United Nations World Food Programme (Rome)
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May 22
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
April 25
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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 »
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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 »
April 18
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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 »
April 16
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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 »
April 12
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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 »
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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 »
April 11
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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 »
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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 »
April 4
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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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Ethiopia: Restoring Hope for Smallholder Farmers in Ethiopia
It is a struggle to feed a growing family on land that is subject to droughts and soil erosion. But for Ethiopian smallholder farmers like Abebe Moliso, that's exactly the... Read more »
March 29
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Mali: A Mother From Mali Dreams of Bringing Her Family Home
After fleeing her home in Mali, Dizawahet, 23, is about to give birth to her third child at a refugee camp in Burkina Faso. That's where she was born as well during another... Read more »
March 22
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Malawi: Britain Supports School Meals in Areas Affected By Food Shortages in Malawi
The UK Government, through UKaid, has contributed US$7.8 million (£5 million pounds sterling) to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to help provide school meals to... Read more »
March 21
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Uganda: Brazil Contributes Rice to WFP Valued At U.S.$1 Million for Refugees
The Government of Brazil today made its first contribution to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Uganda: some 2,000 metric tons of rice worth about US$1 million. Read more »
March 20
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Uganda: Brazil Contributes U.S.$1 Million in Rice to Uganda Refugees
The Government of Brazil today made its first contribution to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Uganda: some 2,000 metric tons of rice worth about US$1 million. The... Read more »
March 19
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West Africa: Sahel Response Still High Priority, Says WFP Executive Director On Visit to Burkina Faso
One year after the World Food Programme (WFP) launched its response to drought in eight countries of the Sahel region, the organization's executive director Ertharin Cousin has... Read more »
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Mali: Urgent Help Needed for Displaced Malians
The people of Mali continue to suffer the impact of mass displacement and they urgently need food and other humanitarian assistance, said the Executive Director of the UN World... Read more »
March 14
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Zimbabwe: Deadly Floods Destroy Homes but Not Hope
On January 22, Saliwe Sithole woke up surrounded by water as far as her eyes could see. Flash floods in parts of Zimbabwe washed away homes and crops, killing 30 people and... Read more »
March 13
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Sudan: Purchase for Progress Encourages Farmers to View Agriculture As Business
South Sudan has a huge agricultural potential that remains untapped. WFP is working through its Purchase for Progress (P4P) initiative to help smallholder farmers develop business... Read more »
March 12
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West Africa: WFP Executive Director Travels to Burkina Faso to Highlight Continuing Needs in Sahel
The Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, will travel to Burkina Faso from 13 to 15 March 2013. Cousin will visit the country on the invitation... Read more »
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Mali: 8 Things to Know About Hunger in Mali
A year of conflict in the West African nation of Mali has brought hunger to hundreds of thousands of people. Drought and endemic poverty have also taken their toll. Here are 8... Read more »
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