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2 February 2009

WFP Honours Saudi King As 'Champion In Battle Against Hunger'

ROME – WFP has honoured King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, for his generous support of the agency’s work during 2008. King Abdullah was named ‘Champion in the ...

27 September 2008

Haiti's misery index rising: resources urgently needed for food and infrastructure

WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran today called on donor nations to fully fund urgent hunger needs and infrastructure rehabilitation in Haiti, which has been ravaged by a succession of tropical storms.

16 September 2008

WFP triples aid deliveries in storm-ravaged Haiti

The amount of food being sent to tens of thousands of people on the storm-ravaged island of Haiti has tripled over the past week as the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has accelerated its hurricane response.

29 August 2008

WFP feeds thousands displaced by Hurricane Gustav in Haiti

WFP has begun feeding some of the estimated 6,000 displaced by deadly Hurricane Gustav in southern Haiti, where communities remain out of reach because of damaged roads and bridges.

4 July 2008

WFP calls for funds to curb more unrest in Haiti

WFP has reiterated its appeal to the international community for urgent funds to support its operations in Haiti, the western hemisphere’s poorest country, following the deaths of four people in two days of rioting over rising food prices.

9 May 2008

WFP battles storms to bring urgent aid to Haitian families

WFP is battling the elements to bring a lifeline to Haitian families hit by the impact of successive deadly storms, which have displaced hundreds of thousands of people and destroyed scores of homes and plantations.

7 February 2008

WFP scales up Haiti operation to reach 2.3 million beneficiaries

WFP is rapidly expanding operations in Haiti, reaching more hungry people thanks to a US$23 million allocation from funds raised through the organisation’s high food price appeal.

9 January 2008

WFP, UNICEF team up to meet urgent needs of Gustav victims in Haiti

UNICEF and WFP are joining forces to bring life-saving assistance to thousands of people living in temporary shelters in Haiti after deadly Hurricane Gustav pounded the country, destroying livelihoods, homes, livestock and crops.

16 October 2007