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July 30, 2012
The New York Times, among other news agencies, has featured a spate of articles recently on severe weather patterns across the U.S.... Read
July 26, 2012
The sun-baked fields that greeted me upon my arrival in Sindh province would be my destination on the second day of my visit. As our truck bounced down a rough dirt path between farming plots, an elderly man emerged from the crops.... Read
July 17, 2012
Last week, on the one year anniversary of South Sudan’s independence from Sudan, we reported on the extremely alarming malnutrition rates present in border areas of the country.... Read
July 12, 2012
Just like the Statue of Liberty, Action Against Hunger got its beginnings in France. To this day, we're proud of our French heritage, and we're thrilled to partner with incredible French companies to put on events that honor our roots while raising money for our lifesaving work.
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July 9, 2012
Today marks the one year anniversary of South Sudanese independence from Sudan. How do things fare for the South Sudanese population one year later? Today, we share the alarming news about the continued hunger crisis in one part of the country. And stay tuned to the blog later this month for more stories about our work in the world’s newest nation.... Read
July 3, 2012
Stepping up onto the porch of a one-room house, I was met with the wide, dark, and curious eyes of a little girl sitting on her mother’s lap. Hardly two years old, Saima seemed healthy enough as she wriggled in mom’s arms. But the staff of our Outpatient Therapeutic Program (OTP)—our community outreach nutrition program—explained to me that even though she weighs in at 9.2 kilograms now, she was a mere 2.7 kilograms when Fatima brought her to the OTP site for lifesaving care.... Read
June 20, 2012
The text below is an excerpt from a blog post that is part of a series organized by The Huffington Post and the NGO alliance InterAction to call attention to the crisis in the Sahel, a region in sub-Saharan Africa where more than 18 million people face starvation and 1.1 million children under the age of 5 are at risk of dying from acute malnutrition.... Read
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