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WFP Ambassadors

14 October 2009

WFP Names First Chinese Ambassador To Celebrate 30th Anniversary

BEIJING -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) celebrated 30 years of cooperation with China by appointing the legendary Olympic gymnast, Li Ning its first ever Chinese Ambassador Against Hunger at a ceremony in ...

Fight Against HIV/AIDS

11 August 2009

WFP: Food And Nutrition Boost Effectiveness Of HIV Treatment

BANGKOK – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today highlighted the importance of nutrition support for people living with HIV (PLHIV) at the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific ...

Aid professionals

26 May 2009

EU Food Facility Grant to Boost Farmers’ Productivity

ROME -- Small-scale farmers in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sierra Leone are soon to receive a productivity boost, thanks to innovative projects of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) funded with a 39-million euro donation from the ...

3 July 2008

FreeRice internet game emerges as web phenomenon

The award-winning Internet word game FreeRice has revealed a surprising staying power as a web phenomenon and six months after its birth has now generated 21 billion grains of rice for the world’s hungry.

25 January 2008

Food needs persist in cyclone-affected areas in Bangladesh

A new World Food Programme assessment shows that food remains the most urgent priority for many families in cyclone-affected areas.

29 November 2007

WFP to feed worst affected by Bangladesh cyclone for six months

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announces a plan to provide emergency food aid to 2.2 million people left hungry and homeless by this month’s cyclone in Bangladesh over the next six months, while applying the lessons of past floods and cyclones to prevent a surge in malnutrition in the aftermath of the disaster.

19 November 2007