Press Releases for 2010
Sahel Food Crisis: 10 Leading Aid Agencies Call for Urgent 'Surge' in Aid for 10 Million Hungry People
July 8, 2010
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NEW YORK, NY— Ten leading aid agencies today called for a 'surge' in the humanitarian effort to help 10 million people at risk of acute hunger across the Sahel region of West and Central Africa. The center of the crisis is Niger, where seven million people, almost half the population, have not enough food. » Read more |
ACF Deploys Emergency Teams to Meet Needs of Thousands Displaced by Violence in Kyrgyzstan
June 23, 2010
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NEW YORK, NY—International humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger | ACF International has launched an emergency response to assist the victims of ethnic violence in southern Kyrgyzstan. An estimated 300,000 people have been internally displaced and at least 75,000 people have fled to neighboring Uzbekistan since violent clashes erupted in the city of Osh, Kyrgyzstan in mid-June. » Read more |
ACF to G8: Prioritize Child Malnutrition During Summit
June 21, 2010
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NEW YORK, NY—Global leaders must address the urgent needs of the 55 million children suffering from acute malnutrition during the G8 Summit in Ontario, Canada on June 25th and 26th, says international humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger | ACF International. » Read more |
ACF Mounts Response to Flooding on Bangladesh-Myanmar Border
June 21, 2010
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TEKNAF, BANGLADESH & RAKHINE STATE, MYANMAR—In the aftermath of three days of torrential rains that caused flooding and landslides in the border region between Bangladesh and Myanmar, Action Against Hunger’s teams on the ground have mobilized to respond. » Read more |
West Bank: Water Restored to Thousands
June 17, 2010
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WEST BANK, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES—In response to severe water shortages in the southern West Bank, global humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger | ACF International has improved access to water and sanitation for over 12,500 people in some of the places hardest hit by the 2009 drought. » Read more |
