2010
Save the Children's holiday catalog is now available and it includes items such as a newborn care package and after-school food for children
December 07, 2010
The director of the UN World Food Programme, Josette Sheeran, likes to talk about teamwork as much as any basketball or football coach. She rightfully stresses that ending world hunger requires great efforts across many areas of society.
December 05, 2010
A petition is available at the CARE 2 web site for helping to save this school feeding program.
November 28, 2010
A petition to President Obama and the Senate on fighting hunger on Yemen is available at the Care 2 web site. While Yemen has become a great focus of the administration in recent months, very little action has been taken on the hunger and poverty afflicting the country.
November 27, 2010
With nearly 1 billion people suffering from hunger worldwide, U.S. leadership is desperately needed. Supporting school feeding is a critical part of our response to this global crisis
November 25, 2010
This year on Thanksgiving, you can also Feed a Silent Guest simply by going online. The game Free Rice allows users to test their knowledge of vocabulary or other subjects and fight global hunger at the same time.
November 23, 2010
On this year's holiday that there are many silent guests around the world, waiting for a place at a Thanksgiving table
November 21, 2010
Navyn Salem is the director of Edesia. Recently, she spoke at the Global Conference on Biofortification
November 19, 2010
H. Res 278 is a way House members can support START and encourage the Senate to finish the ratification of the treaty. In fact, the resolution calls for cuts deeper than START.
November 15, 2010
A food for peace initiative in Yemen is sorely needed, but just getting by on relative scraps right now.
November 13, 2010
If young people are more constructively engaged within their communities, then they will be less vulnerable to the negative influence of violent groups
November 12, 2010
Just simple actions, taking no more than a couple minutes, can help. If enough people would take action, you could actually see a breakthrough in the fight against hunger
November 10, 2010
WFP is providing food to 50,000 flood victims and is scaling up to help more people. This includes an effort to prevent dangerous malnutrition from taking hold in children under five
November 09, 2010
Right now, the World Food Programme (WFP) is short on funding for its programs for the vulnerable segments of the Iraqi population: women and children.
November 09, 2010
The College of Mount St. Joseph Psychology Club is raising money for the YWCA and world hunger relief
November 05, 2010
Save the Children is working in the camps in Port-au-Prince and in two of areas that could be worst hit by the tropical storm — Léogâne, the epicenter of the earthquake, and Jacmel on the south coast
November 05, 2010
It's about getting foreign policy priorities in order. It's time to get started on START and food security.
November 04, 2010
To students who want to get involved, I would say don't shy away from political action. We are blessed in this country to have a voice in government
November 03, 2010
What General Clay had, and the aid agencies today do not, is a food ambassador coming to the rescue.
November 02, 2010
If you do not relieve hunger in these countries, you damage a generation of children, and make recovery from conflict or disaster impossible
October 31, 2010
Today, we need that same energy to lead an international campaign to defeat hunger and suffering abroad
October 31, 2010
Hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos within Yemen itself will only bolster Al Qaeda's stronghold there
October 30, 2010
UNICEF and WFP need the special foods plumpy'nut and supplementary plumpy to help the children in Yemen
October 29, 2010
Many years ago, when nightfall came, residents of Delhi reported mysterious lights and the eerie tune of a fiddler coming from the graveyard
October 24, 2010
So let this year's Halloween have the classic themes of candy, full moon, Dracula, the Wolfman and others....but let's welcome a new addition.....plumpy'nut. Treats for all. A Halloween for the ages.
October 23, 2010
I will never forget Uganda's faces and stories
October 22, 2010
What the group Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC) is advocating for is compensation for the losses victims endure.
October 22, 2010
There won't be any nightly news headlines for any of these programs. But these are the initiatives that write peace and make history.
October 20, 2010
There has been so much debate on what to do about Afghanistan. One thing there should be no debate on is the importance of food for education for the children. A systematic program reaching all children is where the focus needs to be on building Afghanistan's future
October 18, 2010
Not only can the study of hunger and food security issues give a student a better understanding of how history has been shaped, it also gives valuable insight into today's current events
October 17, 2010
There is fear of another surge in food prices, a second silent tsunami of global hunger which will engulf even more millions
October 15, 2010
Navyn Salem, Edesia's director, is currently in the running for the Aha Moment Award, sponsored by Mutual of Omaha. If she receives enough votes Edesia will be featured in a 2011 TV campaign.
