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Trump camp may target immigrants seeking permanent residency who get food aid, other benefits

World / Social Issues Feb 9, 2018

Trump camp may target immigrants seeking permanent residency who get food aid, other benefits

The Trump administration is considering making it harder for foreigners living in the United States to get permanent residency if they have received certain public benefits such as food assistance, in a move that could sharply restrict legal immigration. The Department of Homeland Security has ...

WFP suspends food aid for 1.7 million Syrian refugees spread across five nations

World Dec 2, 2014

WFP suspends food aid for 1.7 million Syrian refugees spread across five nations

A lack of funds has forced the United Nations to stop providing food vouchers for 1.7 million Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt, the World Food Program said on Monday. "Without WFP vouchers, many families will go hungry. For refugees already struggling ...

U.N. food aid official pleads for more Syrian aid to ward off catastrophe

National / Politics Sep 20, 2013

U.N. food aid official pleads for more Syrian aid to ward off catastrophe

by Mizuho Aoki

A U.N. World Food Program emergency coordinator for Syria urged Japan and the rest of the international community Friday to come up with more funding to supply food aid to Syrians both inside and outside the country. Speaking at the Japan National Press Club in ...

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