'Iraq, Afghanistan And Sudan Among WFP's "Hunger Hotspots"', Blog Critics, 6 July 2008

EXCERPT: "Hunger is attacking Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, and many other countries around the globe. The United Nations World Food Programme releases a weekly report called Global Hunger Hotspots highlighting numerous countries struggling against food insecurity. In Afghanistan, the World Food Programme (WFP) has been distributing aid as part of its "High Food Price Mitigation intervention" plan. Hunger and poverty have long been a crisis in Afghanistan, with years of conflict and natural disasters causing heavy strain on the Afghan people. The recent food price surge has made even more Afghans vulnerable. Rick Corsino, World Food Programme director for Afghanistan, recently spoke about the high prices and their effect on funding operations like school feeding. Fighting in parts of the country, as well as flooding, have displaced Afghans and increased the need for emergency food aid."

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