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Cold snap in South America
100,000 euros for victims in Peru and Bolivia
(29.07.2010) Welthungerhilfe is providing 100,000 euros of emergency relief aid to help the victims of the current cold snap in South America. A large part of the funds is being provided by the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin. In Peru, assistance in form of warm coats and blankets is initially being given to 970 families.
Read more about Welthungerhilfe's emergency relief aid in South America
Six months after the earthquake in Haiti
Successful assistance for a new beginning
(09.07.2010). Six months after the Haiti earthquake, Welthungerhilfe is taking stock of successful work done in this region to date. "We have not only helped the victims of this catastrophe to survive, but have also created an important foundation for a new beginning in this country", says Wolfgang Jamann, Secretary General for Welthungerhilfe.
Welthungerhilfe is also asking the international community to stand by its commitments
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Development politics and the global food initiative
Welthungerhilfe welcomes close cooperation
(11.06.2010). Welthungerhilfe welcomes the new close cooperation in the fields of development politics and global food security between the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV).
New orientation of German politics
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Annual Report 2009
New approaches to cooperation with fragile states
(07.06.2010). In the past year, Welthungerhilfe has provided more than half of its financial support in fragile states such as Sudan, Congo, Haiti and Afghanistan.
Almost 76 million euros have gone towards assisting refugees, the fight against cholera, the building up of infrastructure, and rural development.
Annual Report 2009 (pdf download)
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- Watch-Report of Alliance2015: Dramatic drop in EU aid in Sub-Sahara Africa
The European NGO coalition Alliance2015 urged the European Commission at a hearing in the European Parliament to show bold and responsible leadership in the preparations towards the UN Summit on on the Millennium Development Goals. - 17th Reality of Aid report: "We demand secure funding for climate change protection measures in the South"
The two NGOs, Welthungerhilfe and terre des hommes, are demanding a clear and binding commitment from Germany's new federal government to guarantee funding for climate change measures - Global Hunger Index 2009. Empowering women and fighting hunger
Women suffer most from hunger and poverty, and at the same time they play a key role in development. Bärbel Dieckmann, Welthungerhilfe' president, pointed this out at the presentation of the 2009 Global Hunger Index.
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Our vision: All the people of this world shall lead an independent life in dignity and justice - free of hunger and poverty.
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Alliance2015

Alliance2015 is a partnership of seven like-minded non-government organizations working in the field of development cooperation. The Alliance2015 members are CESVI (I), Concern Worldwide (IRL), Welthungerhilfe (D), Hivos (NL), IBIS (DK), People in Need (CZ) and ACTED (F).
