Press Release for 2005

Temperatures hover between -2 and 10 degrees Celsius, the ground alternates between frozen solid and a sea of mud, the number of reported pneumonia cases has tripled, and, to make matters worse,

New York, NY — In recognition of World AIDS Day, the international aid organization Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim or ACF) has released a report highlight

New York, NY — The humanitarian aid organization Action Against Hunger (ACF) held its annual World Food Day Gala in New York City—this year on November 11th—and raised more than $500,000 for its life-saving

Islamabad (Oct.

Islamabad, Pakistan — The international aid organization Action Against Hunger (also known as Action contre la Faim or ACF) has increased its aid to those affected by the earthquake in Pakistan.

New York, NY — Emphasizing the need for donations and assistance in Pakistan, Cathy Skoula, executive director of the international aid organization Action Against Hunger (also know

Madrid, Spain — response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Stan, Action Against Hunger has sent the first of two planeloads of emergency supplies from Spain to San Marcos, Guatemala.

New York, NY — In response to the devastating earthquake in South Asia, the international aid organization Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action contre la Faim, or ACF) will fly in 30 tons of f

Lokichoggio, Kenya — In a recently released report, the international aid organization Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim or ACF) warns that a famine may occur in s

New York, NY — Today the humanitarian aid organization Action Against Hunger (ACF) announced that it would present Nobel Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu with its annual World Food Day Humanitarian Award in

New York, NY — Once again a population faces starvation—and disastrously, once again no one is paying attention.

Barcelona, Spain — On Sunday, August 28, the international relief organization Action Against Hunger (ACF) sent an airplane from Barcelona to Niamey, capital of Niger, carrying more than 20 tons of humanit

In response to the ongoing crisis in Niger, the international aid organization Action Against Hunger (ACF) has begun distributing 3,000 tons of food to 153,000 people.

The international aid organization Action Against Hunger is stepping up its response to stave off a famine that the UN warns could affect 2.5 million people—800,000 of whom are

New York, NY — The international relief organization Action Against Hunger (ACF) called on the United States, as well as the other Group of 8 countries, to intervene in an emergency in northern Mali and Niger.

Action Against Hunger (ACF) has dispatched an emergency operation to attend to the most vulnerable groups that are being displaced in search of water, food, and grazing land for their animalsthei

April 13, 2005 They'll Start Their Trek at Amicalola Falls, Georgia, on
Saturday, February 26, 2005 at Noon.

Erica Zelfand, 20, from Sharon,

Within hours of the early morning earthquake in Iran on February 22, relief teams from Action Against Hunger arrived in the affected area to evaluate the damage and the urgent needs of the popula

Madrid, Spain — Early this morning, an earthquake shook the province of Kerman in southeast Iran.

Argentina, February 10, 2005- The current situation in
Argentina, in terms of its population quality of life, continues to be very

Action Against Hunger and New York City Restaurants join forces to support Tsunami Survivors on Feb 9, 2005.

South Asia, January 8, 2005- Jean-Christoffe Rufin, President
of Action Against Hunger France, is bringing his support to the teams and to the

Banda Aceh, Indonesia, January 7, 2005- Action Against Hunger
has had a presence in Indonesia since 1997 for emergency interventions in