FIGHTING CUTS OFF 355,000 PEOPLE FROM FOOD AID KHARTOUM - Hundreds of thousands of people in Darfur have gone hungry for three consecutive months because fighting and banditry have prevented the World Food Programme (WFP) from reaching them, announced Kenro Oshidari, WFP’s Representative in Sudan.
CHILD HUNGER SPIKES IN MAURITANIA AS WFP RUNS OUT OF FOOD Nouakchott - The United Nations World Food Programme today urged the international community to reach into its pockets and fund its vital food aid operation so that the desert nation of Mauritania can pull through the most difficult months of the year.