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WFP | United Nations World Food Programme - Fighting Hunger Worldwide
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Famine in Somalia is over, says UN
The famine is over in Somalia thanks to good rains, a bumper harvest and donor aid, but the next 90 days will be critical to ensure the country does not slip back into extreme hunger, United Nations officials have said. (..) The announcement came on the release of a new report by the FAO-managed food security and nutrition analysis unit and USAID's famine early warning systems network, which said the number of people in need of emergency humanitarian assistance had dropped from 4 million to 2.34 million, or 31% of the population. (..) The new report also warned that an estimated 325,000 acutely malnourished children are still at risk, with 70% of these in southern areas.
WFP
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:29:01 +0000
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Somalia
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S.Sudan oil shutdown to increase food aid dependence: UN
South Sudan's decision to shut down its oil output will make many more people dependent on food aid in one of the world's most undeveloped nations, the United Nations said. (..) "The situation in the country is extremely precarious, and the risk of a dangerous decline is very real," said Valerie Amos, U.N. under-secretary for humanitarian affairs. South Sudan in 2012 will see an earlier and "longer season of hunger" than last year, she said late on Thursday after visiting Pibor town in Jonglei state which has been hit hard by tribal violence. (..) The U.N. World Food Program warns one third of its population will require food aid this year.
WFP
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:24:53 +0000
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South Sudan
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Reuters
New Gates Foundation tourist attraction in Seattle much more than a ‘museum of philanthropy’
People are already joking it’s a good thing the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation isn’t charging admission for its new visitor center, which showcases Bill Gates’ multibillion-dollar philanthropy, not his computers. While it’s not exactly a “museum of philanthropy,” it’s also not just a public promotion of the Gates Foundation’s work. (..) “We know that there’s interest and passion for our work. We haven’t had a way to invite the public in to learn about our history, what we do and how we partner with others, and to think about what they can do,” said Martha Choe, chief administrative officer of the foundation.
WFP
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:44:18 +0000
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The Washington Post / AP
Global land grab could trigger conflict, report says
The global rush for land in developing countries around the world could trigger a new wave of civil unrest if governments fail to recognise the rights of those using land without formal legal titles, according to new studies.
WFP
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:38:11 +0000
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hunger in the news
The Guardian
TechnoTalk - WFP launches 'World Freerice Week'
The World Food Programme, the U.N. food aid agency, which is behind the Freerice game launched in 2007, is giving it a new twist for next week, which it has dubbed World Freerice Week (Feb. 6-11). Based on the "Six Degrees of Separation" theory, which asserts that everyone in the world is connected to every other person through at most six other people, it's asking players to recruit six friends to join in the online fight against hunger. (..) "With 6 Degrees of Freerice, we’re on our way to harnessing the power of online networks to make a difference in the fight against hunger," said Nancy Roman, WFP’s communications director.
WFP
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:33:20 +0000
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WFP To Feed 70,000 People In Flood-Hit Mozambique
WFP is working to provide emergency food aid to more than 70,000 people affected by cyclones and severe flooding in Mozambique. Distributions started on Thursday in the central Zambezia province.
Martin Penner
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:59:48 +0000
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WFP to feed 80,000 after Mozambique floods
The World Food Programme (WFP) will give emergency food to more than 80,000 people in Mozambique after twin cyclones left 32 dead in the impoverished country in January, officials said Tuesday. Mozambique's government requested help for 16,000 families in flood-hit central province Zambezia, said WFP spokeswoman Naomi Scott. "Approximately 16,000 families -- that's what we've been asked to supply for and that will be in Zambezia tomorrow," Scott told AFP. "That's over 80,000 people."
WFP
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:37:41 +0000
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Mozambique
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AFP
Africa
On Digital Learning Day, Think FreeRice
This Wednesday, February 1, is the first ever National Digital Learning Day. (..) One online tool helps students learn and also feeds the hungry worldwide. It is called FreeRice and it's an online trivia game in which you answer questions on vocabulary, math, chemistry, foreign languages, and even art. (..) For every correct answer, 10 grains of rice, paid for by advertisers, are donated to the UN World Food Programme (WFP), the largest agency fighting hunger. The donations are used in WFP operations fighting hunger and malnutrition.
