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Action Against Hunger | ACF International is a global humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger.
November 2, 2006
Three months ago, on August 6, all 17 employees of Action Against Hunger’s base in Muttur, Sri Lanka, were found shot to death at their offices. So that no one forgets this tragedy, a Commemoration is being organized in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and a minute’s silence will be observed around the world. Action Against Hunger continues to work at speeding up the official investigations and is making every effort to disclose the truth.... Read
October 16, 2006
Action Against Hunger, one of the leading organizations in the fight against hunger and malnutrition, is playing an important role in tackling the challenges of HIV/AIDS worldwide by addressing the essential links between HIV and nutrition. Action Against Hunger is mainstreaming HIV through all areas of its work to fight HIV/AIDS related malnutrition through its areas of expertise.... Read
October 15, 2006
Actors, Artists and Aid Workers Bring Attention to Reports of Rampant Malnutrition and Starvation amidst Historic Elections in the Congo
On Monday, October 16, at 7pm, Cara Seymour will be joined by actor Steve Buscemi and musical performers Jesse Marlin and Neo Raphoto for a press conference with the international aid organization Action Against Hunger (ACF) to discuss the desperate situation where 1,200 people die each day from hunger and preventable diseases in the Congo.... Read
October 11, 2006
17 employees of humanitarian non governmental organization (NGO) Action Against Hunger/Action Contre la Faim (ACF) were deliberately massacred in Muttur (East Sri Lanka) on 4th of August, 2006. This act represents an escalation of violence targeting humanitarian actors, and as such is unprecedented in Sri Lanka. We are appalled by this war crime.... Read
October 3, 2006
CNN’s Anderson Cooper is reporting on location from several African hotspots for their unprecedented special on Africa’s “Killing Fields.”
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August 30, 2006
International humanitarian aid organization Action Against Hunger’s (ACF) teams of water-and-sanitation specialists are at work in the areas of Qana, Sadiquine, Kafra, and Yatar, just 10 kilometers from the Israeli border. They are working around the clock to deal with the complete lack of water derived from the destruction of crucial infrastructure during the war.... Read
August 29, 2006
International cease-fire monitors, the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), made a declaration earlier today about the slaughter of the 17 Action Against Hunger (ACF) staff in Muthur, northeast Sri Lanka, in early August.
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