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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.

12 February 2013

WFP Provides Food Assistance To The Poorest Syrian Refugees In Egypt

"WFP plans to provide assistance to as many as 30,000 Syrians in Egypt by June 2013. We work closely with the beneficiaries to implement the programme; they have been helping us by organizing themselves and they have even offered their homes and facilities to be used for voucher distributions. We were very impressed by the level of their voluntary contribution to the programme,” Read more

WFP Country Director and Representative in Egypt GianPietro Bordignon.

12 February 2013

UN World Food Programme Executive Director Visits Tanzania

DAR-ES-SALAAM – The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, today begins a two-day visit to Tanzania. While in the capital, Dar-es-Salaam, she will visit WFP’s port operations to see a central logistics hub that is vital to WFP’s work in Africa. Read more

7 February 2013

WFP Photo Exhibition At Brussels Midi Station

BRUSSELS – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announces the launch of its annual photo exhibition – from 8-22 February, 2013 – at Brussels Midi Station, in the main concourse. Read More

5 February 2013

WFP Scales Up Food Assistance To Reach 2.5 Million People To Meet Growing Needs In Syria

DAMASCUS – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up its food aid operations inside Syria to reach 2.5 million people in the coming months. In February, WFP is increasing the number of people it plans to reach from 1.5 million to 1.75 million people and is gradually building its capacity to reach two million people in March and 2.5 million vulnerable Syrians by April. Read more

5 February 2013

WFP Helps Vulnerable Families Through Cash Assistance

DUSHANBE – The UN World Food Programme (WFP) completed a pilot cash transfer to around 7,000 of the most vulnerable people in Ayni district of Sughd region during January. Read more

30 January 2013

WFP Postpones Google+ Hangout From Syria Due To Grounded Flights

ROME - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has postponed a Google+ Hangout scheduled to take place today from its office in Damascus until Friday, 1 February at 12.00 NYC / 17.00 London. Read more