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UN General Assembly: WFP Head Underscores Resilience

WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin underscores the importance of resilience in ensuring that families in the developing world are less vulnerable to shocks which undermine food security and lead to hunger.

"We're Helping Families In South Sudan Feed Their Children"

Following her recent visit to South Sudan, WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin talks about the challenges facing the world's newest nation and the projects underway to help families become more resilient and build a hunger free future.

Visiting A School In Rio Where Kids Eat Local

In Rio De Janeiro for the Rio +20 Conference on Susustainable Development, WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin visits a local school where much of the food served to students at lunch is provided by smallholder farmers around the country.

World Refugee Day: Video Message from WFP and UNHCR

During a recent trip to the West African nation of Niger, WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres visited a refugee camp on the border with Mali. The camp is full of families fleeing conflict in north Mali. The two UN agency heads recorded this video message for World Refugee Day (June 20).

WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin on Rio + 20

WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin stresses the importance of food security in the conversation about a sustainable future to take place at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +2) in June 2012.