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Official statements announcing key developments in WFP operations and activities.
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5 September 2008
Gunmen Kill WFP head of sub-office in northwestern Kenya
Unidentified gunmen shot dead the head of WFP’s office in the northwestern Kenyan town of Lokichoggio -- in the first killing of a WFP aid worker in what has been a major relief hub for southern Sudan. 5 September 2008
WFP aid flights to proceed to Myanmar tomorrow
"The World Food Programme has decided to send in two relief flights as planned tomorrow, while discussions continue with the Government of Myanmar on the distribution of the food that was flown in today, and not released to WFP," says Nancy E. Roman, Director of Public Policy and Communications. 1 September 2008
Donor support helps WFP expand activities in Myanmar
Humanitarian food assistance activities of the United Nations World Food Programme will expand in Myanmar during 2008, building on work undertaken during 2007. 1 September 2008
Philippine Government awards presidential citation to WFP staff member killed in Algiers
The Philippines Government awards a Presidential Citation to Gene Luna, a Filipina staff member of WFP, who died during the tragic bombings in Algiers last month. For Individuals
31 August 2008
FreeRice web phenomenon - games for new school term
The FreeRice web vocabulary phenomenon that has captured the imagination of millions of people around the world has now turned its attention to an exciting range of new games encompassing art, maths, language and chemistry.
29 August 2008
WFP feeds thousands displaced by Hurricane Gustav in Haiti
WFP has begun feeding some of the estimated 6,000 displaced by deadly Hurricane Gustav in southern Haiti, where communities remain out of reach because of damaged roads and bridges. 27 August 2008
WFP assisting more than 200,000 affected by Mindanao conflict
WFP is scaling up food assistance to more than 220,000 persons displaced by conflict in southern Mindanao, delivering nearly 1,000 metric tons of rice – around one month’s ration -- to civilians caught up in the fighting between Philippine government troops and forces of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. 27 August 2008
WFP to feed 50,000 flood victims in Eastern Terai
WFP in Nepal announced today it was mobilizing emergency food assistance for 50,000 people displaced by floods in the eastern Terai districts of Nepal. 22 August 2008
WFP Bangkok relief air bridge for Myanmar completes mission
The last WFP aid flight has taken off from Thailand’s Don Mueang International Airport which has been a vital staging post for the airlift of humanitarian supplies to areas affected by the impact of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar. 18 August 2008