WFP
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:32:18 +0000
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Blogcritics
School Kids Eat Haitian Rice For Lunch
Two years after the earthquake, many Haitian schools are serving their children with food grown locally. Knowing they have a buyer, farmers are motivated to produce more food. Knowing they'll get good food, kids are keen to go to school - where they get the nutrition they need, plus an education. It's the virtuous circle at the heart of the strategy by the government and WFP to make Haitians more food secure.
Stephanie Tremblay
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:05:41 +0000
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WFP Launches World Freerice Week To Fight Hunger Through The Power Of Social Media
ROME The theory of “Six Degrees of Separation” says that every person in the world is connected to every other person in the world through, at most, six other people. Through its online hunger-fighting game Freerice.com, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) is encouraging Freerice players to use these connections to bring food to the world’s most vulnerable populations.
WFP
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:09:26 +0000
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WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran Welcomes Sentencing Action For Murder Of WFP Staff Member In Kenya
All of us at the World Food Programme welcome the decision by the Nakuru High Court in Kenya this week to sentence five men to 56 years in prison each for the 2008 murder of our WFP colleague Silence Chirara.
WFP
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:24:04 +0000
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Journalists
Sami Yusuf Calls On The World To Remember And Support The Horn Of Africa
DUBAI Internationally acclaimed artist Sami Yusuf appealed today to the media and donors not to forget the people of the Horn of Africa crisis facing hunger and, in some areas, the continuing impact of the worst drought in 60 years.
WFP
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:01:57 +0000
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Journalists
Why You Made Hunger Your Cause
Last month, we asked our supporters on Facebook and Twitter to tell us why they had made hunger their cause. We've received some fantastic videos in response. Here are a few of our favourites.
WFP
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:35:32 +0000
Mauritania School Meals Run Out as Drought, High Prices Strike
Drought and high food prices are taking their toll among millions of already impoverished people across several nations. Mauritania is one of the countries trapped in this crisis. (..) At a time of low crop production and high food prices, the safety net of school meals for children becomes ever so valuable. However, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) is so low on funding that supplies are about to run out for the breakfast and lunch it has been providing to schoolchildren throughout Mauritania. Jacqueline Seeley, WFP information officer, provides further details.
WFP
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:28:05 +0000
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Mauritania
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Blogcritics
Global food prices easing, volatility still high: World Bank
The World Bank said prices have declined steadily but volatility has increased, including among staples like wheat, maize and rice. In some countries, domestic food prices are higher than levels in 2010, keeping pressure on poor households that spend the bulk of their income on food. (..) The Bank warned, however, that the steady decline in global food prices could be halted if weather patterns change, or if world oil prices rise, pushing up price volatility and demand for biofuels.
WFP
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:26:10 +0000
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Reuters
After the famine: Somalia's refugees ponder their future
Six months after famine was declared in six regions, including the camps in Mogadishu, Somalia is still the world's worst humanitarian crisis. (..) A feeding centre in Mogadishu's tense Hodan district offers a microcosm of the crisis. (..)The centre is run by the UN's World Food Programme, and Sorrdo (Somali Relief, Rehabilitation Development Organisation) and feeds an average of 7,000 people a day. It is a lifeline to the thousands who live in surrounding camps.
WFP
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:18:09 +0000
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Somalia
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Africa
The Guardian
Help Arrives For Victims Of Violence in South Sudan
WFP has stepped up efforts to assist more than 80,000 people driven from their homes by violence in the South Sudan state of Jonglei. In addition to food, WFP is moving in tents, medical supplies and other basic necessities to establish a critical lifeline for families affected by the fighting.
WFP
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:07:02 +0000
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Africa
Emergencies
Survivors Of Violence In South Sudan Tell Their Stories
"We feel safe here," says Labakal Kalahin, an exhausted mother of four who lost one of her children while fleeing to the village of Pibor from the fighting which erupted late last year in South Sudan’s Jonglei State. She’s among tens of thousands of people driven from their homes by the fighting whom WFP is now moving to assist with food and basic necessities.
