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“Food insecurity” is one of the leading factors keeping children from school.
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Satire: The News in Pictures II
Talking deer, watchful daffodils, and the high price of fuel.
Read More »Susan Boyle on Britain’s Got Talent: It Ain’t Over ‘til the Cat Lady Sings
Our beauty-obsessed society often confuses beauty with talent.
Read More »Satire: The News in Pictures I
The Bible’s whale really swallowed a little girl, more than 100 mothers vanished from Central Park, and Turkey plays a game of spike the biker.
Read More »Interview with Bienvenu Djossa, World Food Progamme Country Director for Senegal
“An empty stomach cannot hear” and only a well-fed child can focus and compete in class.
Read More »Interview with Abdullahi Khalif, World Food Programme Officer for Somalia
School feeding programs offer young Somalis the best chance to make a future for themselves and for their beleaguered country.
Read More »Interview with Stanlake Samkange, World Food Programme Director in Uganda
Chronic hunger among children is undermining the development prospects of the entire region of Karamoja.
Read More »Interview with Negar Gerami of the UN World Food Programme in Iran
WFP is planning to expand its take-home rations program into secondary schools, both in the camps and in schools close-by.
Read More »Interview with Rene McGuffin of the World Food Programme in Kenya
Many children are frequently absent from school, or drop out to look for food or income.
Read More »What Older People Won’t Tell Younger People About Surviving Economic Stress
Worry isn’t currency, a penny saved really is a penny earned, and floss your teeth!
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