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16 February 2005

U.S. football stars kick off campaign in Sri Lanka to help tsunami surivivors

Colombo Two leading U.S. professional football players, New York Giants wide receiver Amani Toomer and Kansas City Chiefs fullback Tony Richardson, kick off a four-day visit to tsunami-ravaged Sri Lanka to work with WFP on its emergency operation to feed hungry families there.

14 February 2005

WFP: tsunami overshadows aid for Africa's hungry

Rome With 22 million people in Africa desperately short of food, WFP calls for the world to respond to the continent\'s hunger with the same commitment and compassion shown recently towards the survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami.

12 February 2005

Generous British donation to help feed Zimbabweans

WFP welcomes a 10 million British pound (Zim$1.23 trillion) cash donation from the UK Department for International Development which will be used to buy urgently needed food supplies for the people of Zimbabwe.

11 February 2005

WFP plea for food for 1.2 million people in Kenya

WFP reiterates its appeal for US$25 million to assist 1.2 million people in Kenya -- particularly the Northeast -- hit by critical food shortages.

8 February 2005

WFP mourns loss of Sudan's first vice president John Garang

Khartoum - WFP says it deeply regrets the death of the Republic of the Sudan\'s First Vice President John Garang de Mabior, killed in a helicopter crash on Saturday as he returned to southern Sudan from Uganda.

2 February 2005

NFL players to assist tsunami relief with WFP

Washington, DC Two of the NFL\'s leading football players, New York Giants\' quarterback Kurt Warner and wide receiver Amani Toomer, are traveling to tsunami-ravaged Indonesia this month to help WFP in their work to feed hungry families there.

2 February 2005

WFP relies on UK-donated helicopters to reach tsunami survivors

Banda Aceh WFP pays tribute to the UK government\'s generous donation to the agency\'s relief effort in the tsunami crisis, as Suma Chakrabarti, the Permanent Secretary to Britain\'s Department for International Development (DFID) arrived in the Indonesian town of Banda Aceh to see for himself the affected area.

2 February 2005

WFP welcomes speedy and generous US support for tsunami survivors

Washington, DC WFP welcomes the speedy and generous response of the US Food For Peace office of USAID and the US Department of Agriculture for their prompt donations of US$30 million towards WFP\'s emergency operation to assist survivors of the tsunami disaster in the Indian Ocean.

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31 January 2005

Food needs and new safety programme in Ethiopia

Rome Ethiopia is enjoying a bumper harvest from the 2004 main season now projected to be more than 24 percent above the previous year\'s revised estimate of 11.49 million tonnes and 21 percent above the average for the past five years, according to a joint UN report.

31 January 2005

Twickenham To Host IRB Tsunami Relief Match

London The International Rugby Board annunces that Twickenham in London will host the IRB Rugby Aid Match, \'Helping To Rebuild After The Tsunami\', on Saturday 5th March. Proceeds will go to IRB humanitarian partner, WFP.