http://www.wfp.org/feeds/egypt Country content en http://www.wfp.org/news/news-release/hunger-costs-egypt-billions-pounds-yearly CAIRO - Egypt lost an estimated 20.3 billion Egyptian pounds (US$3.7 billion) or 1.9 percent of Gross Domestic Product in 2009 as a result of child undernutrition, according to a study launched today in Cairo. Egypt Middle East Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:54:48 +0000 WFP 462010 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/stories/hunger-costs-egypt-billions-pounds-yearly CAIRO - Egypt lost an estimated 20.3 billion Egyptian pounds (US$3.7 billion) or 1.9 percent of Gross Domestic Product in 2009 as a result of child undernutrition, according to a study launched today in Cairo. Egypt Local Africa Facts and Figures Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:14:29 +0000 WFP 462004 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/photos/gallery/poverty-and-food-insecurity-egypt-rise In Egypt, poverty and food security have risen significantly between 2009 and 2011. Some 15 percent of the population moved into poverty, twice the number who moved out of poverty. Egypt Local Coping Strategies Facts and Figures Food Prices Urban Food Insecurity Nutrition School Meals Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:23:14 +0000 WFP 455598 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/node/443992 CAIRO – Poverty and food insecurity in Egypt have risen significantly over the last three years according to joint reports released today by the UN World Food Programme (WFP), the government’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Food Security Analysis Egypt Local Facts and Figures Food Security Analysis Tue, 21 May 2013 10:20:31 +0000 WFP 443992 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/news/news-release/food-security-and-nutritional-status-egypt-worsening-amidst-economic-challenges CAIRO – Poverty and food insecurity in Egypt have risen significantly over the last three years according to joint reports released today by the UN World Food Programme (WFP), the government’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Egypt Middle East Tue, 21 May 2013 09:29:29 +0000 WFP 443940 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/videos/food-security-and-nutritional-status-egypt-media  WFP provides take-home rations under its school feeding programme to the families of children in community and girl friendly schools, which are not supported by the government’s national school feeding programme, as an incentive for the parents to enroll and keep their children in school as well as an income and productive transfer to the family. WFP in Action Aid professionals Hunger in the news Journalists Nutrition Preventing Hunger School Meals Egypt English Middle East Video News Release Monitoring Nutrition School Meals Mon, 20 May 2013 09:59:12 +0000 WFP 445748 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/news/news-release/saudi-arabia-supports-wfp-development-programmes-egypt-promote-education-and-comba CAIRO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed today a generous donation of 561  metric tons of dates from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, worth 5.5 million Egyptian Pounds (approximately US$790,000), to support WFP development projects in Egypt. Contributions to WFP Egypt Middle East School Meals Thu, 16 May 2013 10:49:12 +0000 WFP 438674 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/videos/how-wfp-assisting-syrian-refugees-egypt Egypt, like many countries in the Middle East, has seen a major influx of Syrian refugees in recent months. Some 50,000 Syrians have registered as refugees here, or are awaiting registration. WFP is assisting them by providing food vouchers, which they can use to buy their own food at local supermarkets. At present, WFP is reaching about 30,000 refugees in this way but there are plans to increase that number. Gian Pietro Borudignon, head of WFP's operations in Egypt, explains. WFP in Action Cash and Vouchers Responding to Emergencies Egypt Syria English Video stories Sat, 04 May 2013 07:17:29 +0000 WFP 429772 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/content/donors-must-find-new-ways-reach-syrians-need-%E2%80%93-report Egypt imports roughly 10 million tonnes of wheat a year.(..) But this year, officials have cut imports of key commodities like wheat, betting that a big local harvest will make up the difference. If farmers cannot make money growing wheat, many of them might switch to more lucrative crops in the future. Hunger in the news Egypt hunger in the news Africa Al Jazeera Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:01:50 +0000 WFP 427484 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/content/egypts-food-security-peril-fuel-crisis-intensifies Tens of thousands of farmers in Egypt are preparing for the annual wheat harvest, and the government - which faces a growing population, a sputtering economy and decreasing amounts of farmland - is hoping for a big crop. As the world’s biggest wheat importer, it is struggling to find the foreign currency reserves to pay for imports. (..) The government - struggling under the financial impact of two years of unrest - has drawn up plans to reduce food imports by buying more locally produced wheat. Hunger in the news Egypt hunger in the news Africa IRIN News Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:26:22 +0000 WFP 418830 at http://www.wfp.org