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Aug 9 2008, Alpheus

A comfortable home, a three course meal three times a day and sartorial clothing can sometimes be a moral curse...we tend to turn a blind eye towards the ‘not so fortunate’ ones languishing in under-developed countries. The World Food Programme needs...

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Josette Sheeran, executive director of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), talks to members of the media following a news conference to discuss the impact of global food price rises on WFP’s plans to feed more than 70 million people in around...