October 15, 2010
The Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict says that all the warring parties in Pakistan, including the U.S., need to take more responsibility for the protection of civilians and compensation for combat-related injuries.
October 12, 2010
Hunger anywhere cannot be acceptable. Malnutrition among children is appalling. This must be the attitude of our leaders today when looking at the massive hunger global hunger crisis. Our response today will be tomorrow's chapter in the epic of American compassion.
October 09, 2010
The World Food Programme (WFP) is facing a 40 percent funding shortfall for its 2010 Afghanistan relief program
October 08, 2010
Catholic Relief Services knows that food and material aid are vital to this peacebuilding process. They also know you have to go a step further and promote conflict resolution. For Sudan, this is especially crucial. Sudan needs its own ministers of peace at the national and local levels.
October 07, 2010
Once again Catholic Relief Services, in addition to its peacemaking efforts, is providing school meals for children
October 04, 2010
The emphasis going forward in Yemen has to be feeding, educating and rehabilitation of children. It's the only road to peace
October 01, 2010
Better farming tools, education and training, and help connecting to a market can change the farmer's plight in a positive way. It is one of the steps toward making food more plentiful in developing countries. It is a core element of the Feed the Future plan
September 28, 2010
The message has to be loud and clear to the Senate. There needs to be a greater emphasis on child feeding in U.S. foreign policy
September 26, 2010
The Friends of Yemen could restore Food for Education as part of the development strategy
September 24, 2010
It's time to put words into action. For Yemen this with food, the very basis of all things. The U.S. and international partners should work together on ensuring universal infant feeding and Food for Education throughout Yemen.
September 24, 2010
the Bahai Faith very much addresses agricultural and development issues
September 22, 2010
It was fifty years ago today that President Dwight Eisenhower, in a speech before the UN General Assembly, proposed the basic idea of a World Food Program to fight hunger
September 22, 2010
The people of Yemen continue to suffer shock after shock
September 22, 2010
The Baha'is only long for peace, do not believe in war, but are constantly persecuted and tortured by the government, without merit or logical reasoning.
September 21, 2010
Food for Education is so critical to Yemen's future. Funding needs to be restored to restart the program and to expand it to reach as many children in Yemen as possible
September 18, 2010
The World Food Programme is calling upon the international community to support a 600 million dollar food aid operation for Pakistan
September 16, 2010
If enough people attend a hunger banquet and write to their legislators afterwards, it could make a huge difference
September 14, 2010
There is a global hunger crisis raging, child feeding programs facing huge shortages. It's time to get to work on both interim and long-term aid plans to ensure child feeding and other food security programs.
September 12, 2010
There is much healing to do in Yemen from war, hunger, and poverty. It starts with food and compassion.
September 10, 2010
Bring a balance to U.S. policy toward Yemen. Restore food assistance programs and work with international partners and the government of Yemen on both interim aid and long-term solutions
September 10, 2010
Somalia has a long way to go before achieving a national school lunch program. Someday they want to be where Cape Verde stands today.
September 09, 2010
The Pakistan crisis has clearly defined what needs to be at the top of the list of American foreign policy priorities: fighting hunger and want.
September 05, 2010
Here is the latest situation report from the UN World Food Programme (WFP) on its relief operation in flood-ravaged Pakistan.
September 02, 2010
The people of Pakistan need the support and compassion of the world community
September 01, 2010
When the small farmer prospers, communities, children and others do as well. Yummy fruits and vegetables do more than just taste good.
