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12 March 2013

WFP Executive Director Travels To Burkina Faso To Highlight Continuing Needs In Sahel

The Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme, Ertharin Cousin, will travel to Burkina Faso from 13 to 15 March 2013. Cousin will visit several WFP activities, such as school meals, nutrition programmes and projects that benefit smallholder farmers. She will also have the opportunity to meet communities who have benefited from these projects. Read more

6 March 2013

The World Food Programme Thanks Canada For Continuing Its Partnership Against Hunger

"Canada’s outstanding support of WFP school meals has made the difference between hunger and hope for millions of hungry school children." Read more

WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin

5 March 2013

WFP-Backed Team Reaches Top Of Mount Kilimanjaro In Celebration Of International Women’s Day

“We are on the top! Nothing is impossible if we struggle to pursue our dreams,”. Read more

Ms. Nimdoma Sherpa, former recipient of WFP school meals in Nepal.

26 February 2013

All-Female Team Climbs Africa's Highest Peak With Help Of UN World Food Programme

“All the team members have had to climb their own personal mountains, overcoming challenges to attend school and get where they are today.” Read more
WFP Country Director of Tanzania Richard Ragan
26 February 2013

21 February 2013

Boost For WFP Local School Meals With Exchange To Maximise Impact And Effectiveness

“This is an exciting opportunity to fine tune this important project and look at ways that it might be scaled up and replicated in other vulnerable areas of Indonesia,”

said Peter Guest, WFP Indonesia Deputy Country Director, in his opening remarks to the seminar. Read more

21 February 2013

WFP And Sandbox Global Join Forces To Fight Hunger Online

This is the first Facebook game to support WFP’s emergency response in Syria, we are grateful for the support of Sandbox Global and the network of Stylista players for their contribution to our life-saving work.” Read more

Director of WFP Global Private Partnerships Jay Aldous

20 February 2013

One Year On From The Sahel Crisis: A Review Of The Humanitarian Response

“This year, some nine million people across the Sahel will still require food assistance from WFP, through emergency food assistance, rural development, nutrition and education activities, Boosting food security and building resilience lies at the heart of our collective efforts to change the pattern of recurring drought and continue on the path towards a better future.” Read more

WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin,

18 February 2013

Five Dollars Per Person: Luxembourg Is Highest Per Capita Donor To WFP Afghanistan

WFP is extremely grateful to the government and people of Luxembourg for their continuous and generous support. The nature of these donations - being both predictable and flexible - means that WFP can respond better to the needs of vulnerable Afghans.” Read more

WFP Afghanistan Country Director and Representative Louis Imbleau

15 February 2013

New United Nations And NGO Assessment Alerts On The Risk Of Food Insecurity In The Central African Republic

BANGUI – According to a recent rapid food security assessment conducted by the United Nations and Non-Governmental Organizations, the political and military crisis of December 2012 and January 2013 could trigger a food crisis in the country. Read more

15 February 2013

WFP Airlifts Vital Food Supplies To Displaced People In Remote Area Of Democratic Republic Of Congo

“Bringing food assistance to Punia is costly and also poses an immense logistical challenge, Even after airlifting the food in, there’s no proper storage facility at the airstrip and the road to Punia town is an 18 kilometre-long muddy track. For transport, we have to rely on two ancient rusty trucks.”. Read more

WFP Congo DR Country Director, Martin Ohlsen.