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Disaster Risk Reduction: How WFP Fits In

Natural disasters are a leading cause of hunger. Not only do they cut off families' access to food in the short term, they can also affect a community's ability to fend off hunger in the long term. That's why, as part of its mission to fight hunger worldwide, an important part of WFP's work involves finding ways to reduce the risks associated with natural disasters.

Nutrition

10 October 2012

Communities In Pakistan Battle With Mother Nature

A third successive year of flooding in Pakistan has hit millions of people already suffering from high food prices, malnutrition and poverty.

Preventing Hunger

9 October 2012

Hunger Report Sees Safety Nets As A Top Priority

Solving global hunger requires support for sustainable economic growth, especially in agriculture, and the broader use of social 'safety nets' to protect the most vulnerable, according to a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Programme and the International Fund for Agricultural Development.

Aid professionals

5 October 2012

Online Hazards Platform Gets Major Revamp

An update to HEWSweb, an online natural hazards platform, brings some major improvements to users who rely on the service for real-time information on emergencies like earthquakes and floods. Pages compiling historical data and key statistics for individual countries and each kind of disaster are a few of the platform’s new features.

For Companies

5 October 2012

YUM! Brands and Christina Aguilera Honoured as 2012 World Hunger Relief Kicks Off

In deep appreciation of their hard work to spread awareness of the struggles of the hungry poor, WFP's annual award ceremony recognized David Novak and Christina Aguilera for helping to give a voice to the world's most vulnerable populations.

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.

4 October 2012

WFP Response To The Syrian Refugee Crisis

The conflict in Syria has led thousands of Syrians to flee, seeking safety in neighbouring Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq. Food is one of their priority needs and WFP is responding with an operation to assist refugees in all four countries. Assistance is provided through food vouchers redeemable in local shops as well as through hot meals and in-kind food packages in some communities.

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.