World Food Programme Fighting Hunger Worldwide

The Philippines ordered imports of 250,000 tons of rice on Monday and lawmakers rushed to approve funding for immediate rebuilding of farms and roads badly damaged by two typhoons that killed over 650 people.
The Philippines, the world's biggest rice buyer, would hold a tender two months earlier than normal on October 30 for the shipment of the grain, which it wants delivered between January and April, the National Food Authority said.

An economic adviser of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is urging her to acknowledge that the Philippines cannot recover from Tropical Storm “Pepeng” and Tropical Storm “Ondoy” on its own and that it needs foreign help to get back on its feet. (..) In Manila, the United Nations World Food Program said it received a $4.5-million donation from the Japanese government and would be using the amount to feed hundreds of thousands of flood victims in the Philippines and to provide financial support to WFP’s newly arrived helicopters.

The United Nations World Food Programme (UN-WFP) has so far received US$10 million worth of funding pledges for the victims of heavy flooding caused by Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana). Stephen Anderson, WFP country director, said they need to have the funding placed immediately in order to purchase the necessary equipment and deploy people on the ground.

This is a reality show, of stardom at its noblest. Kapuso and Kapamilya celebrities have been playing true-life heroes these past two weeks to countless compatriots devastated and displaced by Tropical Storm “Ondoy.” (..) For one whole month, the United Nations World Food Program will give “energy biscuits” to 11,7000 children under 5 years old, announced KC Concepcion, UN-WFP national ambassador.

Congress may be unable to provide the P10-billion supplemental budget to augment the almost depleted calamity fund (..). For its part, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has sent this week the first batch of relief boats and helicopters from Italy to help distribute basic necessities to flood victims.

Representatives from the World Food Program (WFP) are now assessing the number of families in Cagayan province who need food assistance, especially those who are evacuated and those who lost their livelihoods due to Super Typhoon Pepeng.

The UN has appealed for $74m (£47m) to help flood victims in the Philippines. (..) The World Food Programme said it was providing helicopters and dinghies. "Many needy people live in areas that still remain inaccessible because of the widespread flooding," WFP's director in the Philippines Stephen Anderson said in a statement from the UN agency's Rome headquarters.

Tropical storm Parma brought more heavy rains and misery to already flooded areas of the northern Philippines on Wednesday, as it hovered just off the coast for the third consecutive day. (..) "Many needy people live in areas that still remain inaccessible because of the widespread flooding," the UN's World Food Programme country director Stephen Anderson said in a statement.

The World Food Program (WFP) said on Tuesday floodwaters in communities affected by tropical storm "Ondoy"(international code name: "Ketsana") are expected to remain in the next three months and called for more international assistance to the Philippines. But WFP country director Stephen Anderson said that the agency does not have enough funds to sustain its relief operations in submerged areas until the end of the year.

The World Food Program (WFP) said on Monday floodwaters in communities affected by tropical storm "Ondoy" (international code name: "Ketsana") are expected to remain in the next three months. But WFP country director Stephen Anderson assured that the agency has enough funds to sustain its relief operations in submerged areas until the end of the year as it appealed to international donors to continue helping affected communities.