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2 April 2013

Growing Violence Is Blocking Urgently-Needed Food Aid For People In Syria: WFP

“It has become a struggle now to move food from one area to the other with our warehouses and trucks getting increasingly caught in the crossfire. We are sometime left with the difficult decision of calling off the dispatch of food to a place where we know there is dire need for it.” Read more

WFP’s Regional Emergency Coordinator for the Syria crisis, Muhannad Hadi

19 March 2013

The World Food Programme Embraces The Newly-Chosen Pope’s Commitment To Serving The Poor

“We welcome the voice of Pope Francis in advocating for the poor and hungry. The Church has enormous influence in shaping policies that can reduce hunger in the developing world, and we celebrate Pope Francis’s interest in helping those in need.” Read more

WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin

18 March 2013

Urgent Help Needed For Displaced Malians

“The Sahel is facing a double threat: instability, caused by a conflict that has sent refugees across its borders and chronic hunger, caused by cycles of drought and poor harvests. Last year the international community helped avert a crisis in the Sahel, but our work is not over,” Read more

WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin

14 March 2013

Syria Crisis Two Years On: Severe Funding Challenges To Feed Millions Of Syrians

“This is a critical time for Syrians. They have exhausted their savings and they need more help as this crisis goes into its third year, so now is not the time to reduce or stop our operations.” Read more
WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin
14 March 2013

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