August 30, 2010
The issue of nuclear weapons reduction is not unrelated to other global issues, such as hunger and poverty. No issue is an island
August 29, 2010
Infant nutrition, coupled with school feeding, is a powerful combination for ending world hunger
August 27, 2010
Even a recent US donation of 13 million in food aid leaves many of the UN World Food Programme's operations in Yemen well short of funding
August 25, 2010
Funding though is a significant hurdle for sustaining the program. Charles Njeru of WFP Kenya says that in the next 12 months WFP will need 14 million dollars to continue to provide school feeding for the 720,500 children currently taking part.
August 22, 2010
These same tactics used by the duck are desperately needed in the struggle to end global hunger.
August 21, 2010
Here is the latest from the UN World Food Programme (WFP) on relief operations for flood-ravaged Pakistan
August 17, 2010
The message for Congress and the President: Be like Ike. Let's make school feeding and nutrition a top priority at home and abroad, and make history
August 17, 2010
Susannah Masur, a communications officer for Action Against Hunger, recently took time to discuss her agency's role in fighting hunger in the DRC.
August 17, 2010
It's not so much a question of whether school meals can be provided to children. It's more a question of is there the will and leadership to do so. That is where the United States has to demonstrate its great power at home and abroad by ensuring no child goes hungry.
August 17, 2010
The crisis facing Pakistan is a huge challenge for the international community. First is the emergency response to save lives and then follows a reconstruction that will need food as the foundation. This food can also provide hope for Pakistanis and offer the best chance for peace in their conflict-torn and impoverished country.
August 12, 2010
An Update on Save the Children's food relief mission in the Swat Valley of Pakistan
August 08, 2010
There is another withdrawal already under way in Iraq: humanitarian aid
August 06, 2010
The 2010 Walk for Hunger will provide life-sustaining food for the people of Haiti, who have suffered greatly due to the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince in January. The people of Haiti continue to face a daily struggle, but they have not lost hope. Your help will remind them that they are not forgotten.
August 06, 2010
A 9- member team of Save the Children staff walked for two days and covered over 50 kilometers to reach Kalam
August 06, 2010
More spending looks to be on the way, and arms control pacts like the new START and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty appear to be in great jeopardy.
August 03, 2010
Cast your vote in favor or opposition to the new START Treaty in the live poll at Newsvine
August 01, 2010
Josette Sheeran, director of the World Food Programme (WFP), just visited the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). She heard first-hand the stories of attacks on civilians, and children being recruited to fight.
July 30, 2010
Stoltz, a student at Ithaca College, writes, "We can´t afford to continue to lose generations of children to preventable causes – it is time to change the world one tiny belly at a time."
July 30, 2010
Kayla Auletto of the World Food Program USA recently provided an update on President Obama's Feed the Future initiative, a plan to increase agricultural production in developing countries. This program will be run out of the State Department.
Auletto writes,
"Patricia Haslac...
July 28, 2010
The Senate should back this resolution with food, the foundation of all hopes for peace and stability in Yemen
July 27, 2010
Al Qaeda, war, hunger and poverty. Can you imagine all of these threats converging on a nation at the same time? This is exactly what is happening to Yemen in the Middle East.
July 27, 2010
But desperate times do not mean that hope and ideas have to wait. They were needed more than ever to help chart the course. Roosevelt, in his State of the Union, talked about the Four Freedoms. The third of these was Freedom from Want.
July 22, 2010
The heavy burden of armaments is simply not a prescription for lasting peace, not with so many people today who struggle to find the basic necessities to survive. This is why the global zero movement to rid the world of nuclear weapons is of such great importance.
July 22, 2010
The Providence-based company Edesia produces life-saving foods for children like plumpy'nut and supplementary plumpy. With the global hunger crisis raging, this non-profit organization wants nothing more than to be producing food at record rates. So why aren...
July 25, 2010
The funding shortage will also decimate the WFP operation for the most vulnerable of the population across Yemen.
July 25, 2010
If every corporation in the United States followed Edesia's lead and made a donation to buy some plumpy'nut, millions of children's lives would be saved. This would mark a tremendous achievement in America's food for peace tradition.
July 25, 2010
It was 50 years ago today that President Eisenhower made public a report on what he called a "chief weapon."
July 21, 2010
Action Against Hunger is among a coalition of charities calling for a "Surge" to meet the humanitarian crisis in the Sahel region of Africa. In Niger and Chad there are millions of people suffering from hunger.
