Liberia
Global Hunger Index
Alarming
Population
4 million
Malnutrition in Children under 5 Years Old
20.4% in 2007
Beneficiaries
15,020 in 2011
Partners
Recent News
Global Food Crisis & Liberia: Why Are We Waiting to Act?
July 23, 2008
Publications
Humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger | ACF-USA has published a report about the effects of rising food prices on people living in Monrovia, Liberia. Action Against Hunger is now raising the alarm about the seriousness of the situation. Urgent intervention is needed to prevent the situation from deteriorating any further. However, the international community is yet to turn empty declarations of intention into firm and decisive action.... Read
Dependence and Devastation in Liberia: Global Food Prices Wreak Havoc in Monrovia
July 23, 2008
Breaking News Publications
The humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger / Action Contre la Faim (ACF) released a report detailing the devastating impact of rising food prices in Monrovia, Liberia where vulnerable communities can no longer feed themselves and rates of acute malnutrition are rising dramatically.... Read
Action Against Hunger Calls for a Global Fund to Fight Hunger and Malnutrition
April 9, 2008
Advocacy
The phenomenon of rising food prices is witnessed by Action Against Hunger / Action Contre la Faim (ACF) in many countries in which it operates (Haiti, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, ... Read
Crisis in Liberia: Malnutrition Rates Spike in Monrovia
March 19, 2008
Advocacy Breaking News
In Liberia since 1990, Action Against Hunger / Action Contre la Faim’s (ACF) latest round of nutritional surveys shows extremely disturbing results that indicate a significant nutritional crisis in Grand Monrovia: of the 800 children weighed, measured, and examined, 17.6% (Z-score) suffer from acute malnutrition.... Read
Rates of Malnutrition Soar in Liberia as Action Against Hunger Expands Programs
July 17, 2003
Breaking News
Despite the halt in fighting in the capital Monrovia, civilians remain trapped in a city of chaos. The humanitarian situation is deteriorating further each day in Monrovia while the continuous fighting in other regions of the country threatens to re-ignite on the outskirts of the capital at any moment.... Read
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