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5 September 2012
High Food Prices [INFOGRAPHIC]
Want to understand how high food prices really are? And how they're affecting the world's poor? Take a look at this infographic and see how how hikes in food prices mean the poorest families must make painful choices about health and schooling for their children.
4 September 2012
High Food Prices: Why This Is Different From 2008
Rice is stable, the global economy is weak and we are more prepared. Here are some of the reasons why, despite recent spikes in international food prices, the current scenario is different from the one which faced the world in 2008.
4 September 2012
How High Food Prices Affect The World’s Poor
When food prices rise, almost everyone notices. But for a poor family struggling to make ends meet somewhere in the developing world, the effects can be crippling. It's not only that they have a lower level of income. There are other factors that come into play. Read the statement by WFP and sister UN agencies FAO and IFAD
21 August 2012
Breaking the Cycle of Hunger in South Sudan
During decades of conflict in South Sudan, food assistance provided a vital lifeline to people affected by the fighting. Now, the government of the newly independent country has set its sight on attaining food self-sufficiency.
16 August 2012
Air Drops Underway For Refugees In South Sudan
Emergency air drops have begun over South Sudan to reach refugees in Upper Nile State with urgently needed food. In South Sudan for a three-day visit, WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin said that air drops over the coming weeks would help to feed more than 100,000 refugees who have fled the fighting north of the border.
Responding to Emergencies
14 August 2012
Paraguay: WFP Brings Food to Flood-Stricken El Chaco
El Gran Chaco is a semi-arid hot and low land region that covers parts of Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay. In Paraguay, unusual torrential destroyed crops, affecting thousands of families, mostly indigenous and peasants. The Recaldes were among those families who were desperate to receive food rations back in June. Thanks to WFP and the Government’s assistance, this family and other are is slowly recovering.
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8 August 2012
High Food Prices: 10 Questions Answered
The recent drought in the United States and its impact on maize prices has focused the world's attention back onto global food prices. The latest data from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization shows that prices are in fact up a little after a period of decline. High food prices not only put a strain on the already tight food budgets of the world’s poor, but raise the price of helping them with food aid.
Responding to Emergencies
3 August 2012
DPRK: WFP Sends Food To Flood-Hit Regions
WFP is sending a first batch of emergency food aid to flood-hit areas in the south of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) where torrential rains have left 88 people dead and over 60,000 people homeless.
Responding to Emergencies
1 August 2012
Syria: 1.5 Million People Need Urgent Food Assistance
Poor families in parts of Syria affected by the recent conflict need both immediate food aid and help with ensuring food production in coming months. Seeds, food for animals and repairs to irrigation systems are all necessary if livelihoods are to be saved.
Responding to Emergencies
31 July 2012
South Sudan: Refugees Receive WFP Food Assistance In Maban
Asha is one of a wave of refugees who have recently arrived in South Sudan. She spent nine days in the bush, foraging for food to give her children, before she arrived in Maban county. She says there were others in the forest and many of them - including two of her sons - didn't make it.