Here is how the UN is fighting Hunger in Somalia Mark Leon Goldberg November 7, 2016 How the international community saves lives in conflict prone countries or insecure places is becoming increasingly relevant and important to global affairs. With more people displaced around the world than at any time since World War Two there is an urgen...
The Crisis in South Sudan is Sending 2,000 Refugees to Uganda. Every Day Karen Coates October 12, 2016 Over the past three months, an average of more than 2,000 South Sudanese a day have crossed into Uganda, seeking safety from bloodshed at home. Aid groups and government agencies are scrambling to shelter and feed everyone. The influx has not abated since figh...
Cautious Optimism, Syria Edition Mark Leon Goldberg March 1, 2016 It's been four days since the cessation of hostilities went into effect in Syria. For a conflict that has only consistently and relentlessly intensified for the past five years, there has now been the longest period of sustained de-escalation around the countr...
El Nino and Hunger in Africa Mark Leon Goldberg November 11, 2015 One of the most important global stories going into the New Year will be the effect of El Nino on food supplies in the Horn of Africa and in Southern Africa. So far, this looming threat has not garnered too much media attention. But among aid professionals...
Amid Fuel Shortages in Nepal, Food Aid is Delivered by Mule (Video) Mark Leon Goldberg October 16, 2015 This is a pretty amazing video from the World Food Program showing an operation to open a mountain pass so that a convoy of mules can reach stranded communities in Nepal. It is a good reminder of just how logistically complex the relief operation are today...
International Food Assistance for Iraqis is Running Out, And for No Good Reason Mark Leon Goldberg August 11, 2015 Iraq is in the midst of several overlapping crises. It's a tinderbox that already exploded: A barbaric extremist group controls large swaths of the country; sectarian violence is on the rise; and it's dangerously hot outside. It's a wonder then why the Worl...
Could You Eat on $13.50 a Month? Mark Leon Goldberg July 8, 2015 Life is about to get measurably more difficult for hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Because of a funding shortfall, the World Food Program is forced to reduce by half the amount of food assistance it provides to hundreds of thousands of Syr...
South Sudan Boots a Top UN Official Over His Tweets–And US Officials Tweet Their Response Mark Leon Goldberg June 3, 2015 Updates Below, with reactions from key member states South Sudan is on the verge of a famine. So why would the country expel the one UN official in charge of coordinating international aid to stave off mass starvation? The numbers are staggering. Some 1...
Enough Food to Feed 60,000 Yemenis is Currently Stranded At Sea Mark Leon Goldberg June 1, 2015 The depravity of the ongoing fighting in Yemen is sinking to new lows. The World Food Program said today that it was forced to divert a shipment of food aid from the Port of Aden because of "ongoing security threats." The shipment had departed from Djibouti an...
