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Official statements announcing key developments in WFP operations and activities.
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2 October 2013
South Africa Contributes ToThe Fight Against Hunger In The Democratic Republic Of Congo
KINSHASA – The Republic of South Africa has announced a contribution of 3 million rand (US$ 290,000) to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to assist displaced people facing food insecurity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
2 October 2013
Nearly One And A Half Million In Need Of Food Assistance At Onset Of Lean Season
LILONGWE – The Government of Malawi along with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and other partners yesterday launched a relief operation to meet a rise in Malawi’s food needs due to bad weather during the growing season and high food prices. The areas of greatest need are more widely spread than last year and include the traditional surplus areas of central and northern Malawi.
1 October 2013
Global Hunger Down, But Millions Still Chronically Hungry
842 million people undernourished in 2011-13. Developing countries make progress but more efforts needed to reach MDG target
Responding to Emergencies
24 September 2013
US Ships More Wheat For WFP Emergency Operations To Feed Syrians In Need
BEIRUT – A ship carrying wheat from the United States of America -- enough to help feed more than 3.5 million Syrians for one month -- has delivered its cargo to the port of Beirut as part of a massive emergency food assistance operation by the UN World Food Programme (WFP). This is the second ship to bring a US wheat contribution to support WFP’s life-saving work in Syria in less than six months. 24 September 2013
WFP And Ministry Of Natural Resources And Environment Renew Commitment To Disaster Preparedness
VIENTIANE – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) to work together to prepare for and respond to natural disasters in Lao PDR.
24 September 2013
Brazil Donates Rice To WFP Refugee Operation In Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today received 1,513 metric tons of rice, valued at US$718,000 (more than 13 million Ethiopian birr), from the Government of Brazil to assist refugees living in various camps in Ethiopia. Responding to Emergencies
23 September 2013
FAO And WFP Appeal For Immediate Support For Northern Mali
BAMAKO - An Emergency Food Security Assessment conducted jointly by the Government of Mali, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP), and 15 other partners shows that three out of four households living in northern regions of the country are food insecure and heavily reliant on food assistance.
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20 September 2013
WFP Executive Director Travels To New York Ahead Of The UN General Assembly
NEW YORK – The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Ertharin Cousin is travelling to New York on Sunday, 22 September, ahead of the 68th UN General Assembly, starting next week.
Hunger in the news
20 September 2013
WFP Scaling Up Operations In Central African Republic To Assist People In Need And Displaced By Conflict
BANGUI – At the end of a two-day visit to the Central African Republic (CAR), the UN World Food Programme (WFP) Regional Director for West Africa, Denise Brown, says that the organization is committed to scaling up food assistance to people displaced by conflict in CAR.
17 September 2013
Animals And Low-tech Gear Give Needy Farmers A Boost In Central Mozambique
MAPUTO – Farm animals and low-tech equipment – including ox carts, animal-drawn ploughs and bicycles – are to be delivered to smallholder farmers in Manica and Tete Provinces by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The purchase of the machinery has been made possible by a donation of some US$54,000 from USAID.