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28 January 2013

WFP Executive Director Meets Syrian Refugees In Jordan As New Arrivals Surge

“WFP appreciates donor support that has enabled our rapid scale-up but a crisis of this magnitude requires a full global response. We have sufficient supplies of food in stock in Jordan to cover the needs of around 100,000 Syrian refugees for a month, but we need urgent funding to continue providing assistance after that,” Read more

Executive Director Ertharin Cousin

22 January 2013

WFP Executive Director Attends World Economic Forum In Davos

The Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, will attend the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, beginning on 23 January. Read more

21 January 2013

WFP And NAZA Group Of Companies Launch Hunger Quiz To Improve Nutrition In Asia

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the NAZA Group of Companies today launched an online hunger quiz to raise awareness and support for the fight against hunger and undernutrition in Asia. This is the second year that NAZA is sponsoring the initiative. Read more

18 January 2013

US Government Boost For Typhoon Pablo Response

“WFP warmly welcomes this timely and generous cash donation from the U.S. Government, which will greatly boost our ability to flexibly support the Government of the Philippines in this enormous task of helping families and communities severely affected by Typhoon Bopha,” Read More

WFP Country Director Stephen Anderson.

18 January 2013

U.S. and WFP To Feed 300,000 Refugees and Vulnerable Ugandans

WFP Country Director Sory Ouane says the U.S. contribution will enable WFP to provide three months of food assistance to more than 330,000 people. “Refugees continue to arrive in Uganda, and urgently require food support,” Read More

15 January 2013

WFP Executive Director Meets Top Turkish Officials And Visits Syrian Refugees In Turkey

“It’s because of the compassionate response of the Turkish people and WFP’s strong partnership with the government of Turkey that we have been able to rise to the challenge of assisting so many Syrians in need of food assistance during this ongoing humanitarian crisis”. Read More

WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin

11 January 2013

Helping the Rural Poor a Priority for Haiti 3 Years After the Earthquake: Says WFP

“Critical crop losses have severely reduced access to food and to income opportunities for the rural population and some households in the worst-affected areas have no food stocks available. As a consequence, food insecurity is on the rise,” Read More

WFP Haiti Country Director Myrta Kaulard

11 January 2013

WFP Executive Director To Visit Syrian Refugees In Turkey

ANKARA – The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, will be in Turkey 13-15 January to visit WFP’s food assistance operation for Syrian refugees and to hold meetings with senior government officials in Ankara and Istanbul.

19 December 2012

WFP Seeks Urgent Assistance For More Than 550,000 Refugees In Kenya

“Time is short, but if we receive sufficient resources before the end of the year we’ll be able to avoid ration cuts and have the necessary food in place before March. New contributions will allow us to purchase food here in the region, and to have it delivered and ready to distribute in five to six weeks.” Read more

WFP Kenya Country Director, Ronald Sibanda.

18 December 2012

Mobile Money Helps To Address Food Shortages In Malawi

“We’ll be able to assist some 108,000 people with cash transfers in the most vulnerable communities where food is available in the local markets. Given the right conditions, this system works well for everyone.” Read more

WFP Malawi Country Director, Abdoulaye Diop.

18 December 2012