In these countries drought has devastated food producti...
July 18, 2010
A new fund, Hunger Relief for Yemen, has been set up at the World Food Program USA site. There you can donate to help the victims of the conflict and restore other vital food assistance.
July 16, 2010
There is no doubt that Food and Education for all children in Yemen could bring about amazing change. This is one area where WFP, the government of Yemen and international partners could really work together.
July 14, 2010
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) just issued a press release on the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. WFP is facing major funding shortages as it tries to help victims displaced by the conflict in northern Yemen. These shortages exist despite the fact that Italy, Germany, the U.S. and Russia have all m...
July 13, 2010
This step-by-step progress toward nuclear disarmament needs to go forward, and the CTBT is an essential part
July 11, 2010
There is one way to take a direct action against global hunger and it only takes about 2 minutes of your time.
July 10, 2010
We can now get our foreign policy priorities in order. A resolution calls for more nuclear disarmament steps, which is especially critical with the threat of terrorist theft of these weapons.
July 08, 2010
Today, we have to ask ourselves is everything being done to help the estimated 600,000 street children in Afghanistan
July 02, 2010
will be able to return to their homes and resume their lives. However, what will be there when they get back? Communities don't just bounce back overnight from the chaos and destruction of an armed conflict, especially ones that were struggling in poverty
June 16, 2010
There are many positive aspects inherent in forensic science, of course. Each case is a puzzle, with many small pieces that must be put together in order to arrive at an eventual conclusion. I have always loved a mystery, and forensic science is certainly filled with intrigue!
May 21, 2010
Congressman Jeff Fortenberry,a Republican from Nebraska,is supporting a resolution which calls for furthering nuclear disarmament and diverting savings toward fighting global hunger.
May 18, 2010
Ella Brown started an internship at the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) office in Washington DC during January. Almost as as soon as her new job got started the massive earthquake struck in Haiti.
The most complex operation WFP has ever undertaken started to deliver li...
May 02, 2010
You cannot build a foundation for peace and stability in a country with such suffering. As President Harry Truman said in 1946, "A sound world order can never be built upon a foundation of human misery."
April 25, 2010
Yemen is an extremely poor country and tragically, hunger affects millions of people throughout the country
April 21, 2010
Do you have a blog, a web site, a Facebook or Twitter account? Then you can do something to help children in Yemen who have not received a UN school feeding distribution since last June.You can help Yemenis, displaced by conflict in the northern part of the country, who are now having their rations cut while living in camps. Here are some ideas below.
April 16, 2010
These are just a few of many countries whose school feeding is not receiving enough support. Yet, the school feeding is integral to ending world hunger and lifting children and their families out of poverty.
April 07, 2010
Tragically, school feeding is not being utilized enough as part of the Obama administration's foreign policy.This needs to be rectified quickly. There are so many countries where school feeding can make a difference, some of these nations being high on the U.S. list of national security interests.
April 01, 2010
The United Nations World Food Programme has started Bloggers Against Hunger which encourages anyone who has a blog or web site to take part. Using the power of words and modern media, you can be a reporter and a food ambassador all in one.
April 01, 2010
President Obama's global hunger envoy, assuming this position is filled soon, should work to ensure that child feeding programs in Iraq and other countries are able to go forward. President Obama and the Congress have not emphasized child feeding enough as part of U.S. foreign policy.
March 24, 2010
7.2 million Yemenis are in a total poverty trap. Poverty, food insecurity, maternal malnutrition, limited education, high gender disparities, rapid population growth, and insufficient access to safe water and to land are leaving too many Yemeni families on their knees and further perpetuating the cycle of malnutrition
March 21, 2010
It's important to remember how crucial child feeding programs are for reconstruction of a society. Many countries around the globe, like Japan in 1946, are recovering from conflict or natural disasters.
March 19, 2010
An entire community can become involved in a school feeding project. This means jobs and income for residents. The local economies can be stimulated. This local food production also saves on shipping costs that would be incurred through bringing in food from far-away locations.
