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Underdogs dream of future without poverty

Underdogs dream of future without poverty

For Hao and An, two little boys in Can Tho City, crawling under their bed to sleep at night offers an escape from their reality of poverty and hunger.
Vietnam continues to improve anti-hunger performance

Vietnam continues to improve anti-hunger performance

Friend in deed: Hanoi supermarket sells things for ‘zero’

Friend in deed: Hanoi supermarket sells things for ‘zero’

Vietnam improves position on global hunger index

Vietnam improves position on global hunger index

Vietnam has made significant improvement in global hunger score to rank 62nd out of 117 economies in a global hunger ranking, ahead of several Southeast Asian peers.
October 21, 2019 | 08:55 pm PT
9 ubiquitous items students have in Vietnam's northern mountains

9 ubiquitous items students have in Vietnam's northern mountains

They may be very basic but actually go a long way in ensuring poor ethnic children get education.
December 25, 2018 | 12:26 am PT
Hunger stalks Asia's booming cities: UN agencies

Hunger stalks Asia's booming cities: UN agencies

Hundreds of millions of children and adults in Asia's rapidly expanding cities are undernourished, United Nations officials said on Friday.
November 1, 2018 | 06:33 pm PT
Vietnam launches Zero Hunger program

Vietnam launches Zero Hunger program

National action program seeks to reduce malnutrition, increase food security.
June 18, 2018 | 07:00 pm PT
Deadly typhoon that struck Vietnam among world’s most neglected crises of 2017

Deadly typhoon that struck Vietnam among world’s most neglected crises of 2017

70 million people were trapped in the 10 least covered disasters of 2017, from hunger in North Korea to flooding in Peru, says CARE.
January 22, 2018 | 11:14 pm PT
PM wants to transform Vietnam from ‘beautiful girl’ to ‘economic tiger’

PM wants to transform Vietnam from ‘beautiful girl’ to ‘economic tiger’

The prime minister added that no one should be left behind as he envisions Vietnam as a happy and prosperous country.
January 15, 2018 | 08:44 pm PT
1,000 days into Yemen's 'forgotten' war, NGOs urge action

1,000 days into Yemen's 'forgotten' war, NGOs urge action

Three quarters of the Yemeni population now rely on aid to survive.
December 19, 2017 | 06:51 pm PT
Hundreds of thousands of children in S. Sudan hungry as drought bites

Hundreds of thousands of children in S. Sudan hungry as drought bites

The United Nations has declared a famine in some parts of South Sudan, where nearly half the population - some 5.5 million people, face food shortages. South Sudan has been hit by the same east African drought that has pushed Somalia back to the brink of famine.
March 27, 2017 | 05:29 pm PT
World faces worst humanitarian crisis since WWII: UN

World faces worst humanitarian crisis since WWII: UN

'Without collective and coordinated global efforts, people will simply starve to death.'
March 12, 2017 | 10:41 pm PT
1.4 million children face famine in four countries: UNICEF

1.4 million children face famine in four countries: UNICEF

The children's agency has been appealing for quick action saying 'many lives' can be saved.
February 20, 2017 | 07:39 pm PT
Going hungry in South Sudan

Going hungry in South Sudan

The United Nations World Food Program warns hunger in South Sudan can almost double due to drought and a collapsing economy.
May 11, 2016 | 08:46 pm PT
Provincial governance performance improves "insignificantly": 2015 PAPI

Provincial governance performance improves "insignificantly": 2015 PAPI

Findings from the 2015 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index or PAPI Report, released today, show declines at the national level in five out of the six governance dimensions the survey measures including participation at local levels, transparency, accountability, corruption control, public administration procedures and quality of public services.
April 11, 2016 | 07:08 pm PT
 
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