Topic: United Nations World Food Programme

North Korea shows off its grandeur – and 'life as usual'

Empty streets and shops belie the image of success that a tightly controlled tour of Pyongyang tries to project.

A writer journeys into North Korea with Chinese tourists

He catches a glimpse of everyday life in the ‘hermit kingdom’ – sidewalk vendors, electric trollies, neighborhood shops – but also encounters the ever-watchful Pyongyang police.

After hurricane Ike, Haiti copes with aid delays

This weekend, Hollywood star Matt Damon and Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean urged people to help the UN raise more than $100 million for supplies.

A Senegalese beggar unmasked

From the legion of Dakar’s street children emerged the unexpected face of Kara – generous, loyal, and a gentleman.

Food aid arrives in Haiti but delivery is still difficult

Hammered by a series of storms, thousands of Haitians wait in shelters for help.

North Korea to become world's largest recipient of U.N. food aid

To avert a famine, more aid is needed. Half of all families eat only two meals a day, says new WFP assessment.

How can investors help the hungry?

Possible steps include financing small farmers and shunning commodity futures.

Yemen confronts plight of child brides

Widespread poverty and deep-rooted tradition keep young girls at risk for early marriage.

Nepal's ex-guerrillas take on civilian rule

Former rebel leader Prachanda – or 'the fierce one' – now leads the assembly rewriting the Constitution.

War-torn Somalia braces for fresh violence amid shaky peace accord

Failed talks and the killing of yet another aid worker highlight the growing humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa.

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International aid for Burma (Myanmar) faces funding crunch

About $1 billion is needed over three years, according to a new assessment. But the junta's lack of reform is raising doubts about long-term assistance.

Islamic insurgents target foreign aid workers in Somalia

As the violence escalates, observers warn of famine and the worst humanitarian crisis on the African continent.

As famine looms in Ethiopia, only the neediest get food aid

Aid workers must now choose who's the most malnourished, and experts say the crisis could become as bad as the infamous 1984 famine.

NATO steps up Taliban attacks along Pakistan-Afghanistan border

Increased strikes are causing friction between the US and Pakistani government, which prefers to negotiate with the militants

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UN aid debate: Give cash, not food?

The United Nations World Food Program meets Tuesday in Rome to discuss the global food crisis.

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Briefing: Lessons from past food crises

World leaders gather in Rome Tuesday for a UN food crisis conference. What does history teach about how to handle such shortages?

Amid aid delays, locals in Burma (Myanmar) rebuild

Cyclone victims are rebuilding homes and collecting rainwater as foreign aid workers slowly spread out.

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Burma (Myanmar) opens door for aid, but remains wary

A donor conference Sunday pledged some $100 million, but participating nations said aid was conditional on greater access.

World's top envoy entreats Burma (Myanmar)

United Nations chief Ban Ki Moon arrived Thursday and hopes to meet Burma's leader Gen. Than Shwe today.

Rising price of rice keeps U.N. scrambling to feed world's hungry

From Kenya to Cambodia, the World Food Program's offices are struggling to meet their budgets in the face of price increases, sometimes having to suspend vital programs.