March 17, 2010
This history serves as a reminder that American foreign policy is at its best when children's health is a top priority. Today, across the globe children are not getting the help they need. The U.S. has to lead the international community in addressing this escalating crisis.
March 11, 2010
The U.S. sent 150 million in military aid to Yemen recently so it can resist Al Qaeda and extremists. But while that´s happening, Yemenis displaced by a conflict in the North and living in camps are having their food rations cut. This is the result of low funding from the international community for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). These rations will go to zero eventually if new funding is not found.
March 07, 2010
This is a struggle not unique to Bradstreet´s time. As International Women's Day arrives, there are women all across the globe who are being deprived of education and opportunities. This may be because of the poverty they live in, but it can also be due to deep-rooted societal beliefs.
March 06, 2010
The school feeding programme in the Occupied Palestinian Territory was introduced as a safety net in order to protect the livelihoods of the most vulnerable non-refugee households.
February 24, 2010
If everyone contacts their representative we can change the course in Yemen.
February 21, 2010
What can someone reading this article do to help Yemen? Contact the leaders of your country. Tell them about the hunger crisis in Yemen and call for solutions. Let them know how important fighting hunger is for building peace.
February 19, 2010
There are enough resources to end hunger both at home and abroad. Never settle for anything less.
February 01, 2010
Today, it is bloggers who are the most important form of media for maintaining a consistent flow of information about hunger in Haiti and around the globe. Worldwide there are over 1 billion people suffering from hunger. We are in the midst of a global hunger crisis.
January 16, 2010
Save the Children staff in Haiti gave emergency medical attention to a baby girl pulled from the rubble Friday afternoon, nearly three days after an earthquake flattened much of Port-au-Prince.
January 13, 2010
Abby Ravera works for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Rome. She sent out a letter today asking for bloggers to help with earthquake relief for Haiti. WFP recently started a Bloggers against Hunger campaign.
December 12, 2009
in developing countries smaller farmers need help to get their own operation off the ground and producing more food.
December 12, 2009
The real news is not that people are hungry - but rather that they don't have to be. We can end hunger in our lifetimes. It would be great if the Obama Administration could make steps in that direction to restore people's hope in big goals like this.
November 13, 2009
School feeding is a silent, but very critical aspect of reconstruction for any country.
November 12, 2009
We are trying to put global hunger on the top of the administration's agenda
October 30, 2009
How can we expect children who are reduced almost to an animal life level of existence - who struggle each day for any kind of food that will keep them alive - how can we expect them in the future to be apostles of peace?
October 30, 2009
Representatives Sam Farr and Chaka Fattah are the latest members of Congress to co-sponsor the Global Security Priorities Resolution (H.Res 278). The idea is to reduce the number of nuclear weapons around the globe and divert savings toward fighting child hunger.
October 29, 2009
The U.S. needs to take the lead in building a global school lunch program. Providing more funding for McGovern-Dole is a first step and then using that platform to reach out to more governments to coordinate the global effort. If Congress would pass the Roadmap to End Global Hunger
October 24, 2009
As Rep. Jim McGovern says, "we are trying to put global hunger on the top of the administration´s agenda."
October 15, 2009
The Roadmap bill would move the fight against hunger to the top of the Obama administration's agenda.
October 05, 2009
This is a tragedy – not just for WFP – but for the whole humanitarian community and for the hungry.
October 05, 2009
Much can be learned from this episode in history and applied to today's struggles in countries like Afghanistan, Sudan and Iraq. Food is absolutely critical for peace and reconstruction.
October 04, 2009
We know how to end hunger but yet for some reason the resolve from political leaders is not strong enough.
September 22, 2009
Unfortunately, because of the phasing out of Title II programs in India, many feeding programs in India (both general ones and ones associated with schools) are coming to an end.
September 20, 2009
We believe that this vision of invigorated US global leadership on hunger is vital not only for moral and humanitarian reasons, but for social, economic and political security in the longer term.
