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ED - J.Sheeran
22 October 2009
Statement by WFP Executive Director, Josette Sheeran, on German Support for the Fight Against Hunger
Today, a record one billion people – mostly women and children – go to bed hungry each night. Hunger is on the march, with the food, fuel and financial crises making hunger the Millennium Development Goal ...
Responding to Emergencies
21 October 2009
Statement by WFP Executive Director, Josette Sheeran, on Grave Situation in the Philippines Following Succession of Violent Storms
Today, I witnessed the severe humanitarian impact of the storms and torrential rains that have devastated parts of this beautiful land, and which have left the people of the Philippines facing one of the greatest challenges in ... Journalists
20 October 2009
WFP Executive Director Travels To Philippines To Visit Flood-Affected Regions
ROME -- The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Josette Sheeran, will arrive in the Philippines on Wednesday, 21 October, to witness at first hand the huge impact of the catastrophic floods that have affected more than 7 million people. Aid professionals
19 October 2009
Statement By WFP Executive Director, Josette Sheeran, On EU Support For Fight Against Hunger
Despite much progress, recent food, financial and weather crises have triggered an unrelenting growth in hunger around the globe. Today, a record one billion people – mostly women and children – go to bed ... ED - J.Sheeran
16 October 2009
Statement By WFP Executive Director, Josette Sheeran, On American Support For Fight Against Hunger
As we mark World Food Day, we see no respite from the challenge the world faces to address urgent hunger needs. Natural disasters, wars, economic fluctuations, and the continuing impact of high food prices all make hunger an ... Hunger Bytes
16 October 2009
Take Two! WFP Bites Back on World Food Day
ROME – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) calls on students, aspiring film-makers and professionals around the world to get creative about world hunger through its international video competition “hunger ... Students And Teachers
16 October 2009
World Food Day Is No Food Day For More Than A Billion Of World's Hungry
ROME -- As the number of hungry people shoots past record levels, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today called on the world to remember the more than one billion urgently hungry people with inadequate access to ... WFP Ambassadors
14 October 2009
WFP Names First Chinese Ambassador To Celebrate 30th Anniversary
BEIJING -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) celebrated 30 years of cooperation with China by appointing the legendary Olympic gymnast, Li Ning its first ever Chinese Ambassador Against Hunger at a ceremony in ...
Food Security Analysis
14 October 2009
Economic Crisis Is Devastating For World's Hungry
The sharp spike in hunger triggered by the global economic crisis has hit the poorest people in developing countries hardest, revealing a fragile world food system in urgent need of reform, according to a report released today by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP).
Statement
6 October 2009
