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WFP Food Brings Lifeline to Thousands Fleeing Unrest in Eastern DRC

In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, thousands of people are on the move, balancing their belongings on their heads or on chukudus, the local wooden scooters. They pack the roads of North and South Kivu, fleeing the newest wave of violence spreading across the region. WFP is working around the clock to ensure the most destitute have enough to eat.

23 November 2012

Patchy Rains In Malawi Bring Harvests To Some, Hunger To Many

Drought in parts of Malawi spelled disaster for farmers like Saukila who live from harvest to harvest, surviving on what they can grow. Fortunately other areas of the country were spared, leaving a surplus that WFP and its partners are using to assist communities hit by the drought.

23 November 2012

Blocked By Snow, WFP Staffer Sees Why Weather Is Challenge In Afghanistan

Northern Afghanistan is a tough place to work at the best of times, but it becomes especially difficult during the winter when heavy snows make roads impassable. WFP’s Silke Buhr found that out for herself when a sudden snow storm forced her and her colleagues to turn back while on a road journey to the remote province of Shinghnan.

Aid professionals

21 November 2012

E-Consultation To Shape Fight Against Hunger After 2015

As the target date nears for the Millennium Development Goals, the UN food agencies and their partners want to hear from you on how best to tackle hunger and malnutrition after 2015. For the next four weeks, an online e-Consultation will allow practitioners and supporters alike the chance to weigh in on the future of the fight to end hunger.

20 November 2012

WFP Starts Food Distributions For Families In Gaza

In the face of ongoing conflict in Gaza, WFP is pressing ahead with food distributions to ensure that families in the embattled territory don’t go hungry. WFP is monitoring the situation carefully and stands ready to provide additional assistance should humanitarian needs increase.

20 November 2012

How Nutrition Feeds A Healthy Childhood

Nutrition plays a fundamental role in the life of every child. Without it, children cannot grow up to reach their full potential and face health risks like stunting that haunt them for the rest of their lives. On Universal Children's Day (November 20) we talked to Anna Horner, a nutritionist in West Africa, about WFP's work ensuring that kids get the nutrition they need.

Responding to Emergencies

16 November 2012

Tweets From The Humanitarian Crisis In DR Congo

A week before armed groups seized the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Web Editor Martin Penner visited the region to see how WFP is helping some two million people who'd fled their homes to escape the fighting. His tweets help to illustrate how those operations work and why it's so important for them to resume as soon as the security situation allows.

16 November 2012

WFP Hosts A Twitter Chat From Democratic Republic Of The Congo

Join WFP Web Editor Martin Penner in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a live-tweet up Friday 16 November at 11:00am New York / 4:00pm London. After a week-long trip to the region, Martin will be answering your questions about the humanitarian crisis brewing in one of the largest countries in Africa.

Responding to Emergencies

15 November 2012

Syria: WFP Scales Up Food Distributions As Humanitarian Needs Rise

Humanitarian needs – especially food – are growing in Syria as fighting continues to force thousands of families to flee their homes. Here is an overview of what WFP is doing inside and outside Syria to support the people affected by the fighting.

14 November 2012

Congolese Mother Forced To Flee Her Home Answers Questions About Her Life

While visiting families fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, WFP Web Editor Martin Penner met a woman named Liberata, who agreed to take some questions from our supporters on Facebook. Here is what she said.