September 19, 2009
Now that we have a bill, it's important to try to get bipartisan support by first getting more cosponsors and then getting votes as the legislation moves within Congress
September 19, 2009
WFP has even been forced to cut back rations in some countries because funding is simply running out. The UN food agency is short 3 billion dollars to meet current food emergencies.
August 30, 2009
The World Food Programme is having to cut back programs like school feeding due to funding shortfalls totaling at least $3 billion.
July 09, 2009
The book, 'Ending World Hunger: School Lunches for Kids Around the World', features over 50 interviews with officials from the United Nations World Food Programme, Catholic Relief Services, World Vision, the Barefoot Foundation and ChildsLife International.
July 06, 2009
A new children's story highlights the importance of school feeding to fight hunger in the country of Nepal and around the globe.
July 06, 2009
In rural areas, boarding schools are limited and it is common for children to have to walk from one to two hours to get to school. This also means that many children sit in class hungry since most of them do not eat before leaving home, regardless of whether they attend the morning or afternoon shifts.
July 06, 2009
ChildsLife and other charities have to remain resilient. They understand the difficulties children face in such a harsh world and they are committed to helping them gain a better life.
June 22, 2009
Invoking the same spirit that fueled the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe, author and historian William Lambers calls for a global school lunch program to fight child hunger
June 21, 2009
A new children's story highlights the importance of school feeding to fight hunger in the country of Nepal and around the globe.
June 21, 2009
But ChildsLife and other charities have to remain resilient. They understand the difficulties children face in such a harsh world and they are committed to helping them gain a better life.
June 01, 2009
History can provide insight into solving today's new nuclear threats.
May 25, 2009
School feeding plays a critical role not only by contributing to education of school children but also helps to mitigate the situation of food insecure families at rural areas.
May 25, 2009
WFP Ghana´s school feeding program has a three-pronged impact on national development: improving school enrolment and attendance, providing children with much needed micro-nutrients, and providing farmers with local markets through the local procurement of required food items.
May 25, 2009
Honduras is one of the poorest countries in Latin America, with one out of three children under five years old suffering from chronic malnutrition. Natural disasters like drought and flooding have all had a major impact on Honduras in recent years. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is em...
May 25, 2009
During the past two years, food support has had a remarkable effect. At assisted schools, WFP food support has increased enrollment by 40 percent, stabilized attendance and, most importantly, virtually eliminated school drop-outs.
May 25, 2009
Open Skies can be one of many diplomatic tools that can help rejuvenate the peace process on the Korean peninsula.
May 06, 2009
The School Feeding Program has been successful in attracting and retaining more children at school; it has also greatly contributed to increasing the children´s attention span and their learning potential.
May 07, 2009
Rwanda is on the long road to recovery from the 1994 genocide that devastated the African nation. Hunger and poverty still grip the country. The way out of this vicious cycle is food and education. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is helping provide school meals to fight child hunger an...
May 07, 2009
The current school feeding year of 2008-2009 is already part of the expansion phase in the West Bank. A first, small pilot was introduced in early 2007, and expanded in November 2007. However, considering the huge number of school children in the occupied Palestinian territory, there is much space for a further expansion of the program.
May 07, 2009
The goal is to assure that no child will go hungry anywhere on the planet. This is a key step toward eliminating hunger and building a future for impoverished nations. Through governmental and private sector funding universal feeding programs could be put in place for children in all countries. This would be the great Food for Peace initiative of our time.
May 06, 2009
Because of poverty, only 48% of children go to school, and the situation is worse for girls. Much more remains to be done – especially for girls. In addition, the United Nations Millennium Project recommended that school feeding be expanded to reach all children in hunger hotspots using locally produced foods.
May 06, 2009
The meals have a very positive effect on the children. First of all, the attendance rate of the children in schools where school feeding is provided is consistently high, almost 98 percent on average. Just after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the enrollment rates for primary education dropped from 100 percent to about 70 percent in the country.
May 06, 2009
Also, because drought is a chronic problem in the south of Madagascar, meals provided through school feeding programs provide a critical source of nutrition, and ensure the continuity of school attendance. In other words, we can help keep pupils in school during these crises.
