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Pirates Constant Menace to Food Lifeline
The high-profile hijacking of US ship Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates has thrown a spotlight onto the fragile food lifeline.
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WFP Text Message Food Voucher Program Launches In Syria
The World Food Programme is ready to launch the first ever mobile food voucher program. The pilot program is set to aid 1,000 Iraqi refugees in Syria this week.
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World Summit On Food Security Makes Little Progress
While the crisis of global hunger claims millions of lives each year, this week's Summit on Food Security turns up disappointing results.
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You Are Being Lied to About Pirates
Who imagined that in 2009, the world's governments would be declaring a new War on Pirates?
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Cyclone Nargis: One Year Later in Burma
Last May, Cyclone Nargis devastated Burma, killing 140,000 people. One year later, the country still needs help rebuilding and freedom from a military regime.
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Mia Farrow's Hunger Strike for Darfur: 10 Days and Counting
Ten days into her hunger strike for the people of Darfur, Farrow continues to protest, posting daily videos to her website and speaking out against genocide.
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Global Hunger Affects One in Six Globally
Today, more than one billion people in the world are hungry, currently defined as consuming 1800 calories or less per day.
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Flooding in West Africa Affects 600,000
A devastating rainy season has left hundreds of thousands homeless and without food in West Africa. Find out about efforts to bring emergency relief to victims.
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Guatemala Food Shortages Affect 400,000 Families
Over 400,000 families are in danger of starving because of the current food crisis in Guatemala. Find out how you can lend a hand in the aid effort.
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Flooding in Philippines: 300,000 Displaced, You Can Help
Typhoon Ketsana has dropped more rain on the Philippines than they'd seen in 40 years. We're updating this page continually with how you can help.
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AFRICA: Millions of Children Falling Through the Cracks
As the United Nations points out, too many of the world's children, largely African, have been "bought and sold, exploited and abused, harmed and orphaned."
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Market solutions to poverty are very much in vogue. These solutions, which include services and products targeting consumers at the “bottom of the pyramid,”.
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My life is not more valuable...
Commencement Speech given by Paul Hawken to the University of Portland [[[When I was invited to give this speech, I was asked if I could give a simple short talk that was “direct, naked, taut, h...
