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7 June 2013

Feeding Mothers Saving Lives And Nourishing The Next Generation

"Providing women, particularly adolescent girls, with access to nutritious food cements the next generation’s opportunity for a healthy and productive future." Read More
WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin
7 June 2013

30 May 2013

WFP Deputy Executive Director Sees Plight Of Displaced Families In Syria

“This is an agonising time for Syrians, with millions of people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. In spite of significant logistical and security challenges -- especially in conflict zones -- WFP is doing all it can to reach these vulnerable people.” Read more

Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer Amir Abdulla

24 May 2013

School Feeding Crucial In Crisis Times, Yet The Most Needy Still Miss Out, New Report Finds

“School feeding assures that where quality education is available, children are able to take advantage of the opportunity to learn. It’s an investment that pays off in the future with better-educated, stronger and healthier adults and it’s also a critical safety net to prevent the most vulnerable from suffering in times of crisis.” Read more

WFP’s Executive Director, Ertharin Cousin.

21 May 2013

Food Security And Nutritional Status In Egypt Worsening Amidst Economic Challenges

“This increase in food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty rates has not happened overnight, during this year or even during the past year. People’s inability to have adequate and nutritious food is largely attributed to rising poverty rates and a succession of crises from 2005 -- including the avian influenza epidemic in 2006, the food, fuel and financial crises of 2007–09 and a challenging macroeconomic context in recent years.” Read more

WFP Egypt Representative and Country Director, GianPietro Bordignon.

10 May 2013

WFP Distributes Emergency Food Assistance To Syrians Fleeing To Tartous

“We are gravely concerned about the increased scale of violence throughout the country. We are facing enormous challenges to move around the country, but WFP is doing all it can to deliver food to civilians caught up in the fighting. Unfortunately, some people are beyond our reach in conflict zones which we have limited or no access. We urge all parties to the conflict to facilitate the free passage of humanitarian assistance.” Learn more

WFP’s Operations Director in Syria, Matthew Hollingworth.

30 April 2013

Generous UK Contribution Provides Syrians With Lifeline Through WFP

“Ever since we launched our emergency operation in Syria and the region last year, the UK has been both timely and effective in responding. The UK has also given us the freedom to maximise our use of resources, according to our assessment of the situation.” Read more

WFP Emergency Coordinator for the Syria crisis Muhannad Hadi.

21 April 2013

WFP Receives Wheat From The United States To Help Syrian Families Facing Bread Shortages

“We are very grateful for this timely contribution from the United States which will allow us to supplement our food rations with wheat flour especially in the areas where families are struggling to get their hands on bread, a staple part of their diet." Read more

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

16 April 2013

WFP Working To Bring Urgently-Needed Food To Northern Mali As Food Security Worsens

“I was able to go to Timbuktu last week and I saw how critical the humanitarian situation really is. The areas around Timbuktu are unsecured and difficult to access, markets are not functioning properly, foods prices are high, fuel prices are high, and there is a lack of liquidity, which means that people are not able to buy the basic necessities.” Read more

WFP Country Director in Mali Sally Haydock.

4 April 2013

WFP Starts School Feeding For Syrian Refugee Children In Jordan And Iraq

“Many Syrian children have already gone through an incredible ordeal -- losing family members, crossing borders and living as refugees in neighbouring countries -- and they need to be back in school. We use school feeding across the world to provide vital nutrition to children and encourage them to stay in school. We don’t want to see a lost generation of Syrian children who fail to reach their potential.” Read more

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

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