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Building the Future in Ivory Coast with School Meals
WFP has resumed school feeding in Ivory Coast. But will the funding pipeline be maintained by donors for the program to continue? (file photo by WFP/Ramin Rafirasme) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...
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This Memorial Day You Can Save a Life in Famine-Threatened West Africa
This Memorial Day is a time to remember lost loved ones. It’s also a time when people can rally to save the lives of millions of people threatened by starvation in the Sahel region of Africa. A severe...
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UN, Save the Children Start Famine Relief Funds for West Africa
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the world’s largest humanitarian agency, has started a relief fund for the famine-threatened Sahel region of West Africa. Unless humanitarian aid is...
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Ebola crisis: WFP brings food to quarantined homes
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) took part in a house-to-house Ebola sensitization campaign this week in Sierra Leone. Read the article at Examiner.
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Ebola crisis: UNICEF 95 percent unfunded in Sierra Leone
UNICEF says funding is urgently needed for its relief mission in Sierra Leone, one of the countries impacted by the Ebola virus. Read the article at Examiner.
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Hunger also threatens Ebola countries
In the Ebola-afflicted nations of West Africa, hunger is also threatening the population. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been called to action. Read the article at Examiner.
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WFP a key player in fighting Ebola virus
A flight is en route today from Italy to Liberia, bringing supplies to fight the deadly Ebola virus. Water tanks, washing units, protective gear, health kits are all being delivered to West Africa by...
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UNICEF supports nutrition plan for Ebola patients
UNICEF is carrying out a nutrition program to boost the health of children threatened by the Ebola virus. In Sierra Leone, the Ebola has claimed over 1,000 lives and is spreading throughout the West...
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SuperCereal deployed to help Ebola mission
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) just announced its largest single donation to help fight the Ebola virus. More than US $ 30 million was received from Germany to support feeding over one million...
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UN food director says world must unite to help Ebola victims
The head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, just returned from Sierra Leone, one of the Ebola affected countries. The deadly virus has claimed 5,000 lives and there have been over...
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West Africa’s other deadly enemy
Last week over 1,000 children in Sierra Leone were sent for treatment following a screening. Around 662 of them were found to be in a severe condition. Without treatment their lives would be in danger....
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Ebola fighter once received aid herself
Time Magazine recently named the brave people who fight the Ebola virus as their persons of the year. Among the heroes of West Africa is a woman with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Read...
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Ebola and famine threaten West Africa
The United Nations put out a warning today about the Ebola affected countries of West Africa. Read the full article at Examiner.
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China to use internet to help WFP fight Ebola
Technology can be a vital tool in the fight against the Ebola virus. The China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) is launching an online fundraiser with Tencent, a major internet company. Read...
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Boko Haram causing a hunger crisis
Boko Haram violence has displaced thousands in northeast Nigeria. It has also spilled over into other countries, causing a hunger crisis in Cameroon, Niger and Chad. Read more at Examiner.
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