Getting basic foods is a daily challenge for many Egyptians. When prices spike, it crushes families already in poverty.
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What Matters to the People of Yemen
What matters to the people of Yemen: finding enough food to survive.
Read More »Books Review: The Classic Slum by Robert Roberts and Not Like This by Jane Walsh
Two books about life in the early 20th-century British northern slums are a powerful warning about the need to provide genuine anti-poverty measures today.
Read More »Afghanistan Strategy Falling Apart with Food Shortages
Where is the U.S. leadership in rallying the international community to meet the hunger crisis in Afghanistan?
Read More »More Powerful Than Al Qaeda: Hunger in Yemen
For millions of Yemenis, food is what they need right now more than anything.
Read More »Book Review: Oranges and Lemons: Life in an Inner City Primary School by Wendy Wallace
Want to know why Britain is doing badly in international education rankings?
Read More »New Surge Needed in Iraq: Food to Fight Child Hunger
The World Food Programme is short on funding for its programs for the vulnerable segments of the Iraqi population.
Read More »The Road to Peace in Yemen: Helping Vulnerable Youth
Mercy Corps wants to engage the youth of Yemen and get them to believe that they can change their country.
Read More »Fighting Al-Qaeda, Hunger, and Poverty in Yemen
Hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos within Yemen itself will only bolster Al Qaeda's stronghold there
Read More »Food and Hope for Street Children in Afghanistan
One thing there should be no debate on is the importance of food for education for Afghan children.
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