In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, a student carries a bucket of food at a school used as a World Food Program (WFP) distribution center in Chauffard, Haiti. According to United Nations figures the WFP distributed food to more than 2.5 million people in Haiti in 2008. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, a student carries a bucket of food at a school used as a World Food Program (WFP) distribution center in Chauffard, Haiti. According to United Nations figures the WFP distributed food to more than 2.5 million people in Haiti in 2008.

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  1. An Afghan worker for the World Food Programme, center, throws a sack of humanitarian aid on sacks of coal provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) during a distribution for the needy people in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. UNHCR started distribution Tuesday for 1,500 individuals (250 poor families) living in Kabul city who will receive blankets, sweaters, plastic sheets, jerry cans and bags of charcoal.
  2. A displaced Afghan boy starts a fire to heat up water at a World Food Programme (WFP) distribution site for winter supplies in Kabul December 1, 2009.
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  4. A displaced Afghan woman sits near her shelter during a distribution of winter aid from the World Food Programme (WFP) in Kabul December 1, 2009.
  5. A displaced Afghan woman receives winter aid from the World Food Programme (WFP) during a distribution for the needy in Kabul December 1, 2009.
  6. A displaced Afghan woman receives winter aid from the World Food Programme (WFP) during a distribution for the needy in Kabul December 1, 2009.
  7. Displaced Afghan women stand near their shelter as they wait to receive winter aid from the World Food Programme (WFP) during a distribution for the needy in Kabul December 1, 2009.
  8. Displaced Afghan women queue to receive winter aid from the World Food Programme (WFP) during a distribution for the needy in Kabul December 1, 2009.
  9. Afghan opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah (R) shakes hands with United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon (C) as United Nation's special envoy to Afghanistan, Kai Eide (L, background) looks on prior to a meeting in Kabul on November 2, 2009. UN chief Ban Ki-moon flew into Kabul on November 2 to meet President Hamid Karzai over the Afghan election crisis with organisers to announce whether or not to scrap the poll after the only challenger pulled out. The surprise visit from Ban accompanied a diplomatic push to ensure the November 7 one-horse race does not take place, despite the initial insistence from some officials that it is too late to halt the process.
  10. Palestinian and UN vehicles take a flooded street following heavy rains in the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on October 29, 2009. Hamas said it will ban the organisation of elections in its Gaza Strip stronghold after president Mahmud Abbas called for a vote in the Palestinian territories.
  11. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) meets with French senatorial delegation members, Senator of Val-d'Oise Robert Hue (2ndL), Senator of Morbihan Josselin de Rohan (2ndR), Senator of Meurthe-et-Moselle Daniel Renier (R) and Secretary General of the French Delegates for the 64th Session of the General Assembly Philippe Thiebaud (L), at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009.
  12. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (2ndL) meets with French senatorial delegation members, Senator of Val-d'Oise Robert Hue (L), Senator of Morbihan Josselin de Rohan (2ndR) and Senator of Meurthe-et-Moselle Daniel Renier, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009.
  13. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  14. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  15. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  16. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.

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