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News Releases
Official statements announcing key developments in WFP operations and activities.
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21 May 2013
WFP Donates Equipment Worth 7.4 Million Rupees To KP Health Department
Peshawar – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today handed over medical and information technology equipment worth over 7.4 million rupees to the Health Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
21 May 2013
Food Security And Nutritional Status In Egypt Worsening Amidst Economic Challenges
CAIRO – Poverty and food insecurity in Egypt have risen significantly over the last three years according to joint reports released today by the UN World Food Programme (WFP), the government’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
Contributions to WFP
16 May 2013
Saudi Arabia Supports WFP Development Programmes In Egypt To Promote Education And Combat Hunger
CAIRO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed today a generous donation of 561 metric tons of dates from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, worth 5.5 million Egyptian Pounds (approximately US$790,000), to support WFP development projects in Egypt.
16 May 2013
New Road To Spur Development And Improve Lives In Baitadi
KATHMANDU - The Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction (MoPR) together with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and German development agency Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), today inaugurated a new road that connects remote villages of Baitadi district in far-western Nepal, providing communities with better access to markets, health centres, schools and other key facilities.
Responding to Emergencies
10 May 2013
WFP Distributes Emergency Food Assistance To Syrians Fleeing To Tartous
DAMASCUS – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has started distribution of emergency ready-t0-eat food rations and high-energy biscuits to thousands of newly displaced families who were forced to flee Banias and surrounding villages on Syria’s Mediterranean coast to Tartous city following heavy fighting in their villages.
Contributions to WFP
30 April 2013
Generous UK Contribution Provides Syrians With Lifeline Through WFP
ROME – Amid mounting concern about the deepening suffering caused by conflict in Syria, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a generous contribution from the Government of the United Kingdom of £28.3 million (around US$43 million) that will help provide much-needed food assistance to tens of thousands of Syrians both inside and outside their country.
Focus on Women
25 April 2013
30,000 Ultra Poor Women And Their Families Rise Out Of Extreme Poverty
DHAKA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today celebrated the successful conclusion of the European Union (EU)-funded Food Security for the Ultra Poor (FSUP) project in a ceremony at Westin Hotel, Dhaka. The project, which began in January 2009 and concluded December 2012, supported 30,000 ultra-poor women to become entrepreneurs, raise their incomes and improve their own and their families’ food security.
Contributions to WFP
25 April 2013
Japan Donation Helps Boost Food Security in Lesotho
A contribution of more than US$2 million by the Government of Japan to WFP will help protect vulnerable people in Lesotho from hunger.
25 April 2013
WFP And Government Lead Drive For Improved Nutrition In Indonesia
KUPANG, NUSA TENGGARA TIMUR (NTT) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the government of Indonesia today concluded a two-day conference in Kupang designed to spearhead the drive for improved nutrition across the country.
Contributions to WFP
24 April 2013
Norway Announces NOK 25 Million To Strenghten Resilience In Niger
Copenhagen/Oslo – Responding to the continuing challenges in Niger and the Sahel, the Government of Norway has announced an additional contribution of NOK 25 million to the United Nations World Food Programme’s activities in Niger.