WFP
“Hungry and Cold.” Winter Sets in for Syrian Refugees
Syrian refugees and those displaced inside the country are hungry and cold, but so far the international community is not mounting an effective humanitarian response.
Senator George McGovern, Global Food Champion
Tributes are pouring in for the late US Senator George McGovern, who died yesterday at the age of 90. McGovern represented South Dakota. Very early in his career, he adopted a global outlook to the kinds of agricultural issues that dominated his state’s economy.
On World Food Day, Changing Lives One Meal at a Time
Today is World Food Day, in which we recognize the crucial work of the UN’s World Food Program. Watch a video, take a quiz, help feed a schoolchild.
Hunger Falling Worldwide
The three UN agencies dealing with food and development just released their flagshipState of Food Insecurity in the World 2012, which finds that nearly one in eight people around the world–or 870 million — suffer from food insecurity.
Watch a World Food Program Air Drop
There is a herculean effort to provide for the basic humanitarian needs of 60,00 people in Yida refugee camp in South Sudan.
Map of the Day: Who is Hungry, Where?
According to the World Food Program, from Africa and Asia to Latin America and the Near East, there are 925 million people in the world who do not get enough food to lead a normal, active life. This map from the World Food Program offers an excellent global overview of the current state of under nutrition worldwide.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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