New Yorker climbs Mount Everest to Raise Funds and Attention for to fight Global Hunger
"I have all my fingers and toes."
Sophie and Jinpa, her Sherpa, reached the top of Mount Everest on Wednesday, May 21st at approximately 9:00 am local time, 5:15 pm Paris time, 11:15 pm New York time, after a final 12 hour climb.

Assessments show resources too scarce to satisfy basic needs
While continuing to distribute aid supplies to the survivors of Cyclone Nargis, Action Against Hunger / Action Contre la Faim (ACF) teams in Myanmar have also carried out a needs assessment in the Bogalay region, one of the worst hit areas. The survey, which was carried out last week, found that the situation in the Bogalay district is extremely alarming, both in the immediate and medium term.

ACF flies emergency teams and 40 tons of equipment and supplies into Yangon

Yangon, Myanmar — Action Against Hunger / Action Contre la Faim (ACF) has reinforced its efforts in Myanmar with additional shipments of relief materials and emergency response personnel.

ACF launches assessments in devastated regions of Myanmar
May 5, 2008

Category three Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar on Saturday May 2nd in the Ayeyarwaddy Delta region before making its way to Myanmar’s capital, Yangon. Though initial reports have come out of the capital, the final extent of casualties and damages remains unknown, particularly in the hard-hit western part of the delta. The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System estimates that up to 7 million people could be affected.