November 2011
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Nov 30th
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Nov 29th
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Hungr in the News
Five Steps to Avert a West Africa Food Crisis —Alertnet Aid groups have warned that a food emergency is looming in West Africa after erratic rainfall; drought and insect infestations decimated crops in the region’s arid Sahel belt, south of the Sahara desert. “The increasing frequency of the food crises in the Sahel makes the case for sustainable economic and agricultural development...
Nov 29th
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Nov 28th
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Nov 28th
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Hungr in the News
N. Korea’s Children in Need of Food Aid, Agencies Warn –-The International Herald Tribune N. Korea’s harvests this fall were expected to increase by 8.5% compared to a year ago, but the most vulnerable segments of the population, especially young children, urgently need international aid. “Although improved with the new harvest, the situation remains precarious, especially on a nutritional...
Nov 28th
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Hungr in the News
Women on the Front Lines of Hunger —International Herald Tribune A woman aid worker emphasizes that the government and the international community need to work together to contain the threat of food insecurity. Busan- An Explainer —The Guardian Hillary Clinton, Ban Ki-moon, and the UK’s Andrew Mitchell are among the cast of thousands expected to gather in Busan, South Korea next...
Nov 25th
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Nov 24th
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Hungr in the News
At Thanksgiving, a Different Kind of Food Problem —The Washington Post While Americans gather to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, all signs point to a food crisis in West Africa that could eclipse the current epidemic impacting the Horn of Africa. Food for the Hungry is partnering with WFP and the German Society for International Cooperation for the distribution of fuel-efficient stoves...
Nov 24th
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Nov 22nd
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Hungr in the News
At Least 1 Million Zimbabweans Facing Hunger —AP The U.N. World Food Program said Monday that families are already skipping meals during the “lean season” expected to end with the March harvest. It says the worst affected areas are in the driest parts of Zimbabwe and are expected to again face poor harvests. Médecins sans Frontières Book Reveals Aid Agencies’ Ugly...
Nov 22nd
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Nov 22nd
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Nov 21st
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Nov 21st
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Nov 18th
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This Week In Hungr
Hunger fears as Afghan snows approach — BBC Time is running out for more than two-and-a-half million people in drought stricken areas of Afghanistan according to international aid agencies. Somali Refugees Flee to Ethiopia to Escape Famine, Violence — PBS Kenyan troops have been drawn into the civil war in Somalia between the government and al-Shabab militants as desperate refugees...
Nov 18th
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Nov 17th
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Nov 17th
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What it costs to fight acute childhood...
doctorswithoutborders: • US$ 35 will buy 150 sachets of ready-to-use supplementary food used in nutritional programmes to prevent malnutrition. • It’s estimated just over $6 billion a year will cover the costs of supplying enough therapeutic and supplemental ready-to-use foods to fight acute childhood malnutrition worldwide.
Nov 16th
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Nov 15th
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Nov 14th
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Nov 14th
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Nov 11th
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Nov 10th
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Nov 10th
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Nov 9th
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Nov 8th
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Nov 4th
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Nov 3rd
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Nov 2nd
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