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News Releases
Official statements announcing key developments in WFP operations and activities.
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Journalists
28 February 2014
European Union And World Food Programme Sign Agreement To Enhance Food And Nutrition In Guinea-Bissau
On 28 February 2014, in Bissau, Ambassador Joaquín González-Ducay, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, and Mr. Ussama Osman, Country Director and Representative of the World Food Programme (WFP), participated in a signing ceremony to recognize a contribution agreement for the amount of 5 million Euro (about USD 6.8 million) in the framework of the implementation of the programme "Integrated Actions in Nutrition and Agricultural Development" (UE-AINDA). Journalists
28 February 2014
Major Donation From Japan Helps Feed Millions Of Hungry People In 26 Countries
YOKOHAMA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) this month welcomed a US$88.3 million contribution from the Government of Japan. The donation will enable WFP to provide urgently-needed food and nutrition assistance to the most vulnerable people in 26 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, in addition to supporting special humanitarian logistics operations in four of those countries.
Responding to Emergencies
25 February 2014
WFP Warns Of Regional Crisis Due To Mass Exodus From Violent Central African Republic
ROME - As thousands of people continue to flee violence across the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is warning that neighbouring countries are struggling with more than 150,000 new arrivals in urgent need of assistance.
ED - E.Cousin
24 February 2014
Mexico And UN World Food Programme To Strengthen Partnership In Fight Against Hunger
MEXICO CITY – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director, Ertharin Cousin, begins a two-day visit to Mexico today. During her visit to the capital, Cousin will meet with the President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, government officials and private sector representatives.
Hunger in the news
21 February 2014
WFP Executive Director Visits Zimbabwe At Peak Of The Country's Lean Season
Harare – The Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, has met Zimbabwe’s leaders to discuss food insecurity in the country. It is estimated that at this point of the lean season – the pre-harvest period when many families have depleted their own-produced stocks – one in four people in rural areas is having problems meeting food needs.
Hunger in the news
19 February 2014
Visit To Zimbabwe By Executive Director Of The United Nations World Food Programme
HARARE – The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, begins a visit to Zimbabwe today. She will meet senior government officials and local representatives of donor governments to discuss WFP operations and issues of food and nutrition security in the country.
Preventing Hunger
17 February 2014
Guatemala and Canada Work to Improve Food Security and Reduce Malnutrition
The Canadian Ambassador to Guatemala, Stuart Savage, and the Representative of the World Food Programme (WFP), Mario Touchette, joined government officials of Guatemala, to officially launch the programme “Guatemalan Maize Alliance Against Hunger”, which aims to support Guatemala’s efforts to increase agricultural productivity and reduce malnutrition.
17 February 2014
WFP Strengthens Its Programmes In Madagascar With Support From Switzerland
Geneva / Antananarivo - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) strengthens its programmes aimed to combat food insecurity in Madagascar, particularly through its relief and recovery operation in response to natural disasters.
14 February 2014
Inspiring Photo Exhibition: Progress Towards A Zero Hunger World
ROME - The photo exhibition “Eliminating Hunger in our Lifetimes” portrays some of the millions of people who receive food assistance each year from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) thanks to the support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, one of WFP’s main donors.
Responding to Emergencies
12 February 2014
WFP Starts Airlifting Food Into Central African Republic Facing Deeper Hunger Crisis
BANGUI – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) began to airlift food into the Central African Republic (CAR) today as the country faces a deepening hunger crisis with its roads too insecure to move in enough food for 1.25 million people affected by violence.
