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BrianC_Ross

WorldBank Roughly half a billion men, women and children still live in poverty in East #Asia & Pacific. bit.ly/JbQnU0 8:12 PM May 23rd via SocialEngage Retweeted by BrianC_Ross and 42 others
4 tax paying friends @ariannahuff rank biggest federal spenders of last 5 pres: Reagan, Bush 2, Bush 1, Clinton, Obama bit.ly/JRCxw6 2:33 PM May 23rd via Twitter for BlackBerry®
Tweet @challiss tweet! 8:28 AM May 23rd via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to challiss
USUNRome #Yemen - in dire need of #humanitarian aid: More than 40% of population do not have reliable access to food: bit.ly/KBaXPm 5:14 AM May 23rd via web Retweeted by BrianC_Ross and 2 others
Who is responsible? RT @challiss OK, this is bad @markmackinnon 1/3 malaria drugs in SE Asia&sub-Saharan Africa fake: bbc.co.uk/news/health-18… 5:48 AM May 22nd via Twitter for BlackBerry®
NTI_GSN OPCW Chief, U.S. Officials Discuss Challenges in Chemical Arms Control bit.ly/Jhjvui 9:55 AM May 21st via dlvr.it Retweeted by BrianC_Ross and 5 others
WFP "Africa is experiencing some of the biggest falls in child mortality ever seen, anywhere." econ.st/JatMam That's music to our ears. 5:42 AM May 22nd via TweetDeck Retweeted by BrianC_Ross and 64 others
One w/out the others cannot succeed- we need effective integration+ coordination among disaster responders in region @WFP DED Sheila Sisulu 1:25 AM May 21st via Twitter for BlackBerry®
.@WFP deputy head Ms Sheila Sisulu speaks to national disaster planners from southern African countries outside Jo'burg 1:12 AM May 21st via Twitter for BlackBerry®
.@WFP Senior Advisor Peter Scott-Bowden greets participants+high level delegations from across southern Africa region to disaster prep event 12:39 AM May 21st via Twitter for BlackBerry®
Welcome remarks now @WFP's Pandemic Readiness & Response Exercise in South Africa looking @ response 2 public health threats+other disasters 12:34 AM May 21st via Twitter for BlackBerry®
Late night prep 4 wk of rapid fire meetings w/ govts on improving emerg response, disaster prep, nat'l capacities in southern african region 1:45 PM May 20th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
wfp_business Re public-private partnerships, we share one stakeholder--the vulnerable communities we serve - ED Cousin of @WFP #globalag 6:10 AM May 18th via web Retweeted by BrianC_Ross and 1 other
In Jo'burg for a few days of discussions with southern African govts on @WFP support for emergency/disaster response capacity building 6:43 AM May 20th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
happening now: @ChicagoCouncil event on global agriculture livestream.com/thechicagocoun… 5:36 AM May 18th via web
GlobalAgDev @GlobalAgDev Food security takes center stage at #G8 summit. #globalag #ifad #globaldev #dearg8 5:07 AM May 18th via web Retweeted by BrianC_Ross
Anne_Poulsen RT @wfp_media: In Somaliland WFP uses vouchers and local traders to boost nutrition among hungry families. tinyurl.com/d3rbanv 2:43 AM May 15th via TweetDeck Retweeted by BrianC_Ross
@USDA A17: See beginning farmer and rancher program and #KYF2 Compass for details ow.ly/aTXxB underi-utilized programme for sure! 11:25 AM May 14th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
@USJoe_UN work 2 cut waste+create efficiencies but these kinds of comments don't help! Coming from an aid worker that did hard time in AFG.. 11:11 AM May 14th via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to USJoe_UN
HRC New Poll: 62% of Americans support same-sex unions. RT if u support relationship recognition for same-sex couples: bit.ly/J4Pkdu 9:54 AM May 14th via web Retweeted by BrianC_Ross and 949 others

Name Brian Ross
Location Rome, Italy
Bio @WFP staffer tweeting on hunger, food aid & lots of other observations along the way. views expressed my own/RT not endorsement.