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10 May 2012
WFP And The Government Of India Join Forces To Improve Food And Nutrition Among The Poor

NEW DELHI – The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are hosting a two-day workshop on best practices in Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) and Food Fortification, May 10-11.


27 October 2010
Chief Minister launches Nutrition Project to significantly improve nutrition and food security in Madhya Pradesh


4 February 2010
WFP Partners With Uttarakhand Government to Combat Climate Change and Strengthen Food Security

DEHRADUN – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed Thursday a commitment by the State of Uttarakhand to help agriculture-dependent communities adapt to climate change.


29 November 2009
WFP Lauds Students for Ideas on Tackling Hunger

NEW DELHI – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today hosted hundreds of students who came to the Capital to receive awards from the Chief Minister of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit, for writing essays about innovative strategies to fight hunger in India.

HIV/AIDS, Nutrition
11 August 2009
WFP: Food And Nutrition Boost Effectiveness Of HIV Treatment
Nutrition
20 February 2009
Less Stunting But Malnutrition Remains In Rural India, New Report Says

16 November 2007
WFP Ambassador visits WFP projects in India

Italian actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Ambassador Against Hunger for the WFP, has returned from a field visit to projects that the UN agency is supporting in India, urging the international community to strongly commit to support WFP programmes so as to provide education and food to millions of hungry poor children.


16 October 2007
FAO insists on food as a human right: World Food Day theme seeks renewed commitment to the Right to Food

FAO has called for a renewed commitment to guarantee the right to food for the world's hundreds of millions of hungry people.


16 October 2007
UN Secretary-General stresses role of human rights in eradicating hunger in World Food Day message

Read UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon message to mark World Food Day, which this year promotes the Right to Food.


8 September 2007
WFP warns of long recovery and relief needs for areas hit by South Asian flooding

The United Nations World Food Programme warns that long term relief and recovery efforts will be needed for many of the estimated 25 million people that have been affected by severe flooding across south Asia, with huge areas of land under water in India, Bangladesh and Nepal.

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