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10 April 2005
S. Africa donates to UN agencies for region's hungry

WFP and FAO welcome an extremely generous 140 million rand (US$21.5 million) contribution from the Republic of South Africa to the agencies’ operations in southern Africa.


11 January 2005
WFP urges more funding to save lives in southern Africa

21 October 2004
WFP launches new operation for Southern Africans ravaged by drought and HIV/AIDS

Brussels - WFP today launched an appeal for US$404 million to support a monthly average of 1.5 million people in five southern African countries ravaged by the "triple threat" of food shortages, high HIV/AIDS rates and weakened capacity for governance.


30 July 2004
Japan steps in to help the hungry of Lesotho

Maseru WFP expresses gratitude to the Government of Japan for a large donation worth 5.7 million Loti (JPY100 million or US$890,000) which has been used to buy food aid in the Kingdom of Lesotho.


3 April 2004
Lesotho Drought Crisis to Continue for A Third Year

Maseru - Hundreds of thousands of people in Lesotho will require international assistance for a third consecutive year due to the combined impact of another devastating drought and the worsening HIV/AIDS epidemic, warned James T. Morris, the UN Secretary-General\'s Special Envoy for Humanitarian Needs in Southern Africa.

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