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Aid professionals
27 July 2010
Living, Working and Raising Kids In Kabul (Staff Profile)
There’s nothing easy about life in Kabul, but Mirwais Shinwary says he wouldn’t live anywhere else. After fleeing to Pakistan in the 1990s, he jumped at the chance to help rebuild his country and get his hands on some cutting-edge telecom gear as the leader of WFP’s crack IT unit.
Procurement
26 July 2010
Uganda: WFP Doubles Food Bought In Millennium Village
WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran promised during a visit to the village of Ruhiira to double the amount of food that WFP buys from local women farmers. The beans produced in this southern village -- part of the Millennium Village Project -- go to feed hungry children in the north.
Nutrition
16 July 2010
Report: Latin America Should Focus On Child Nutrition
Central American governments are doing a good job of strengthening their social safety nets, but need to sharpen their focus on child nutrition, a new study by WFP reported this month. Here is a breakdown of the study's findings and recommendations.
Aid professionals
7 July 2010
London Seminar Tackles Media’s Hunger Coverage
“The F-Word: Hunger in the Media” was the provocative theme of a high-profile seminar in London hosted by WFP and Reuters Alternet to explore the challenges of reporting about hunger. The event also featured a Live Blog, where an online audience could follow the debate and even take part.
Logistics
30 June 2010
Logistics Team Upgrades Ports on Tsunami-Struck Sumatra
A successful operation to bolster Indonesian ports after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami wraps up in July with a hand-off of means and supplies to local authorities. The WFP Logistics Support Unit trained over 232 port managers and set the ball rolling on a new degree programme at a local university.
Responding to Emergencies
28 June 2010
WFP To Spotlight Challenges For Media Covering Hunger
WFP and Reuters AlertNet will gather NGOs, journalists, commentators and policy makers in London on Friday to delve into the way hunger is reported in the media and explore the challenges involved in delivering food assistance in dangerous environments. Go to Live Blog
Aid professionals
14 April 2010
Burundi: Wireless System Keeps Tabs On Hunger
WFP is taking advantage of Burundi's new wireless network to ensure it always knows how people are eating, how much they pay for food and where potential pockets of hunger are developing. Staff on fact-finding missions update the central database with palm computers.
Aid professionals
6 April 2010
New Website Reaches Out To Arabic Speakers
WFP’s revamped Arabic language website offers a host of new features to help raise awareness about the fight against hunger among the world’s over 200 million Arabic speakers. The site will help generate support for food aid in the Muslim world.
Focus on Women
19 March 2010
Government of Japan to Support Healthcare Workers and Child Nutrition
Logistics
25 February 2010
WFP To Bolster Rapid Response In Asia
WFP is setting up Asia’s first Humanitarian Response Depot in Malaysia in order to bolster the humanitarian community’s ability to respond rapidly to emergencies across the continent. Asia is home to more recurring natural disasters than anywhere else in the world.
