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February 11, 2013
Imagine waking up one day to find that you had no national identity. No flag, no national anthem. No public services or public works. No justice system, no infrastructure. It'd be a bad dream, right? Well, that nightmare was actually reality a year and a half ago for what is now the population of South Sudan, the world's newest nation. From the ashes of conflict with its neighbor to the north, South Sudan began the arduous process of literally molding a brand new country.... Read
February 7, 2013
The ongoing conflict in Mali has restricted access to food from the nation’s north, increased food prices, and diminished the resources needed to purchase that food, reports Helena Valencia, an Action Against Hunger Emergency Coordinator currently working in Mali.... Read
February 4, 2013
A brief note from a place called Popokapaka, a town only 120 miles east of Kinshasa but a 12 hour drive away. The road to this town of some 16,000 people alternates between wavy ruts of deep sand or red clay, frequent water obstacles and twists and turns through impossibly small passages, some a mile long.... Read
January 31, 2013
This week has been a hopeful one for citizens of Mali. After several weeks of intense conflict, major outposts in the country’s north – Gao and Timbuktu – have been secured. Still, almost 250,000 Malians are displaced, and many of them have been for months – even before the most recent outbreak of violence. Humanitarian needs remain significant. Our teams are hard at work caring for children like the little boy you are about to meet.... Read
January 30, 2013
In late 2011, we launched a print ad campaign that took an innovative approach to raising awareness and funds to fight hunger -- an ad campaign that didn't depict hungry people. The ads, which can be seen here, used abstract images to engage readers in a fresh, dynamic way. The terrific pro bono work of creative agency G2, the ads proved highly successful and we're thrilled to be launching a related animated PSA soon.... Read
January 29, 2013
Nico, a young boy from a small village in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was too weak to walk and drifted in and out of consciousness when his mother Mboyito Masola rushed him to the nearest hospital to be treated for severe acute malnutrition.
After six weeks of treatment, Nico was still unable to move and Mboyito feared the worst, “I told the doctor to be honest with me if he thought Nico would die,” she said.... Read
January 25, 2013
Since the start of the military intervention in Mali's Gao region two weeks ago, the population's access to food supplies across the region has deteriorated significantly. According to our team on the ground, the local economy is in a downward spiral and residents are in survival mode. Our experts are also increasingly concerned that a potential armed intervention from Niger will further decrease access to food and humanitarian supplies across northern Mali.... Read
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