Horn of Africa Crisis – Save a Life Now
Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya are facing the worst drought in 60 years. And with food costs skyrocketing, millions of people face malnutrition and the life-long disability that comes with it. You’ve...
View ArticleUN Launches $3M Food Program in Urban Afghanistan
UN Launches $3M Food Program in Urban Afghanistan The United Nations World Food Programme, WFP announced on Tuesday that they have agreed to contribute $3 million dollars towards a project to help the...
View ArticleLand rights for women can help ease India’s child malnutrition crisis
Land rights for Women … can help ease India’s child malnutrition crisis Despite progress on many fronts, India’s child malnutrition rate rivals that of sub-Saharan Africa. Growing evidence shows a way...
View ArticleUNICEF Canada’s petition for her Children, Adele Butler is Taking Action!
TAKE ACTION With your help, UNICEF will transform the world for children. Every Child. Every Opportunity. No exceptions. Whether from home, at work, at school or in your community – we have...
View ArticleDROUGHT takes our Women in Sahel Region of West Africa
DROUGHT takes our Women in the Sahel Region of West Africa For the third time in a decade, drought has returned to the Sahel region of West Africa bringing hunger to millions of people across the...
View ArticleRap Star 50 Cent: ‘Visit to Somali Refugee Camp Was Devastating’
American rap star Curtis Jackson, known to fans as 50 Cent, calls the sights he saw in a refugee camp in Somalia “devastating.” The United Nations World Food Program recently hosted Jackson on a tour...
View ArticleJAPAN, 114 Million $USD to Help WFP Fight Hunger In 21 Countries
US$114 Million From Japan Helps WFP Fight Hunger In 21 Countries YOKOHAMA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$114 million contribution from the government of Japan to...
View ArticlePakistan’s most vulnerable, especially women and children
The Government of Pakistan is committed to improving its global health index and we are dedicated to ensure that Pakistan’s most vulnerable, especially women and children, get vitamins and minerals...
View ArticleBorn Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth
Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth Malian infants have low birth weights, linked to inadequate maternal care, malnutrition and endemic poverty. Photo: UNICEF Some 15 million...
View ArticleNIGERIA – Women Taking Action to protect families from malnutrition
GARIN GOULBI, Niger, 29 May 2012 – In Garin Goulbi, a small village more than 500 kilometres from Niger’s capital, women have taken the lead in protecting their families and community during the...
View Article870 million chronically undernourished – new hunger report
October 2012, Rome – Nearly 870 million people, or one in eight, were suffering from chronic undernourishment in 2010-2012, according to the new UN hunger report released today. The State of Food...
View ArticleWomen are main guardians of crucial livestock diversity
November 2012, Rome – Women livestock keepers worldwide must be recognized as the major actors in efforts to arrest the decline of indigenous breeds, crucial for rural food security and animal...
View ArticleDepression, 3 Women’s Stories – WOMEN in RECOVERY
3 Women’s Stories Women in Recovery, a video presented by the Southwest Regional Mental Health Board. Three women share their personal recovery stories and how they reclaimed their lives and moved...
View Article“The Action Agenda for Sustainable Development”
“The Action Agenda for Sustainable Development” Under the leadership of Jeffrey Sachs (Director of the SDSN and head of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, which hosts the secretariat of the...
View ArticleTop 10 Issues for Women’s Health
“In 2015, in too many countries, “women’s empowerment” remains a pipedream – little more than a rhetorical flourish added to a politician’s speech…” Dr Flavia Bustreo, ADG We’ve come a long way since...
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