U.S. and WFP To Feed 300,000 Refugees and Vulnerable Ugandans

KAMPALA –U.S. Mission Uganda has announced a donation of $12 million to the UN World Food Program (WFP) Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation in support of refugees in Uganda and the chronically food-insecure people in the Karamoja region.

Helping the Rural Poor a Priority for Haiti 3 Years After the Earthquake: Says WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that while there has been progress recovering from the terrible earthquake that hit Haiti three years ago, Haitians are now facing new food security challenges with the effects of drought, Tropical Storm Isaac and Hurricane Sandy.

Crystal Palace Football Club And GAC Team Up With WFP To Shine Light On World Hunger

LONDON – Championship football club, Crystal Palace, is promoting the fight against global hunger this Christmas by carrying the logo of the world’s largest humanitarian organisation on its shirts in a key match on the 22 December. The club's main sponsor, global logistics company GAC, has donated the space on players' shirts - where its logo usually appears - to the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP). As a result, the WFP logo will be displayed prominently on player’s shirts for the globally televised match against Huddersfield Town. The initiative aims to promote awareness and support for WFP’s vital work on the frontlines of hunger.

Good News For Swaziland’s Orphans And Needy Children At Year’s End

MBABANE –As the festive season approaches, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will be celebrating - along with 97,000 orphans and 33,000 other vulnerable children - with the resumption of food distributions to 1,600 Swaziland neighbourhood care points. The service was disrupted earlier this year due to lack of funding.