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Official statements announcing key developments in WFP operations and activities.
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Cash and Vouchers
1 July 2013
Netherlands & WFP Work With Bangladeshi Communities To Cope With Natural Disasters
DHAKA – More than 70,000 people in the disaster-prone districts of south-west Bangladesh will be better prepared in future, thanks to a contribution of US$3 million (23 crore taka) from the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The Government of Bangladesh is supporting the project by matching the donation.
Journalists
27 June 2013
WFP Executive Director Briefs Pope On Syria And Palestine In Private Audience
ROME/VATICAN CITY – His Holiness Pope Francis this morning granted a private audience to Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The meeting took place immediately upon Cousin’s return from Syria and following her recent visit to Israel and Palestine.
ED - E.Cousin
24 June 2013
WFP Executive Director Highlights Food And Nutrition Needs In Pakistan As Priority
ISLAMABAD – At the conclusion of a two-day visit to Pakistan, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Ertharin Cousin urged a renewed effort to address the food and nutrition needs of people affected by displacement, natural disasters and poverty.
24 June 2013
Construction Starts On Djibouti Logistics Hub For Humanitarian Operations In Horn Of Africa
DJIBOUTI – In a “ground-breaking” ceremony yesterday, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) – with the generous support of the Government of Djibouti, the Government of Canada and the Government of Finland – officially launched the first phase of building a humanitarian logistics base that will improve storage and transport of humanitarian assistance across the Horn of Africa.
ED - E.Cousin
21 June 2013
UN Agency Heads Raise Alarm At Rising Levels Of Food Insecurity In Palestine
JERICHO – Two United Nations agency heads today expressed concern at deteriorating food security in the West Bank and Gaza where one in three Palestinian households now struggle to feed their families.
20 June 2013
Hunger Costs Egypt Billions Of Pounds Yearly
CAIRO - Egypt lost an estimated 20.3 billion Egyptian pounds (US$3.7 billion) or 1.9 percent of Gross Domestic Product in 2009 as a result of child undernutrition, according to a study launched today in Cairo.
ED - E.Cousin
19 June 2013
On World Refugee Day, Needs Of Displaced Everywhere Must Be Remembered
From WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin
ROME – For over two years, the world has witnessed millions of Syrians fleeing their homes, escaping from violence in search of a safe haven. Many families have been forced to move more than once, bringing only what they can carry. The needs of conflict-affected Syrians are huge, almost too big to comprehend: by the end of the year, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) aims to provide food assistance to seven million people, most of whom are either internally displaced or taking refuge in neighbouring countries.
18 June 2013
Hunger Costs Uganda 5.6 Per Cent Of GDP
KAMPALA - Uganda loses some UGS 1.8 trillion (US$899 million) annually - as much as 5.6 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product - due to the effects of malnutrition. This is the alarming finding of a new study entitled The Cost of Hunger in Africa, published in Uganda today.
Contributions to WFP
18 June 2013
Japan Supports Food Insecure Families And Refugees In Northern Kenya
NAIROBI - The Government of Japan has contributed US $15 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to provide food assistance to people in the arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya. The contribution will also assist refugees in the Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camp in the north of the country.
Responding to Emergencies
18 June 2013
Germany Contributes €15 Million To WFP Food Assistance For Syrian Refugees
GAZIANTEP – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a generous contribution of €15 million (US$20 million) from the Government of Germany that will help provide critical food assistance to tens of thousands of Syrian refugees who fled the fighting in Syria. The latest contribution brings total German support to WFP’s Syria emergency operations to close to €25 million (US$33 million).