http://www.newstin.com/us/world-food-programme Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76376448 Hundreds of people fled this waterlogged city Saturday for higher ground as powerful Hurricane Ike threatened to unleash heavy rain and compound a disaster caused by a previous storm. At the local jail, emaciated inmates... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:25:25 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76376448 2008-09-07T03:25:25Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76380823 People in Turks and Caicos are preparing for a battering Hurricane Ike has reached Caribbean islands, bringing winds of 135mph (215km/h), just days after Tropical Storm Hanna caused havoc in the region. The eye of the... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:50:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76380823 2008-09-07T04:50:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76362172 Authorities fear that the death toll in the flooded city of Gonaives could rise into the hundreds as U.N. peacekeeprs and aid groups rush in food and water to thousands of residents left hungry by Tropical Storm Hanna.... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:20:39 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76362172 2008-09-06T18:20:39Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76335421 Rome, 5 September 2008 - WFP is battling the elements to bring a lifeline to Haitian families hit by the impact of successive deadly storms, which have displaced hundreds of thousands of people and destroyed scores of... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:08:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76335421 2008-09-05T18:08:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76329765 Washington, Sept. 5 USAID-Haiti-Gustav Washington, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), are providing $7.1 million to Haiti -- of which... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:48:32 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76329765 2008-09-05T23:48:32Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76238697 Kemin Industries will help the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to further improve the quality and nutritional impact of the food it distributes to the hungry poor throughout the world, it was announced today.... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:46:44 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76238697 2008-09-04T15:46:44Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76206258 Posted to the web 4 September 2008 James Hall Mbabane What happens to a nation whose people depend on the largesse of international donor agencies for their existence, once support is withdrawn? World Vision distributes... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:26:48 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76206258 2008-09-04T06:26:48Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76248915 4 September 2008 &#150 One person was killed and six others were injured during a food riot inside a camp that houses Chadian refugees in the Sudanese region of Darfur, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76248915 2008-09-04T05:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76207189 Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone. Location: Port-au-Prince WFP is reinforcing staff and plans to set... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:32:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76207189 2008-09-04T06:32:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76228694 VIENTIANE, Laos -- If not for people like Karin Manente, Lao children would have nothing to hope for. Manente is Laos country director for the World Food Program, the underappreciated U.N. enterprise that struggles to... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:28:58 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76228694 2008-09-04T12:28:58Z