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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.
WFP USA Mourns Representative Donald Payne
A statement from Rick Leach, President and CEO, World Food Program USA
WFP USA Welcomes Appointment of Ambassador Ertharin Cousin as New Executive Director of U.N. World Food Program
A statement from Rick Leach, President and CEO, World Food Program USA
Philippines: WFP Supports Government Emergency Response To Tropical Storm Washi
In support of government relief efforts, WFP is providing urgently needed food, supplies and logistics support to boost the Philippine government’s emergency response to help thousands of people whose lives have been devastated by Tropical Storm Washi, which battered Northern Mindanao over the weekend.
WFP Donates Vehicles and Office Equipment to the Ministry of Education
“We are donating these items in preparation for the gradual handover of the school meals program to the Ministry of Education,” said WFP Liberia Country Director Getachew Diriba at the handover ceremony held at the Ministry and attended by Minister of Education Othelo Gongar.
Singer Sami Yusuf and WFP Join in Support for Drought-Stricken Horn of Africa
DUBAI -- Renowned recording artist Sami Yusuf is to donate the proceeds of a new single to the UN World Food Program (WFP) in support of humanitarian operations in the drought-hit Horn of Africa.
WFP Warns More Than 2.5 Million Will Require Food Assistance in South Sudan
WFP Country Director Chris Nikoi: "A gathering storm of hunger is approaching South Sudan, caused by crop failure and market disruption. Food prices have already doubled or tripled in some areas, leaving hundreds of thousands of children vulnerable to malnutrition at a key developmental stage of their young lives.”
WFP Raises Alarm at Unseasonal Food Price Increase in Drought-Hit Niger
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) is deeply concerned by an unseasonal rise in grain prices in Niger and is planning an urgent scale-up of food assistance operations -- aimed at as many as one million people in vulnerable households.
MasterCard and WFP Team Up to Enable Customers to Feed Hungry in Horn of Africa
ROME -- The UN World Food Program (WFP), MasterCard PayPass and Poland’s Alma supermarket chain have launched a new campaign to provide meals to hungry children suffering from drought in the Horn of Africa.
Italian Power Company ENEL snd WFP Unveil Joint Effort in Fight Against Hunger and Climate Change
€8 million agreement to install “green” stoves and solar panels and provide support for humanitarian efforts.
New Helicopter Service Supports Assistance to Somali Refugees in Dolo Ado
ADDIS ABABA -- The UN World Food Program (WFP) today started a helicopter service linking the refugee camps in Dolo Ado with the town of Gode, in Ethiopia’s Somali Region, a critical connection that will keep heavy rainfall from disrupting humanitarian services to the camps.
FAO, IFAD and WFP Reach 22 Million People with Massive EU Investment in Agriculture
Rome -- In just two years FAO, IFAD and WFP have assisted over 22 million people hardest hit by the global food price crisis thanks to generous funding from the European Union’s Food Facility (EUFF) - providing tangible evidence that investing in agriculture and nutrition improves global food security, the three UN agencies said today. The combined effects of high food prices in 2007-2008 and the global financial and economic downturn pushed millions of people into poverty and hunger. By the end of 2008, when the number of undernourished people neared one billion, the European Union launched the € 1 billion Food Facility.
On World AIDS Day, WFP Highlights Importance of Nutrition for People Living with HIV
ROME -- On December 1, The World Food Program (WFP) marked World AIDS Day by emphasizing the importance of providing food and nutrition support to people living with HIV and their families.
Statement by the World Food Program ED Josette Sheeran at the Conclusion of the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, Republic of Korea
At a critical time in the world, when resources are scarce but humanitarian needs remain acute, it has never been more important to do aid right. At the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), we believe in delivering the right aid, in the right place, at the right time, and to the right people. No matter how challenging the circumstances.
WFP and Konami Launch Food Force: the Social Online Game that Helps Change Lives
ROME The UN World Food Program (WFP) has teamed up with Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. (KONAMI), a global leader in electronic entertainment, to create a social media gaming experience with a real-world impact in Japan and beyond.
WFP Executive Director Attends High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan
ROME -- The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), Josette Sheeran, is in Busan, South Korea, to attend the fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, where she will meet with government leaders and heads of UN agencies.
Cargill and WFP USA Team Up to Fight Hunger in the Horn of Africa -- Ship of Rice Arriving at Kenyan Port
Cargill and WFP USA, together with support from the American public, are joining together to make an unprecedented donation to fight hunger in the Horn of Africa.
DPRK Harvest Improves but Serious Nutrition Concerns Persist
ROME -- An assessment conducted by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) indicates an improvement in the main annual harvest for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) compared to 2010 but highlights ongoing concerns over the nutrition situation, particularly among young children.
WFP Harnesses Private Sector Support to Improve Nutrition in Rural Laos
VIENTIANE Eight fundraising champions of the 2010 World Hunger Relief campaign, organized by YUM! Brands, have seen for themselves the impact of their donations to the United Nations World Food Program’s (WFP) projects in Laos.
Julie Bakeshop and WFP Team Up to Fight Hunger in The Philippines
New “Bayan” bread product to generate proceeds for WFP’s school feeding program MANILA The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and the Philippine’s largest bakery chain, Julie’s Bakeshop, have entered into an innovative partnership to fight hunger in the Philippines.
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World Food Program USA Wins Five Communication Awards
