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Hunger Crisis Worsens in Syria
December 19, 2017
As families adopt emergency coping strategies, funding shortfalls have forced the World Food Programme (WFP) to cut food assistance to displaced Syrians inside the country.
Stephen Hadley Talks Food Security and National Security at 2nd Annual Berger Lecture
December 12, 2017
Yesterday World Food Program USA hosted its 2nd annual discussion on the future of global humanitarian assistance.
Airdrops Once Saved His Family. Now Garang Helps Arrange Them For Others.
December 8, 2017
‘People had only wild fruits and leaves to eat… and hunting, but most animals had run away because of the war.’
The “New Normal” of Protracted Humanitarian Crises
November 30, 2017
Chase Sova, WFP USA sr. director of public policy, argues that we need fresh insight into the relationship between hunger and instability.
The First Climate Change Conflict
November 30, 2017
In South Sudan, the combined effects of civil war and drought have left nearly 5 million people food-insecure.
“60 Minutes” Features Yemen On the Brink of Famine
November 20, 2017
CBS Correspondent Scott Pelley reports on the crisis in Yemen, where more than 20 million people don’t know where their next meal is coming from.
5 Voices From the South Sudan Crisis
November 13, 2017
Almost four years after civil war broke out, we reflect on the stories dispatched from the world’s youngest nation — South Sudan.
Harvesting Hope: How Cargill Is Helping Farmers and Students in Indonesia
November 6, 2017
The U.S. agriculture giant is joining forces with World Food Program USA to support homegrown school meals.
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