IT Team Leader Says Tough Job Ahead In Pakistan
In disaster situations, where huge relief operations have to be mobilized overnight, WFP’s crack IT unit, the FITTEST team pride themselves on being the first on the ground. Dane Novarlic, who recently arrived in flood-wracked Pakistan, explains what his team is up against and why their mission is so important.
Bolivia: Farmers Abandon Land as Drought Spreads Hunger
A long dry spell in the El Chaco region of southern Bolivia has decimated maize harvests, threatening an entire culture of indigenous corn growers with destitution. As thousands sell their land and move to the cities, WFP is helping to make staying on their farms a real option.
What an Inadequate Response to the Pakistan Floods Could Mean
Weeks after the flooding began in Pakistan, millions of people need of emergency food assistance and consensus is growing that the world is not providing enough aid to Pakistan. While governments and organizations have already pledged millions of dollars in aid, because of the sheer scope of the disaster, much more is needed.
Notes From a New Intern: Understanding the Fight Against Hunger
Nothing is as basic as hunger and nothing is as far-reaching. It can be seen as school meals for children that tackle primary education and nutrition issues at the same time, or it can be seen as stopping malnutrition which help stop the spread of disease and create stability in places where there is too little.
We Should Do Everything Within Our Power to Feed Pakistan
Former Army Chief and Secretary of State George Marshall confronted the enemy of world hunger on more than one occasion. Marshall, as an envoy in 1946, worked "to get the Yangtze River traffic re-established to reach the most acute famine areas" of China, according to Herbert Hoover.
“Triple Threat” Unfolding in Pakistan, Says WFP Chief
The loss of seeds, crops and incomes are the three threats for Pakistan now, said WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran on Tuesday after visiting one of the areas hit by devastating flooding. She called on the world to support Pakistan through the current crisis.
Support small farms from USA to Haiti and Pakistan
The other day, I received a reminder from Burwinkel Farms about the "yummy fruits and vegetables" still available for the summer season. Burwinkel operates a stand around the corner from my home and they specialize in sweet corn!!
Against Hunger, Poverty, Desperation and Chaos in Yemen
CNN is reporting that the Obama administration may be adding military power to fight Al Qaeda in Yemen. This might even include CIA drones, pending the administration's review of the situation.
Pakistan: Food Aid Means Fresh Bread For Homeless Families
After floodwaters washed over her home in the Sindh district of southern Pakistan, Menaz and her family sought refuge in the Sukkur camp for flood victims where WFP is providing them with nutritionally enriched wheat to make bread, oil, and high-energy biscuits tailored to her children’s nutritional needs.
Smiles in Karamoja
As the dry season begins in Karamoja, more than 2,000 children will receive the food they desperately need thanks to hundreds of our generous online donors. WFP USA's recent campaign to benefit Mother and Child Nutrition Programs in the region exceeded all expectations. These smiles are our way of saying Thank You!
10 Women Beating Hunger
As mothers, workers, farmers and entrepreneurs, women are central in the fight against hunger. Here are ten different women who have escaped the grasp of hunger and taken control of their lives, with a little help and good nutrition.
Urgent international response needed for food crisis in Pakistan
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says six million people are in need of life-saving food aid in flood-ravaged Pakistan. WFP adds this number "is likely to increase as further damage unfolds and new assessment data comes in."
WFP to Expand Kyrgyzstan Operations Before Winter Sets In
OSH – The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) is gearing up its operations in Kyrgyzstan, taking into account rising food prices, a poor harvest, the onset of winter and the hundreds of thousands of people affected by the ethnic violence that erupted in the south of the country in June.
The Aflac duck and the global hunger crisis
On the day of my final presentation in a graduate course at the College of Mount St Joseph, I brought along a special guest. It was someone almost everyone who watches TV knows.
United Nations World Food Programme Update from Pakistan
Here is the latest from the UN World Food Programme (WFP) on relief operations for flood-ravaged Pakistan:
Did you know?
1.02 billion people will not get enough to eat this year – more than the populations of the United States, Canada and the European Union.
