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Official statements announcing key developments in WFP operations and activities.
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17 September 2013
Strategic Grain Reserve Inaugurated In Kabul To Boost Emergency Response Capacity
KABUL – The UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation & Livestock of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan today inaugurated the country’s first Strategic Grain Reserve (SGR).
Cash and Vouchers
17 September 2013
Syrian Refugees Begin Using WFP Vouchers To Buy Food At Zaatari Camp
AMMAN – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Jordan has completed its first distribution of food vouchers to all Syrian refugees living in Zaatari camp, now home to more than 100,000 people, allowing refugees for the first time to buy the food of their choice from designated shops inside the camp.
Cash and Vouchers
16 September 2013
WFP And Canada Launch Cash Transfers Pilot For School Meals Programmes In Kenya
Nairobi - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in conjunction with the Government of Kenya and Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD), today officially launched a cash transfer pilot for school meals in Kenya’s arid regions – the first time this initiative has been taken in Kenya.
Responding to Emergencies
12 September 2013
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator And World Food Programme Executive Director Call For More Support For Yemen
SANA’A, YEMEN – The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ms. Valerie Amos, and the Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Ms. Ertharin Cousin, wrapped up a four-day visit to Yemen by calling for increased support, especially from the Gulf region, for humanitarian relief efforts in the country.
12 September 2013
Japan Helps Support Hunger Relief In Zimbabwe
HARARE – The Government of Japan has announced a contribution to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) of more than US$4.2 million to boost food and nutrition security among some of the poorest families in Zimbabwe. 11 September 2013
Government Of Bangladesh And WFP Join Forces To Beat Undernutrition
DHAKA – The Bangladeshi Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have today entered into a new partnership to address persistently high rates of maternal and child undernutrition in Bangladesh.
Food Security Analysis
5 September 2013
WFP Assists Djibouti To Strengthen Resilience As Food Security Improves
Djibouti – As food security starts to improve in the Republic of Djibouti, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is intensifying its work to strengthen the country’s defenses against recurrent drought while still providing critical assistance to meet urgent food and nutritional needs.
Responding to Emergencies
3 September 2013
WFP Appeals For More Access To People In Need Inside Syria As Refugees Hit The Two Million Mark
AMMAN – As the number of Syrian refugees reaches the two million mark, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) appealed today for humanitarian access inside Syria to avoid a situation in which hunger becomes an additional factor pushing more people to flee the country. In August, the UN food agency was only able to dispatch food for 2.4 million people -- short of its goal of feeding three million people a month -- as a result of the deteriorating security situation.
3 September 2013
Hunger Looms As Zimbabwe Faces Highest Levels Of Food Insecurity In Years
HARARE –Hunger is on the rise in Zimbabwe with an estimated 2.2 million people - one in four of the rural population - expected to need food assistance during the pre-harvest period early next year. This is the highest since early 2009 when more than half the population required food support. Responding to Emergencies
30 August 2013
UNHCR AND WFP Chiefs Wrap Up Iraq Visit, Praise Open Border Policy For Syrian Refugees In Kurdistan Region
ERBIL, IRAQ – As the exodus continues of Syrians into the Kurdistan region of Iraq, the leaders of the UN refugee agency and the World Food Programme paid tribute to the government here for giving refuge to almost 200,000 people, including some 47,000 arriving in the last two weeks. Despite the strain of accommodating such a large number, the regional authorities have opened their border and offered land to accommodate refugees in camps.