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U.N. chief: Hunger kills 17,000 kids daily

Somewhere in the world, a child dies of hunger every five seconds -- even though the planet has more than enough food for all.

U.N.: One billion worldwide face starvation

The United Nations launched an online appeal for individual donations to fight hunger as donor nations tackle an economic crisis and, for the first time in history, more than 1 billion face starvation worldwide.

U.N. touts food vouchers sent by text

In what the World Food Programme called a first, relief workers from the U.N. aid agency are using text messages to deliver food vouchers to refugees.

Police disperse hungry protesters in Ugandan refugee camp

Police fired warning shots Wednesday near a crowd of protesters at a refugee settlement in southwestern Uganda. A refugee leader said two refugees were killed, but police said no one died.

More than 1 billion going hungry, U.N. says

The global economic crisis has caused a spike in world hunger that has left more than a billion undernourished, United Nations agencies said in a new report.

Five killed at U.N. office in Islamabad

A suicide attack at the offices of the World Food Program in Islamabad killed five employees and wounded several others Monday, an agency official said.

UN World Food Program issues urgent appeal for aid

The United Nations' World Food Program appealed Wednesday for $3 billion in donations, blaming the world economic crisis for a surge in demand and a drop in donations.

Flour giveaway in Pakistan turns into deadly stampede

The death toll from a stampede during a flour giveaway in Karachi rose to 18 Tuesday, police said.

Guatemala declares calamity as food crisis grows

Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has declared a state of national calamity because so many citizens do not have food or proper nutrition.

West Africa flooding affects 600,000, U.N. reports

Torrential rains and flooding since June have affected 600,000 people in 16 West African nations, the United Nations reported Tuesday.

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