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  • WFP Photo Gallery 5 days ago

    Ecuador: Struggling Refugee Family Finds Welcome Breathing Space

    Ecuador: Struggling Refugee Family Finds Welcome Breathing Space
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  • Hunger in the News 2 days ago

    Does a Child Die From Hunger Every 15 Seconds?

    Source: BBC World Service More or Less examines the claim that every 15 seconds a child dies of hunger. (..) It is a popular statistic used by celebrities and charity campaigners in support of the Enough Food for Everyone IF campaign. (..) Ruth Alexander takes a detailed look at the problem of child malnutrition - which countries are worst affected, and what is being done to try to ease the problem. She is joined by Jack Lundie, If campaign; Professor Robert Black, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Jane Howard from the UN World Food Programme.
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  • News Release 1 day ago

    WFP Executive Director Attends Israeli Conference, Visits Innovative Food Assistance Programme In Palestine

    JERUSALEM – The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, will be in Israel and the State of Palestine this week to attend a conference and visit WFP operations.
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    German Cooperation Minister Announces Contribution

    German Cooperation Minister Announces Contribution
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  • Story 2 days ago

    Ecuador: Struggling Refugee Family Finds Welcome Breathing Space

    Ecuador hosts the largest number of refugees in the western hemisphere. They are mostly Colombians, like Carmen and her family, who are struggling to make even enough money to survive. WFP works with other UN agencies and local governments to assist them.
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  • Story 1 week ago

    "Press 1 If You Did Not Eat Yesterday..."

    With a grant from the Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF), WFP is launching a pilot project in the Democratic Republic of Congo to collect food security data through mobile phone surveys.
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    WFP High-Energy Biscuits Power Young Kabuli Skateboarders

    WFP High-Energy Biscuits Power Young Kabuli Skateboarders
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  • WFP Photo Gallery 1 week ago

    Food Assistance to Refugees in Central African Republic

    Food Assistance to Refugees in Central African Republic
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  • News Release 1 week ago

    WFP And Iraq Government Aim To Introduce Electronic Food Vouchers

    BAGHDAD – In a technical workshop starting today, the Government of Iraq and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) will discuss the potential introduction of electronic food vouchers in the Iraqi Public Distribution System (PDS). They will be joined by financial payments experts from MasterCard, the leading global technology and payments company, which, under a global partnership, is partnering with WFP to strengthen its delivery of “digital food,” in the form of vouchers.
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  • Hunger in the News 2 weeks ago

    UN: Global Malnutrition Costs Are Unacceptable

    Source: VOA News Global hunger, poor nutrition and obesity are costing the world trillions of dollars in health costs and lost productivity, according to a new report from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The FAO report says fighting hunger is not enough. Tackling the more complex problem of malnutrition calls for action across the entire food system, from farm to fork. About 870 million people worldwide are hungry, according to the FAO. But malnutrition is about more than just hunger.
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  • News Release 1 week ago

    WFP Sends Food Aid To Al-Qusayr And Further Upscales Its Emergency Operation For Syrians

    DAMASCUS – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has distributed urgent food aid to vulnerable families in Al-Qusayr where some of the heaviest fighting in Syria has taken place in recent weeks.   Meanwhile the United Nations today announced projected financial costs for the humanitarian operation totalling US$4.4 billion; this figure represents the escalating needs just for the balance of 2013.   The WFP share of this appeal, US$1 billion, will provide food assistance for the growing refugee population outside Syria as well as the increasing numbers of those inside the country without access to food.
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  • Story 1 week ago

    WFP Staffer Compares Two Refugee Camps: Zaatari and Dadaab

    Dorte Jessen coordinates WFP's food assistance programmes for Syrian refugees in Jordan. She spends much of her time at the Zaatari refugee camp, which has swelled to the size of a large city over the past year. In 2011, Dorte worked at the world's largest refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya. We asked her to compare the two and tell us how things have changed at Zaatari since it opened.
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  • Video 1 week ago

    Syrians Hit By Conflict In Greater Need Of Assistance

    Syrians Hit By Conflict In Greater Need Of Assistance

    WFP's Ingolfur Palsson, a member of the WFP team assisting Syrian refugees in Lebanon, says that as more and more Syrians flee across the border, it's getting harder to meet their food needs. On June 7, UN humanitarian agencies revised upwards their assessment of the needs of Syrians affected by the conflict. Out of 6.8 million Syrians currently in need of humanitarian assistance, 4 million need food.
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  • Video 2 weeks ago

    Armenian-Syrians Find Refuge In Their Ancestral Homeland

    Armenian-Syrians Find Refuge In Their Ancestral Homeland

    Maral is among over 8,000 Syrians of Armenian decent who've fled to the country their ancestors left behind to escape the ongoing conflict. But jobs and money are scarce in Armenia, and life is anything but simple. To ensure families like Maral's don't go hungry, WFP is providing them with food like rice, lentils, flour and oil.
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  • WFP Photo Gallery 2 weeks ago

    Bolivia: Vouchers for food security and disaster risk reduction

    Bolivia: Vouchers for food security and disaster risk reduction
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    Fuel Efficient Stoves Help Stop Soil Erosion In Lesotho

    Fuel Efficient Stoves Help Stop Soil Erosion In Lesotho
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    Poverty And Food Insecurity In Egypt On The Rise

    Poverty And Food Insecurity In Egypt On The Rise
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  • Hunger in the News 2 weeks ago

    WFP Chief Ertharin Cousin on Syria, the Sahel and Support

    Source: The Interdependent The World Food Programme (WFP) is preparing to provide food and relief supplies to as many as 7 million people in Syria and neighboring nations by the end of the year. According to the agency’s executive director, Ertharin Cousin, this daunting task is complicated by the deteriorating security situation, which has included brazen attacks on relief workers.
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For news and views on developments in the world of humanitarian aid, go to the Aid Professionals page. There are maps of crisis zones, the aid pro blog, access to the Food Aid Information System and much much more.

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