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News Releases
Official statements announcing key developments in WFP operations and activities.
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17 October 2014
On World Food Day, UN World Food Programme Highlights Progress Towards Zero Hunger Even As Multiple Emergencies Flare
MANILA/ROME – Amid several hunger emergencies – both natural and man-made – the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is marking World Food Day, 16 October, by highlighting both the challenges around the world and the real progress being made towards “zero hunger”.
RBA
16 October 2014
On World Food Day, WFP Highlights Progress Towards Zero Hunger Even As Emergencies Flare
ROME – Amid several hunger emergencies – both natural and man-made – the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is marking World Food Day, 16 October, by highlighting both the challenges around the world and the real progress being made toward “zero hunger.”
School Meals
15 October 2014
85 Million Children Receive School Meals in Latin America and the Caribbean
MEXICO CITY – The 6th Latin American and Caribbean School Feeding Seminar started today with 200 participants who will exchange experiences to determine how school feeding programmes can improve their impact and efficiency, especially among people who are exposed to economic crisis or other shocks.
15 October 2014
WFP Prioritises Most Needy Syrian Refugees For Food Assistance
AMMAN – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is taking action to prioritise the most vulnerable families among the half a million Syrian refugees in Jordan who receive vital assistance in the form of vouchers for food. As a consequence, some 12,000 households who have access to sufficient income or support networks to meet their own food requirements will be removed from WFP’s monthly voucher programme. 15 October 2014
WFP Gears Up Global Logistics And Food Assistance By Land, Sea And Air For The Fight Against Ebola
DAKAR/ROME – Logistical support to the global Ebola response is in high gear – with the latest supply flight en route today from Italy to Liberia – as the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) reported reaching more than 530,000 people with food assistance in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
15 October 2014
Fortified Rice Can Improve Schoolchildren’s Health In Cambodia, New Study Shows
PHNOM PENH – A recent study by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), PATH and the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) has shown that children in Cambodia are less prone to fever and diarrhoea and score higher on cognitive tests after six months of regularly eating fortified rice.
13 October 2014
European Union And WFP Help 62,000 Families In Central Mindanao
NORTH COTABATO – Families displaced by conflict in Central Mindanao have made significant gains in rebuilding their livelihoods through a two-year peace-building project implemented by the European Union (EU) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
13 October 2014
The Republic Of Korea Supports WFP’s Fight Against Malnutrition In Sudan
KHARTOUM – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a contribution of US$300,000 from the Government of the Republic of Korea to assist WFP’s nutrition programme in Sudan.
RBA
10 October 2014
Hunger Run 2014: Let’s Stop Hunger In Its Tracks
Sunday 19 October at 10:00 am
ROME – Hunger Run 2014 will see thousands of people coming together in Rome to raise awareness and money to help reduce hunger in the world. The event, set for Sunday 19 October at 10 am, comprises a 10 km competitive race and a 5 km fun run/walk, through Rome’s historic centre.
3 October 2014
More Than Food: In The Ebola Response WFP Building Health Centres, Flying In Aid Workers And Supplies
DAKAR/GENEVA – As of today, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has provided food assistance to more than 430,000 people affected by the Ebola crisis in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. In support of a unified response under the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), WFP is ramping up services to the whole humanitarian effort.
