'Dire shortage' at UN food agency - Democratic Underground

eppur_se_muova

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Fri Jul-31-09 06:48 PM
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'Dire shortage' at UN food agency

Source: BBC

The UN food agency says it is facing critical funding shortages that have forced it to cut aid deliveries to millions of people facing starvation.

The World Food Programme (WFP) said it could have to close parts of its airway, used to fly aid workers to humanitarian trouble-spots.

Deliveries have already been suspended to north Uganda, Ivory Coast and Niger.

The organisation has issued similar warnings in the past when facing funding shortages.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8179250.stm

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Warpy

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Fri Jul-31-09 07:18 PM
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1. Oooh, just made a donation

http://www.wfp.org/

It wasn't much, just got another hospital bill. However, it will help.

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SpiralHawk

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Sat Aug-01-09 03:42 AM
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2. The k and the r

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bahrbearian

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Sat Aug-01-09 11:46 AM
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3. Go Ethanol, yea

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