April 26, 2009
"In Somalia, lack of food and education aggravate the lawlessness; ironically, it is the Somali refugee camps –- with their school feeding programs –- that offer young Somalis the best chance to make a future for themselves and for their beleaguered country."
April 26, 2009
Hunger and poverty have severe implications for poor families and how they choose to use their available resources.
April 26, 2009
Approximately 40,000 children were affected by the closure of school canteens in 242 schools in 2007/2008.
April 24, 2009
Open Skies can be one of many diplomatic tools that can help rejuvenate the peace process on the Korean peninsula.
April 22, 2009
One thing RED! does that is special is take readers boldly into the heart of prison, jail, re-entry, recovery, and transformation issues unlike any other publication in existence, but we're geared to profile the occasions and areas in which real positive and healthy productivity and change occur in these individuals' lives. This is what most people don't normally get from TV or newspapers.
April 22, 2009
The more we want to improve the lives of XP families, advance the XP research projects and enhance the programs for XP people through Camp Sundown, the more money is needed to accomplish the tasks. We are very blessed to have a lot of volunteer labor for camp as well as donations of toys and meals. But there are expenses we do have to pay out. We can always use help in this department!
April 22, 2009
There are a million ways to get involved with CORD. It might seem easy to say send a donation, but honestly the foundation, and anyone who would want to get involved, will get more out of the experience if they give their time.
April 18, 2009
WFP has lined up workshops and other activities for stakeholders in Ethiopia, advocating for a school meal for every Ethiopian child attending school.
April 18, 2009
The children we assist in our School Feeding Programs are boys and girls whose families have been forced to abandon their homes due to violence, and other children in vulnerable conditions.
April 02, 2009
A nuclear-free world must not remain a distant hope but rather a goal vigorously pursued in a spirit of unprecedented international cooperation.
March 31, 2009
Unfortunately, insufficient resources prevent school feeding programs from providing for every child in need. In a time when a primary education is the minimum requirement for employment and a successful career in agriculture, a program that gives children incentive to attend and remain in school is critically important.
March 31, 2009
Without school meals, many children might lose their opportunity to get a good education and become productive citizens in the future.
March 27, 2009
One of the program's greatest successes has been the increase in the number of girls attending school. In 2007, more than 23,000 girls were attending schools participating in World Vision Afghanistan's Food for Education program - the highest number of girls attending school in Badghis and Ghor in the past 20 years.
March 25, 2009
Refugee children, like children in developed countries, have dreams they want to achieve in life. However, they must first rise from their difficult circumstances in order to achieve them.
March 25, 2009
School feeding ensures that poor children receive at least one balanced meal a day. This may result in less food for a student at home, but will give a hungry family member the chance to eat, such as a younger sibling too young to attend school.
March 25, 2009
Unlike most of WFP´s other activities, school feeding is a long-term project that should continue indefinitely through handover to the national government. In a country like Sudan, which has suffered decades of conflict, a national takeover will take time. Therefore, continued financial support is necessary to ensure program sustainability.
March 23, 2009
In February, 2.2 million beneficiaries in Darfur received 23,600 mt of WFP food rations.
March 18, 2009
ChildsLife partners with the United Nations World Food Programme to provide meals to the children attending Stara. With so many children living in poverty in Kibera, ChildsLife would like to see school meal programs expanded to reach more of those in need. Without food and education these children have no chance to reverse the cycle of poverty.
March 18, 2009
It is essential to recognize the importance of school meal programs in countries recovering from conflict or other disasters. Catholic Relief Services has demonstrated how important this is over the years, beginning with post-WWII Europe and more recently in Bosnia and other countries where the charity is active.
March 19, 2009
The future of any nation depends on the education of its children. Hungry children cannot perform well in their schoolwork and therefore food is key to their overall success. Parents depend heavily on school feeding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to provide daily meals for their children; and the program is making such a huge difference in the lives of both the children and their families
March 15, 2009
School feeding helps children to come to school and concentrate and learn. School feeding can help parents think twice before taking children out of school and having them work at home or in the field. It supports access to education. In the conflict-affected areas in Central African Republic, emergency school feeding in "bush schools" ensures that children's schooling is not interrupted due to displacement and insecurity.
