U.N. World Food Program

• Mariupol civilians being ‘starved to death,’ says UN food chief

  The head of the U.N. World Food Program said people are being ``starved to death'' in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

  World

  Apr 15, 2022
  
• UN chief says deliberate starvation in Syria is a war crime

  Trucks carrying humanitarian aid on Thursday entered a rebel-held town besieged by government troops for the second time this week, following reports of starvation, grave deprivation and illness among trapped residents which the U.N. chief described as a "war crime."

  World

  Jan 14, 2016
  
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• EU foreign ministers working toward 1 billion euro fund to fight Ebola

  European Union nations are working to find 1 billion euros to help fight Ebola in West Africa and seeking a common approach in dealing with the disease outbreak.

  Health

  Oct 20, 2014
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• Liberia’s president appeals for international aid in Ebola outbreak

  Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said Ebola has killed more than 2,000 people in her country and has brought it to "a standstill," noting that Liberia and two other badly hit countries were already weakened by years of war.

  World

  Oct 20, 2014