Press Releases for 2006

New York, NY — Action Against Hunger's annual fundraising gala in honor of World Food Day collected more than $1 million for the first time ever. The event was co-chaired by board members Alexis Azria and Cristina Enriquez-Bocobo.

New York, NY — During the night of Monday, December 18, the base run by Action Against Hunger (ACF) as well as bases managed by other humanitarian organizations were violently attacked. Following this vicious incident, all 23 of Action Against Hunger’s workers in the area were evacuated and their assistance to the Sudanese people cut off. Approximately 130,000 Sudanese, dependent on Action Against Hunger for their food, will be without any assistance for an indeterminate period.

Paris, France — On 6th August 2007, seventeen employees of Action Against Hunger were found massacred at the organization’s base in Muttur (eastern Sri Lanka). In November, the criminal investigation moved forward. At the same time, Sri Lanka’s President created a commission to investigate the principal human rights violations committed in the country. As the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate and the populations’ needs continue to grow, Action Against Hunger decided to resume its activities in the conflict zone.

Madrid, Spain — Action Against Hunger experts are already in South Camarines, one of the areas most affected by Typhoon Durian.

New York, NY — IncrediMail(NASDAQ: MAIL), a software company specializing in consumer products and services on the Internet, has joined forces with Action Against Hunger (ACF), an international hunger relief and development organization, to create awareness for social issues through a viral, word-of-mouth email campaign this Christmas season.