March 15, 2009
School feeding is a powerful tool for communicating important messages to children and parents. For example, WFP, together with partner agencies, supports HIV/AIDS clubs where school children learn about HIV/AIDS, hygiene, and sanitation.
March 15, 2009
The WFP School Feeding Program in Côte d'Ivoire complements the national school feeding program, which aims at progressively taking over WFP assistance with its own resources.
March 15, 2009
A 22 pound ration of rice can be all a family needs to make it possible for its children to attend school. Therefore, it is very important to support education through school feeding and food for education programs in order to achieve a better livelihood in the future.
March 15, 2009
The WFP School Feeding Program currently targets primary schools in only five rural regions in central Chad, though hundreds of street children continue to hopelessly visit garbage dumps in urban areas with no opportunity to attend school. In this regard, additional support will allow WFP to extend its current program and reach more children.
March 15, 2009
School feeding is important because it addresses social equality. The program protects kids who would otherwise be left with no opportunity. Donations fund an act of generosity and respect for children.
March 15, 2009
The cost of a single meal for a child in Benin is only US 17 cents. For the cost of an evening at the movies, you can feed one child for an entire year!
March 15, 2009
School feeding programs are playing a vital role in ensuring that children get an education.
March 15, 2009
The World Food Programme (WFP) assists the Royal Government of Bhutan in its school feeding activities by providing two meals per day to 41,000 children studying in rural, remote boarding and selected day schools.
March 15, 2009
School feeding, is very important especially in areas where the illiteracy rate is very high as in the northern part of Cameroon. If basic education is not supported, in the long run all illiteracy will become a heavy burden for development. The development, political stability, peace, health and security of any nation is closely linked to education.
March 14, 2009
One of the report's recommendations called for "Food for education among the poorest areas," which would institute school lunches and take home rations for the most vulnerable Iraqi children.
March 14, 2009
In emergency situations school feeding support goes directly to children and ensures that generations do not miss out on an education because of a crisis.
Therefore, a consistent flow of funding is required to continue feeding the poor primary schoolchildren in Bangladesh
March 13, 2009
Founded by the singer Shakira Mebarak the Barefoot Foundation supports schools in Colombia that are giving children a chance to escape poverty.
March 12, 2009
People can write to President Obama and their representatives urging the passage of the Global Food Security Act. This legislation would create the White House level advisor on world hunger issues.
March 11, 2009
We estimate that nearly 2 million children go to school hungry in Nepal each day. Nepal's children have some of the worst nutrition statistics in the world. One in two children are stunted and 39 percent are underweight. Acute malnutrition rates are now rising and are as high as 20 percent in the districts bordering India.
March 11, 2009
The results so far have encouraged WFP to expand the school feeding programme to other food insecure areas of Indonesia, most notably in the eastern parts where the country's most vulnerable populations are found (West Timor, Lombok, Madura). The cost to feed one child for a year remains minimal at US$23.75, so any donation goes a long way.
March 10, 2009
Citizens should contact their representatives urging support for the Global Food Security Act, which would create Obama's "global hunger czar" position.
March 11, 2009
The Government of Malawi (GoM) and WFP Malawi are working together to expand the school feeding programme across all the districts. WFP is currently in the process of discussing with our government counterparts how to support the government of Malawi in this initiative.
March 11, 2009
The short film "Ending Child Hunger: School Lunches for Kids Around the World" is a call to action to end the hunger that afflicts over 300 million children worldwide. The United States, building upon its tradition of fighting hunger, can lead the international community in making sure every child can receive a school lunch.
March 09, 2009
By providing an incentive to parents to take their children out of the formal and informal labor markets, deserving children are given a chance to have a better future - one free from hunger.
ChildsLife International Provides School Meals in Kenya: Charity Hopes To Gain McGovern-Dole Funding
March 10, 2009
ChildsLife has been struggling to uphold current program commitments, and the much required expansion of the feeding programs in Kenya has been put on hold until funds are secured.