Canada commits $350M for world's hungry (UN's World Food Program)

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Canada has announced $350 million in new funding to help feed the world’s hungry for the next five years.

International Cooperation Minister Bev Oda said Wednesday Canada will give the United Nations World Food Program $25 million per year for the next five years for its humanitarian emergency food aid programs, and its school meals program will get $25 million per year for the next four years. The United Nations agency and the federal government formalized the $225-million in funding in an agreement they said will help reduce hunger and improve nutrition for millions of people affected by poverty, natural disasters and conflicts.

Canada is the second-largest donor to the World Food Program, which relies completely on donations of money and food to operate. The organization helps more than 90 million people in more than 70 countries every year.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/10/26/pol-oda-food-cash.html