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U.N. food agency appeals for $46 million to help 2 million Haitians facing severe hunger
The appeal was issued by Lola Castro, the World Food Program’s regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, who ...
Cuts to school lunch and food bank funding mean less fresh produce for children and families
Marlene Schwartz: Most schools were eligible for Local Food for Schools, a $660 million program, which has now been cut. The ...
Muslims look forward to the annual Eid feast. Many Africans are now struggling to afford it
As Eid al-Adha approaches, many Muslim families across west Africa are struggling to afford rams for the traditional ...
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Proposed SNAP cuts trouble NC food assistance programs
The news coming out of the federal government these days has been testing the mettle of food program administrators — especially as the U.S. Senate takes up cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition ...
WFP's Cindy McCain: Gaza could be 'a humanitarian catastrophe ... like none other’
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) began delivering aid this week after an 11-week embargo. Israel i Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on May 19 that Israel, "with our American friends," ...
Hamas responds to Gaza ceasefire proposal
Meanwhile, the U.N. Food Program said 77 trucks carrying aid were stopped by hungry people who took the food before the ...
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Desperate Palestinians stop, unload UN food trucks as Israeli attacks kill dozens in Gaza
The WFP said 77 trucks carrying aid, mostly flour, were stopped by hungry people who took the food before the trucks could ...
White House NEC Director Kevin Hassett and World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain, Sunday on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos"
White House NEC Kevin Hassett and World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain will be on "This Week" airing on ...