hunger
UN: Up to one million facing hunger in Ebola-hit countries
World
December 17, 2014
UN: Up to one million facing hunger in Ebola-hit countries
Border closures, quarantines and crop losses in West African nations battling the Ebola virus could lead to as many as…
UN seeks access to Palestinians in Syria after 15 die of hunger
World
December 30, 2013
UN seeks access to Palestinians in Syria after 15 die of hunger
The United Nations appealed on Monday for the Syrian army and rebel fighters to allow urgent aid to reach a…
Number of world hungry drops to one in eight: UN
World
October 1, 2013
Number of world hungry drops to one in eight: UN
The number of world hungry has dropped to one in eight people, but undernourishment remains a significant problem in Sub-Saharan…
Govt report: Nearly a quarter of Egyptian children are poor
Egypt
November 19, 2012
Govt report: Nearly a quarter of Egyptian children are poor
Nearly 26.4 percent of Egyptian children are poor, according to a government report released Monday, which also said that 8.11…
2.6 million Afghans at risk of hunger from drought
World
December 3, 2011
2.6 million Afghans at risk of hunger from drought
Zara, an Afghan mother of seven, doesn't know what to tell her children when they ask about dinner. "I simply…
Every day they continue to die
Egypt
October 20, 2009
Every day they continue to die
Each day around 50,000 people worldwide die from poverty and hunger. This translates to over 18 million dead per year.…