Press Releases for 2003
Action Against Hunger warns of poor food security in Mongolia
December 23, 2003
Ulan-Bator, Mongolia — Since the overnight transition from a command economy to a market economy at the end of the 1990s, Mongolia, an ex-Communist country, has seen its state infrastructure crumble, while unemployment in its urban centres has risen continuously.
Action Against Hunger To Open NASDAQ Market
November 26, 2003
New York, NY —
Alexis Azria, member of Action Against Hunger USA's Board of Directors, will join host Jeff Singer, Regional Vice President of NASDAQ, to preside over the Market Open.
Food Security Assessment Points to Insecurity in Uganda
October 28, 2003
New York, NY —
An overview of the food security situation among the 416,000 Internally Displaced Peoples in the war affected district of Gulu, northern Uganda.
ACF Denounces Human Rights Violations in D.R. Congo
October 20, 2003
Kinshasa, D.R. Congo — The international aid organization Action Against Hunger / Action Contre la Faim (ACF) reports an increase in human rights violations associated with the return of FAC troops to the Territory of Malemba Nkulu on September 5th 2003.
Rates of Malnutrition Soar in Liberia as Action Against Hunger Expands Programs
July 17, 2003
Paris, France — 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.
