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23/10/09 Action Against Hunger helps flood victims in Burkina Faso
Two months after Burkina Faso was hit by devastating floods, the situation in Ouagadougou, the country’s capital, remains precarious for the thousands of people who are sheltering in temporary sites such as schools and with host families.
14/10/09 The ready-to-eat revolution
The numbers are stark and heartbreaking. Every year, nearly 20 million children across the world suffer from the most severe form of malnutrition. Far away from the headlines, thousands of them die every day. But the outlook for these children does not have to be so gri
14/10/09 Putting the crisis of child malnutrition on the international agenda
On World Food Day, humanitarian organisation Action Against Hunger calls on world leaders to take concrete steps towards ending child hunger. At the upcoming Rome Food Summit, global leaders have an obligation to outline a roadmap for reviving the responses to hunger and catching up lost grounds with regards to Millennium Development Goals 1 and 4, aimed at reducing child mortality and the number of people affected by hunger.
14/10/09 Thousands Face Starvation in Southern D.R. Congo
Humanitarian organisation Action Against Hunger | ACF International is calling for urgent action to treat the thousands of children with severe acute malnutrition in the Kasai provinces of southern Democratic Republic of Congo. Recent nutrition surveys uncovered an alarming number of children with the life-threatening condition in an area largely neglected by international donors, who are focused on the country’s war-torn eastern region.
09/10/09 Action Against Hunger distributes emergency supplies in earthquake zone
Thousands displaced by Sumatra quake lack basic necessities, access to clean water
02/10/09 Action Against Hunger | ACF International responds to Disasters in Southeast Asia
Padang, Indonesia & Manila - The Philippines—Action Against Hunger | ACF International has launched an emergency response to assist the victims of two earthquakes that hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra over the last 48 hours. These natural disasters come in the wake of devastating flooding in the Philippines, where Action Against Hunger teams are on the ground preparing to receive the first aerial shipment of emergency supplies.
30/09/09 Action Against Hunger launches emergency response
Manila, The Philippines - International humanitarian organisation Action Against Hunger | ACF International is rushing to provide immediate assistance to the victims of Typhoon Ketsana, which hit the Philippines on Saturday. Severe flooding caused by the typhoon has forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes and into temporary relief centers in the capital city of Manila and surrounding provinces.
25/09/09 Innovative Cash Transfers Restore Hope and Dignity
Cash-based programme empowers communities displaced by conflict in Nakuru, Kenya
There is no “one size fits all” strategy for helping families and communities rebuild after a devastating crisis. Action Against Hunger’s Food Security & Livelihoods Programmes uphold this principle when working to restore self-sufficiency by respecting a community’s economic and cultural character.
10/09/09 Inadequate hygiene conditions put thousands at risk
International humanitarian organisation Action Against Hunger | ACF International has mounted an emergency response after the heaviest rainfall in almost a century destroyed major parts of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, affecting more than 150,000 people. 50,000 people have sought refuge in dozens of temporary shelter sites throughout the capital.
28/08/09 Severe drought causes acute malnutrition spike in Eastern Mali
Action Against Hunger urges immediate funding to contain crisis
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