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Opinion [Contribution] What is more important: Sending anti-North Korea leaflets or providing food and medical supplies for hungry children? | Rep. Song Young-gil About 48 years ago, in 1972, the July 4th South-North Joint Communiqué came to force between the two Koreas during the Park Chung-hee administration. Both parties agreed not to slander each other. However, neglecting the agreement, there were some groups of people that sent anti-North Korea leaflets—which is considered to be psyc...

By Jeffrey Moyo, Anadolu News Over the past one decade female farmers in landlocked southern African country Zimbabwe’s urban landscape are not only bridging gaps in food security but bringing additional incomes to their families. When Denis Chihota, working as a messenger in one of the government departments in the capital Harare, was unable to earn enough to attend to the family with six children, his 47-year-old wife Madeline ventured into farming. Even as growing crops in the middle of ci...

F.I.S.H. reports record-breaking holiday basket, pantry usage By F.I.S.H. OF SAN-CAP - | Dec 11, 2020 PHOTO PROVIDED Thanksgiving food baskets being assembled. Thanksgiving has come and gone, but not without a flurry of excitement at the F.I.S.H. of Sanibel-Captiva Food Pantry and Walk-In Center. As in years past, F.I.S.H. distributed bags of stuffing, rolls, fresh and canned vegetables and pies, plus gift cards to buy holiday proteins. While F.I.S.H. officials anticipated increased requests m...

‘Likely famine’ blamed on massive flooding, violence Dec 12, 2020 JUBA, South Sudan — One county in South Sudan is likely in famine and tens of thousands of people in five other counties are on the brink of starvation, according to a new report by international food security experts. Nowhere in the world has been in famine since one was declared nearly four years ago in South Sudan’s Unity state as civil war raged. Now western Pibor county is feared to have reached that crisis le...

New report says part of South Sudan is in likely famine by Sam Mednick And Maura Ajak, The Associated Press Posted Dec 11, 2020 3:27 am EDT Last Updated Dec 11, 2020 at 3:42 am EDT JUBA, South Sudan — One county in South Sudan is likely in famine and tens of thousands of people in five other counties are on the brink of starvation, according to a new report by international food security experts. Nowhere in the world has been in famine since one was declared nearly four years ago in South Sud...

``Considering all the evidence available, famine is most likely ongoing, and we expect a high rate of death in that area, UN WFP Program staffer announces

Sam Mednick And Maura Ajak December 11, 2020 - 1:06 AM JUBA, South Sudan - One county in South Sudan is likely in famine and tens of thousands of people in five other counties are on the brink of starvation, according to a new report by international food security experts. Nowhere in the world has been in famine since one was declared nearly four years ago in South Sudan’s Unity state as civil war raged. Now western Pibor county is feared to have reached that cr...

UN baffled as endowed Uganda fails to beat hunger December 11, 2020 Children receiving food aid in Karamoja recently United Nations agencies are baffled as to why hunger and undernutrition still remain a challenge in Uganda despite enormous opportunities and abundant resources in the country.   Uganda is one of the countries that were expected to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030 ...

People struggling here and around the world have been waiting for months for Congress to pass an emergency COVID-19 response bill.

Yemen: Houthi Terrorism Designation Threatens Aid Format US Action Risks Lives of Millions Already Facing Starvation (Washington) – The Trump administration’s potential designation of the Houthi armed group in Yemen as a “foreign terrorist organization” would threaten humanitarian aid on which millions of Yemenis rely for survival, Human Rights Watch said today. Over 20 million people in Yemen – nearly two-thirds of the population – require food assistance. If the US government desi...