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NAIROBI, Kenya: World Food Program

World Food Program: NAIROBI, Kenya After early delays caused by massive infrastructure damage, the World Food Program is now providing food to three million typhoon victims in the Philippines, but the needs there and in Syria mean Somali refugees in Kenya are seeing food assistance cut by 20 per cent, WFPs top official said Friday, according to The Chronicle Herald. If I m a mother and I cant feed my child, my only statement to journalists is I need food, and thats what gets reported. And while we can talk about bridges and debris and planes and trucks what they want to hear is how fast is the food going to get to me, Cousin said and Ertharin Cousin said the loss of key bridges across many islands in the Philippines from typhoon Haiyan has complicated aid response, but food deliveries are ramping up. The island nations geography combined with destroyed bridges and washed-out roads has left isolated communities in need, leading to criticism of the time lag from residents. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.