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UN Rome-Based Agencies Welcome G8 Commitment to Keep Food Security High on Global Agenda
By José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP).
Making the Promise of Food Security A Reality
Just back from a trip to the drought-stricken Sahel region of Africa, WFP Executive Director Ertharin encourages G8 leaders meeting at Camp David later this week to build on the promise of the 2009 L'Aquila Summit, by uniting public and private sector partners behind national plans for food security.
World Food Program USA Wins Five Communication Awards
World Food Program USA has earned five awards for its communications work, including Platinum Hermes Awards for the organization's 2011 award ceremony materials and its 2012 strategic communications and outreach plan.
United Noshes in Washington D.C.
Volunteer fundraising project, United Noshes, takes dinner party guests around the world through food -- raising awareness about the issue of hunger and building support for WFP USA at the same time.
Sahel Crisis: Eight Questions Answered
For the third time in a decade, drought in the Sahel region of Africa is threatening millions of people with hunger. But how do people survive in these situations and what are we doing to help them? Here are the answers to eight questions about the current hunger crisis in the Sahel and WFP's response to it.
