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  • WFP Photo Gallery 6 hours ago

    What They Said At Davos

    What They Said At Davos
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  • @WFP_Women 7 hours ago

    "The solution is straight-forward and simple: we won't make it without the women!" says Desmond Tutu at #WEF. We agree! @WFP

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  • WFP Photos 9 hours ago

    A Warm Welcome For Archbishop Desmond Tutu

    A Warm Welcome For Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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  • Hunger in the News 3 days ago

    Niger struggles to feed itself at the best of times – these are the worst of times

    Source: The Guardian Humanitarian organisations estimate that 1.3 million people are suffering from acute malnutrition across the Sahel, a belt of countries from Mauritania and Senegal on the Atlantic to Chad in central Africa, taking in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. (..) The question is whether Niger and other Sahel countries will receive enough help for such measures at a time of financial crisis in the west. (..) In the region of Oullam, about an hour and a half's drive from the capital, Niamey, the World Food Programme's food-for-work scheme means families receive grain, vegetables and oil for three months in return for work designed to build up the community's ability to sustain itself.
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  • Hunger in the News 2 days ago

    Hunger crisis in Chad just weeks away, warns aid agency

    Source: Alertnet Aid groups have warned that hunger threatens between 5 and 9 million people in countries in Africa's Sahel region just below the Sahara including Chad, Niger, Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Mali. (..) Even in an average year 450,000 children in Chad need treatment for acute malnutrition, but the number will increase dramatically this year.
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  • @WFP 1 day ago

    .@BillGates and @GatesFoundation urge empowering small-scale farmers is the key to unlocking hunger via @WashingtonPost

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  • @WFP 16 hours ago

    RT @JosetteSheeran: @DSM CEO Feike Sijbesma a true leader in transforming malnutrition for the world's most vulnerable children #WEF

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  • WFP Photos 1 day ago

    Business Leaders Talk Nutrition At Davos

    Business Leaders Talk Nutrition At Davos
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  • WFP Photos 2 days ago

    WFP's Josette Sheeran interviewed by Randi Zuckerberg at Davos

    WFP's Josette Sheeran interviewed by Randi Zuckerberg at Davos
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  • WFP Photos 2 days ago

    Severe Drought In Burkina Faso

    Severe Drought In Burkina Faso
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  • Hunger in the News 1 week ago

    Ten districts hit by food shortage in Malawi

    Source: Malawi Today

    Ten districts in Malawi — nine in the South and one in the Centre—are expected to receive relief food from WFP following shortages that have hit these areas due to erratic rainfall. The World Food Programme (WFP) and three of the country’s donors have since embarked on a Targeted Food Distribution Support Programme to the Malawi Government to rescue the more than 201,000 people expected to be affected.
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  • Hunger in the News 4 days ago

    Drought returns to West Africa’s Sahel, bringing hunger as crisis looms

    Source: The Washington Post / AP

    For the third time in the past decade, drought has returned to the arid, western shoulder of Africa, bringing hunger to millions. (..) “The increasing frequency of droughts in the Sahel means that communities have had little time to recover from the last food crisis,” according to Malek Triki, the Dakar-based spokesman for the U.N. World Food Program. “Their savings are exhausted and livestock herds have not been rebuilt.”
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  • Video 2 weeks ago

    Mother and Child Health - WFP Cambodia

    Mother and Child Health - WFP Cambodia

    WFP's Mother and Child Health and Nutrition programme provides monthly food rations consisting of fortified Corn Soy Blend, fortified vegetable oil and sugar to children between 6 to 23 months and pregnant and lactating mothers. Ensuring access to nutritious food during this 1,000-day window of opportunity (from conception until two years of age) is crucial to preventing the irreversible effects of stunting.
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  • News Release 5 days ago

    WFP And Logistics Companies Join Forces To Prepare Countries For Disaster Response

    DAKAR    Humanitarian organizations and the world’s leading logistics companies have teamed up to conduct the first in a series of assessments to help countries strengthen their ability to respond to emergencies.
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  • WFP Photo Gallery 1 week ago

    Guatemala: after the storm, a family recovers

    Guatemala: after the storm, a family recovers
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  • WFP Photos 3 weeks ago

    Winning The Hunger War In Sierra Leone

    Winning The Hunger War In Sierra Leone
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  • Hunger in the News 3 days ago

    Ending World Hunger Is Possible -- Davos Is Part of the Process

    Source: Huffington Post No, despite what you might think, the truth is that those who go to Davos go with a purpose. (..) This year, I'll be there to listen, to share what we've learned as Kraft Foods and to urge action to tackle three of the greatest challenges facing the world today: food security, environmental degradation and economic development. (..) There are also lots of ways you can get directly involved in fighting hunger and supporting sustainable agriculture -- from buying certified cocoa and coffee products to supporting the World Food Program.
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  • WFP Photos 4 days ago

    South Sudan: fleeing women find temporary haven in Jonglei

    South Sudan: fleeing women find temporary haven in Jonglei
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  • Hunger in the News 3 days ago

    Climate Change and Farming: How Not to Go Hungry in a Warmer World

    Source: Time How exactly could climate change diminish our ability to feed ourselves? Smart climate adaptation will also cost money — money that rich nations can spare, but that poor countries, which already face the brunt of climate change, likely can't.
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  • WFP Photos 4 days ago

    Delivering Food To Those Affected By Attacks In South Sudan

    Delivering Food To Those Affected By Attacks In South Sudan
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