Press Release for 2006

New York, NY — Action Against Hunger's annual fundraising gala in honor of World Food Day collected more than $1 million for the first time ever.

During the night of Monday, December 18, the base run by Action Against Hunger (ACF) as well as bases managed by other humanitarian organizations were violently attacked.

On 6th August 2007, seventeen employees of Action Against Hunger were found massacred at the organization’s base in Muttur (eastern Sri Lanka).

Action Against Hunger experts are already in South Camarines, one of the areas most affected by Typhoon Durian.

New York, NY — IncrediMail(NASDAQ: MAIL), a software company specializing in consumer products and services on the Internet, has joined forces with Action Against Hunger (ACF), an international hunger relief an

Médecins du Monde France (Doctors of the World) and Action contre la Faim (Action Against Hunger) have been present in Darfur since 2004.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is emerging from a crucial period of political transition.

New York, NY — As a serious drought tightens its grip on the country, Afghanistan and the international community are “celebrating” the fifth anniversary of the fall of the Talibans.

Three months ago, on August 6, all 17 employees of Action Against Hunger’s base in Muttur, Sri Lanka, were found shot to death at their offices.

Action Against Hunger, one of the leading organizations in the fight against
hunger and malnutrition, is playing an important role in tackling the challenges

New York, NY — Actors, Artists and Aid Workers Bring Attention to Reports of Rampant Malnutrition and Starvation amidst Historic Elections in the Congo

17 employees of humanitarian non governmental organization (NGO) Action
Contre la Faim were deliberately massacred in Muttur (East Sri Lanka) on 4th of

CNN’s Anderson Cooper is reporting on location from several African hotspots for their unprecedented special on Africa’s “Killing Fields.”

Beirut, Lebanon — Action Against Hunger’s (ACF) teams of water-and-sanitation specialists are at work in the areas of Qana, Sadiquine, Kafra, and Yatar, just 10 kilometers from the Israeli b

International cease-fire monitors, the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), made a declaration earlier today about the slaughter of the 17 Action Against Hunger (ACF) staff in Muthur, northea

The bombs are falling less than a kilometer away. The Action Against Hunger (ACF) office in Beirut is in the Shiyeh neighborhood, a frequent target of Israeli attacks.

People are living in schools and warehouses in the absence of basic hygiene and sanitation conditions.

Over the weekend all 17 of Action Against Hunger's (ACF) employees in Muttur, Sri Lanka were found dead lying face down at the organization's base.

Following the terrible massacre of 17 Action Against Hunger employees in Muttur (Trincomalee district), Action Against Hunger - France organized a press conference in Paris, with Jean-Christophe

All seventeen of Action Against Hunger's employees in Muttur were found dead lying face down at the organization's base in Muttur.

New York, NY — On Sunday, August 6, 2006, Action Against Hunger's offices in Paris confirmed the deaths of 15 of the organization's aid workers in the Sri Lankan town of Muttur.

A ceasefire is the only viable option for opening a humanitarian corridor to victims of the fighting who need assistance in southern Lebanon, says the international aid organization, Action Again

New York, NY — Action Against Hunger, a world leader in the fight against hunger, is launching a "Campaign to End Starvation in the Congo" on the eve of the Democratic Republic of Congo's first multip

Although temporary opening of Karni brought minimal supplies to markets, the population does not have enough money left to pay for food.

On 18th July, a tsunami hit Indonesia's Java Island. According to current figures, 547 people were killed, 323 people are still missing and 50,756 people have been displaced.

The destruction of energy infrastructure has reduced the water supply during the hottest months of the year.

The world has turned its attention recently to fighting among "Islamist tribunals" and "warlords" in Somalia, but for 15 years the population's access to basic resources and c

The situation continues to grow worse in Indonesia in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck the region of Jogjakarta last week.

JUNE 2, 2006For a month now, incidents of extreme violence have been causing concerns about a resumption of conflict in Sri Lanka.

Following the earthquake that struck the Indonesian provinces of Java Central and Yogyakarta, Action Contre la Faim International Network dispatched a team of emergency specialists, one of wh

The northwest of Nepal has been affected by drought for more than six months. This has led to a crisis among people living in isolated areas of the region.

MAY 10, 2006More than 20,000 Angolans are infected by cholera. At least 900 have died already.

London, UK — The international aid organization Action Against Hunger (ACF) launched its advocacy program Hunger Watch today from its UK office with a report released in conjunction with Inte

In the next few hours, international aid organization Action Against Hunger (ACF) will send experts in water, nutrition, and logistics to Bolivia to assure that approximately 20,000 f

Malnutrition is increasing exponentially in northern Kenya, reports the international aid organization Action Against Hunger (also known as Action contre la Faim or ACF »

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