United Nations World Food Program
Oct 9 2008, Grace Calderon

The UNWFP said the situation in Mindanao could not yet be described as a “humanitarian crisis.” There is still enough food and supplies to help hundreds of thousands of people who have fled their homes to avoid getting caught in the crossfire of...

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