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Nutrition
5 October 2012
Sahel Crisis: WFP Nutritionists Answer 5 Questions
This year’s hunger crisis in the Sahel brought with it a strong risk that many children would fall into malnutrition – the effects of which can be irreversible. In this Q&A, our West Africa team of nutritionists explain what WFP’s response has been and talk about some of the challenges faced.
Cash and Vouchers
4 October 2012
From Food Rations To Vouchers In Tripoli, Lebanon
On a narrow unpaved alleyway hidden between green bushes in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, a vacant yard was turned into a distribution site for food and non-food assistance. Hundreds of Syrian refugees fleeing violence in their home country picked up thier family food packages there. The monthly ration was heavy and the transportation was an additional burden. Now, they are able to buy their own food from local shops using vouchers.
2 October 2012
Hungry Families In Yemen Land In Food-Assistance Safety Net
As Yemen slides into a humanitarian crisis, mothers like Fatima face a daily struggle to keep their families fed. WFP is helping through an emergency “safety net” programme that will provide 5 million people like her with food assistance over the coming months.
For Companies
1 October 2012
WFP And DSM Bring Nutrition To Bear On World Hunger
In honour of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of vitamins, WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin joined with leaders from the nutrition community at the UN General Assembly in New York to recognize the importance of reaching the world’s hungry with the right combination of vitamins and micronutrients.
Responding to Emergencies
28 September 2012
Syria: Displaced Families In Homs Receive WFP Food
Over 1.2 million people are displaced inside Syria and some 250,000 people have fled the country and became refugees in neighbouring countries. Many of them left their homes, lives and had to flee with their families with only the clothes that they were wearing.
ED - E.Cousin
28 September 2012
Four UN Agencies Work To Empower Rural Women
Investing in women farmers could reduce the number of hungry people in the world by 100 to 150 million people. That was one of many insights which emerged at the launch of a joint project to empower farmers in seven different countries on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
ED - E.Cousin
27 September 2012
WFP at the UN General Assembly: Highlights
WFP’s Executive Director Ertharin Cousin is in New York this week, taking part in a range of hunger-related events in and around the UN General Assembly. Here are the day-by-day highlights.
Aid professionals
27 September 2012
Weather Forecaster Helps Aid Workers Plan Ahead
Knowing whether it will rain or shine can make a huge difference for aid workers who frequently have to make decisions based on the weather. After a successful pilot project in South Sudan, WFP is bringing in a professional meteorologist for the first time who will work with the agency’s emergency preparedness team.
ED - E.Cousin
25 September 2012
Better Than Cash: Harnessing New Technologies To Fight Hunger
Digital food is the future of humanitarian food assistance, says WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin who joined with agency heads and private partners in launching the innovative “Better than Cash Alliance” on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Nutrition
24 September 2012
South Sudan: WFP Provides Lifesaving Assistance to Isolated Refugees
Refugees at the Yida camp in South Sudan’s Unity State say food rations and specialized nutritional assistance provided by the World Food Programme (WFP) are saving the lives of their children.