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Purchase for Progress
14 March 2012
High Energy Biscuits Baked in Kabul
A factory in Kabul has begun producing fortified cookies for WFP school meal programmes in Afghanistan.
Contributions to WFP
14 March 2012
Cambodia: Brazilian Ambassador Visits Flood-Affected Communities Assisted By WFP
A senior Brazilian delegation has recently visited World Food Programme flood response operations in Cambodia which have received generous support from the Government of Brazil. The delegation was led by H.E. Ambassador Paulo Cesar Meira de Vasconcellos accompanied by H.E. Dr. Nhim Vanda, Senior Minister and First Vice President of the National Committee for Disaster Management, Edith Heines, WFP Cambodia Deputy Country Director and Bill Pennington, Assistant Country Director for international NGO CARE.
Responding to Emergencies
12 March 2012
Drought-stricken Ethiopia Provides Relief For Refugees
Fleeing conflict and drought in their native Somalia, Talata and her family undertook a slow and dangerous journey to Ethiopia in search of refuge. Ethiopia, itself reeling from a severe drought, is often seen as a safe haven by refugees fleeing conflict in Somalia, Sudan, and Eritrea.
Focus on Women
7 March 2012
Kenya: Young Mother Rescued From Slide Into Severe Malnutrition
Namuding, a young mother in the drought-hit Turkana region of northern Kenya, is fighting off malnutrition thanks to a nutrition programme supported by the EU. Last year’s drought in the Horn of Africa left many communities weakened, making women and children especially vulnerable.
Responding to Emergencies
15 February 2012
Urgent Call for Timely Action in Drought-Hit Sahel
An urgent call went out for quick action to prevent a full-blown crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa today as leading figures in the fight against hunger met for an emergency meeting at WFP’s Rome headquarters.
Responding to Emergencies
15 February 2012
Food Crisis In The Sahel: 6 Must-Reads
Recurring droughts are causing chronic food insecurity in the Sahel region of West Africa. To address the food shortages threatening millions of lives, WFP and other aid agencies are scaling up humanitarian assistance. If you want to know more about the region and its current emergency, here are six 'must- read' articles (or must-see videos) to start you off.
Responding to Emergencies
15 February 2012
Mozambique: Families Take Stock After Floods Submerge Farms
Despite an excellent harvest of rice in the fields, Joana Latila and her husband, who support four grandchildren, found themselves without immediate access to food.
Food For Assets
15 February 2012
Indonesia: Reaching Towards Food Security In Nusa Tenggara Timur
In Bikekneno, a small village in Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia, Food-For-Asset activities inspire people to hope for a hunger-free future.
Responding to Emergencies
13 February 2012
Aid Agency Heads Meet To Address Hunger In The Sahel
UN agency heads and government representatives will meet at WFP headquarters on Wednesday to address the urgent need to scale up humanitarian assistance in the Sahel, where drought and food shortages are threatening millions of people with hunger.
Preventing Hunger
8 February 2012
Hunger On The Rise In South Sudan, Report Shows
Poor harvests, high food prices and conflict have fuelled a sharp rise in the number of hungry people in South Sudan, according to a new report by WFP and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. The report warned that millions of people in South Sudan risk going hungry unless swift action is taken.