United Nations World Food Programme (Rome)

June 18

Uganda: Malnutrition Costs Uganda Five Per Cent of GDP

Uganda loses some US $899 million annually due to the effects of malnutrition. This is the alarming finding of a new study entitled The Cost of Hunger in Africa, which for the... Read more »
Kenya: Japan Supports Food Insecure Families and Refugees in Northern Kenya

The Government of Japan has contributed US $15 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to provide food assistance to people in the arid and semi-arid areas of... Read more »
Gambia: Food Security and School Feeding Initiatives Launched in the Gambia

The Government of The Gambia, the United Nations agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) launched the Millennium Development Goal... Read more »

Uganda: WFP Distributes Food for Karamoja Hunger Season

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is distributing relief food to help vulnerable households in the Karamoja region cope with the hardship of the hunger season, the... Read more »

Africa: "Press 1 If You Did Not Eat Yesterday..."

With a grant from the Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF), WFP is launching a pilot project in the Democratic Republic of Congo to collect food security data through mobile phone... Read more »

Africa: UK Hunger Summit - Push to End Child Malnutrition

Child hunger will be at the top of the international political agenda this weekend as government and business leaders join humanitarian leaders in London to discuss new commitments... Read more »
Burkina Faso: International Community Must Focus On Reducing Food Loss On Farms

On a recent trip to Burkina Faso, I met many rural families struggling to recover from the effects of last year's severe drought. Crops were destroyed, livestock were lost and... Read more »

Swaziland: Zumba Fitness Teams Up With WFP to Fight Hunger Through Exercise

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is joining forces with Zumba Fitness-the world's largest dance-fitness company - to hold a Zumba Fitness Party in the capital today. The event... Read more »
Mauritania: New UN Report Highlights Needs of Malian Refugees in Mauritania

Tens of thousands of Malians living in Mauritania's M'bera refugee camp will not be returning home in the near future and will rely on humanitarian assistance for many months to... Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: In Baoubly, Returned IDP Madeleine and Friends Struggle for a New Start

Baoubly lies in the west of Côte d'Ivoire, 17 kilometres north of Duékoué. Read more »
Tanzania: Saudi Arabia Supports WFP Refugee Operation in Tanzania With Donation of Dates

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today received a donation of dates valued at USD $340,000 from the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to support refugee operations in the... Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Howard G. Buffett Foundation Renews Support for the United Nations World Food Programme Work in Eastern DRC

The Howard G. Buffett Foundation has announced three new grants to the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) worth nearly US$350,000. The funds will support a "green initiative" to... Read more »
Ghana: HNA Group, WFP Sign Agreement to Provide School Meals for Children in Ghana

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced a new partnership with HNA Group - a leading China-based corporation - to fight hunger globally. Read more »
Africa: The Power of School Meals - Three Lives That Prove It [press release]

Giving children food while they are in school has long been a key strategy for aid organizations like WFP, which see it as an investment in the future of a child and of a country.... Read more »
Africa: Global Child Nutrition Forum 2013 Kicks Off in Brazil

Close to 300 delegates from 37 countries are converging today on Costa do Sauípe, Brazil, to exchange experiences and debate options to strengthen school feeding programmes... Read more »
Egypt: Food Security and Nutritional Status Worsening Amidst Economic Challenges

Poverty and food insecurity in Egypt have risen significantly over the last three years according to joint reports released today by the UN World Food Programme (WFP), the... Read more »

Lesotho: Japan Donation Helps Boost Food Security in Lesotho

A contribution of more than US$2 million by the Government of Japan to WFP will help protect vulnerable people in Lesotho from hunger. Read more »
Niger: Norway Gives Niger U.S.$4.2 Million to Strengthen Malnutrition Resilience

Responding to the continuing challenges in Niger and the Sahel, the Government of Norway has announced an additional contribution of NOK 25 million to the United Nations World Food... Read more »

Ghana: WFP Increases Purchases From Smallholder Farmers

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has bought maize worth US$300,000 (GH¢580,000) from smallholder farmers in Ghana's Ejura Sekyedumasi district. Read more »

Mali: WFP Working to Bring Urgently-Needed Food to Northern Mali As Food Security Worsens

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is urgently working with partner organizations to reach families in northern Mali whose access to food has been reduced by the... Read more »

Africa: Dublin Conference To Highlight Links Between Hunger And Climate

The link between hunger, nutrition and climate justice will be the focus of an international conference in Dublin next week as delegates gather to discuss the impact of climate... Read more »
Africa: WFP Statement on U.S. Food Aid Reform Proposal [press release]

WFP views the recently released food assistance reform proposal by the Administration as a positive sign of the United States' steadfast commitment to supporting efforts to... Read more »

Senegal: Building Walls Against Wind and Water Erosion

Years of deforestation have left communities like Kaymor prey to floodwaters which wash away the top soil, carving canyons and ravines through the middle of villages. With the help... Read more »
Senegal: Africa's "Great Green Wall" Bears Fruit for Families

Efforts to hold back the Sahara Desert with a wall of vegetation are paying off in Senegal where communities harvest fresh fruits and vegetables from the dry desert sands.... Read more »

Sudan: Life-Saving Food Assistance Reaches Conflict-Hit People of Sudan's Blue Nile State

The United Nations World Food Programme has started providing urgently-needed food assistance to the conflict-affected people in Blue Nile state. This is the first time that the... Read more »

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