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14 March 2008

WFP urges continued support for Burundi refugees returning home

The World Food Programme has urged the international community to provide US$6 million so that WFP food assistance to as many as 90,000 Burundian refugees returning home from Tanzania – due to run out mid-year – can be maintained.
27 November 2007

Hunger, health and HIV/AIDS: a critical connection

– As communities gather to mark World AIDS Day, and governments take stock of the progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is urging that more attention be paid to the fundamental connection between hunger and health, which lies at the heart of the pandemic
16 October 2007

FAO insists on food as a human right: World Food Day theme seeks renewed commitment to the Right to Food

FAO has called for a renewed commitment to guarantee the right to food for the world\'s hundreds of millions of hungry people.
16 October 2007

UN Secretary-General stresses role of human rights in eradicating hunger in World Food Day message

Read UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon message to mark World Food Day, which this year promotes the Right to Food.
14 August 2007

WFP and UNHCR seek funds for Burundi refugees

Two United Nations agencies today appealed to donors to support an increased food assistance package to help many of the 149,000 Burundian refugees in camps in Tanzania to return home. WFP and the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned that without funding, the initiative may collapse.
21 March 2007

New EU member States boost their support of WFP

WFP has hailed the increasing support and commitment of 12 new European Union Member States towards achieving the number one Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving poverty and hunger by 2015.
5 November 2006

Tanzania drought: urgent food aid for half a million

WFP urgently appeals for US$16.6 million to feed 565,000 people in Tanzania facing severe hunger because of drought.
3 July 2006

Involving men in creating a level playing field for women

WFP has chosen the theme of “Partnering with Men to Achieve Gender Equality” for this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD), to stress the importance of the two sexes working together to improve women’s lives around the world.
30 December 2005

2005: Record year of EU contributions to WFP

With a contribution of a 4 million euros from the European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO) for Pakistan, the European Commission (EC) provides its largest contribution since 1992 – some 214 million euros - to WFP operations around the globe in its effort to save lives and feed the hungry poor.
14 September 2005

UNHCR and WFP appeal for help for Africa's refugees

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the Executive Director of WFP have appealed to donors to give generously to alleviate the funding shortages that are forcing the agencies to cut back survival rations for refugees ...