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| DJ BOBO Joins UN Campaign Against Hunger Swiss winner of some 10 World Music Awards DJ BOBO today joined Brazilian football superstar Ronaldinho, Cape-Verdian singer Cesaria Evora and world record breaking marathon runner Paul Tergat, among others, as a National Ambassador Against Hunger for the United Nations World Food Programme. As WFP Ambassador, the singer from the Swiss Canton of Aargau will use his fame by seeking to increase public awareness of the problem of hunger and child hunger, in particular, focusing on school feeding programmes. Every five seconds a child dies of hunger somewhere in the world. Some 400 million children know what it is like to go to bed at night on an empty stomach. For 40 years, WFP has been running school feeding programmes which increase school attendance and enrolment. By providing free meals at school, it encourages parents to send their children to learn. He will embark on his first field visit to Ethiopia in January, where he will become familiar with food aid operations in favour of malnourished Ethiopians. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |