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22 May 2012

WFP And UNHCR Warn Of Rapidly Worsening Refugee Crisis In Hunger-Stricken Sahel

“We are working side by side with UNHCR to help families who have been forced from their homes in Mali and now need urgent food and shelter. The refugees from Mali have fled conflict in their own country, and now find themselves across the border in neighbouring states that are already suffering from the severe effects of a regional drought.” Read more
WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin
22 May 2012

15 May 2012

WFP Food Vouchers

“Using vouchers gives people greater choice about what food to eat, and gives WFP a powerful new tool for providing food assistance to the most vulnerable. At the same time, vouchers help the local economy by supporting local small and medium-scale producers and retailers.” Read more
WFP Country Director for Somalia Stefano Porretti
15 May 2012

24 April 2012

WFP Scales Up Food Assistance To Reach 250,000 Syrians

“As the conflict continues, Syrians in areas affected by the violence are struggling to feed their families and WFP is deeply concerned about the potential for food insecurity. The expansion of our assistance came at the request of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, and we are ready to further scale up our humanitarian assistance when access permits.” Read more
WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin
24 April 2012

30 March 2012

More Than $100 Million Donation From U.S. To Fight Hunger In The Sahel Region Of West Africa

“With millions of people across the Sahel struggling to meet their most basic food needs, we deeply appreciate the US government’s multi-pronged approach to addressing this crisis. The cash contribution and use of pre-positioned stocks enables us to deliver quick, life-saving assistance in the short-term with significant in-kind food assistance arriving just at the peak of the crisis when the needs are greatest.” Read more
WFP Director of U.S. Relations Allan Jury
29 March 2012

14 March 2012

Food Security Survey To Reveal Alarming Levels of Severe Hunger in Yemen

“Hunger is on the increase in Yemen and rising food prices combined with conflict are taking their toll on many families. What this shows is that almost one quarter of the Yemeni population needs emergency food assistance now.” Read more

WFP Yemen Representative Lubna Alaman

14 March 2012

5 March 2012

Molly's World

“If you nourish a girl with school meals you feed her dreams and open up a world of opportunity. Using video technology to bring Molly and her story direct to children and viewers around the globe is an important opportunity to offer an insight into just how life-changing school meals can be in forming the women of the future.” Read more
WFP Director of Communications, Public Policy and Private Partnerships Nancy Roman
5 March 2012

24 February 2012

WFP Partners With The Hunger Games

“This partnership will help us spread the word that hunger is the world’s greatest solvable problem. We want to tap into that excitement....If all of us did just one small thing to fight hunger we could end hunger around the world. We are deeply grateful for the support of Suzanne Collins, who writes as though she understands hunger in the world, as well as Lionsgate and The Hunger Games cast – who have the power to change lives as they feed people worldwide.” Read more
WFP Director of Communications, Public Policy and Private Partnerships Nancy Roman
23 February 2012

15 February 2012

Urgent Response In The Sahel Region

“This is a devastating drought. It’s throwing more than 10 million people into grave food and nutrition insecurity. Today, more than one million children are facing urgent malnutrition which can have devastating long-term consequences". Read more
WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran
15 February 2012

15 February 2012

The European Commission Contribution To World Food Programme's Response In The Sahel Region

“The window of opportunity to save millions from malnutrition in the Sahel is rapidly closing. The European Commission is providing vital resources that WFP needs to act quickly and save lives among the vulnerable women and children who are most at risk from the hunger caused by this regional drought.” Read more
WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran
15 February 2012

13 February 2012

WFP To Host Joint Meeting On The Deteriorating Situation In The Sahel Region Of West Africa

“The needs of the millions affected by drought in the Sahel are enormous, and the time to act is now. This gathering comes at a critical moment as humanitarian agencies are gearing up their response in an effort to prevent a crisis becoming a disaster.” Read more

WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran

13 February 2012