Amorcecille Almagro
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:32:26 +0000
Responding to Emergencies
South Sudan
Africa
Emergencies
WFP Responds To Growing Needs Among Tens Of Thousands Affected By Conflict In South Sudan
JUBA The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has scaled up food assistance to reach 80,000 people affected by the recent escalation of inter-communal violence in Jonglei State, in the eastern part of South Sudan.
WFP
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:29:51 +0000
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South Sudan
Africa
Preparation Is 90% Of An Action Plan
Mozambique is no stranger to floods. Twelve years ago, flood waters killed hundreds of people in the central region of the country. This time around, Mozambique was better prepared.
WFP
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:56:33 +0000
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WFP Launches World Freerice Week To Fight Hunger Through The Power Of Social Media
ROME The theory of “Six Degrees of Separation” says that every person in the world is connected to every other person in the world through, at most, six other people. Through its online hunger-fighting game Freerice.com, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) is encouraging Freerice players to use these connections to bring food to the world’s most vulnerable populations.
WFP
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:09:26 +0000
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Somalia
hunger in the news
Africa
The Guardian
Hunger in the news
Journalists
WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran Welcomes Sentencing Action For Murder Of WFP Staff Member In Kenya
All of us at the World Food Programme welcome the decision by the Nakuru High Court in Kenya this week to sentence five men to 56 years in prison each for the 2008 murder of our WFP colleague Silence Chirara.
WFP
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:24:04 +0000
Hunger in the news
South Sudan
hunger in the news
Africa
Reuters
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Journalists
Sami Yusuf Calls On The World To Remember And Support The Horn Of Africa
DUBAI Internationally acclaimed artist Sami Yusuf appealed today to the media and donors not to forget the people of the Horn of Africa crisis facing hunger and, in some areas, the continuing impact of the worst drought in 60 years.
WFP
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:01:57 +0000
Hunger in the news
hunger in the news
The Washington Post / AP
Hunger in the news
Journalists
WFP Responds To Growing Needs Among Tens Of Thousands Affected By Conflict In South Sudan
JUBA The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has scaled up food assistance to reach 80,000 people affected by the recent escalation of inter-communal violence in Jonglei State, in the eastern part of South Sudan.
WFP
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:29:51 +0000
Hunger in the news
hunger in the news
The Guardian
Hunger in the news
Journalists
South Sudan
Africa
WFP - INVESTING IN INDONESIA’S FUTURE BY FIGHTING UNDER-NUTRITION
Marking 2012 National Nutrition Day of Indonesia, WFP in Indonesia is highlighting its partnership with the Government in the fight against under-nutrition.
WFP
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:27:35 +0000
Hunger in the news
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Reuters Alertnet
Nutrition
Indonesia
Asia
Nutrition
WFP Honours Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu As Champion Against Hunger
DAVOS The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is honouring Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu of South Africa as a Global Champion in the Battle against Hunger in recognition of his long-time advocacy on behalf of the world’s most vulnerable people. WFP will present an award to Archbishop Emeritus Tutu during a dinner at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, later today.
WFP
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:30:50 +0000
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WFP Executive Director Travels To World Economic Forum
ROME – The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Josette Sheeran, will attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012 in Davos, Switzerland, beginning on Wednesday, 25 January.
WFP
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:40:00 +0000
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Mozambique
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AFP
Africa
Hunger in the news
Journalists
WFP And Logistics Companies Join Forces To Prepare Countries For Disaster Response
DAKAR Humanitarian organizations and the world’s leading logistics companies have teamed up to conduct the first in a series of assessments to help countries strengthen their ability to respond to emergencies.
WFP
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0000
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Blogcritics
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WFP Receives A US$31 Million Contribution From Germany To Fight Hunger In Yemen
SANAA The UN World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a generous US$31.4 million (Euro 23 million) contribution from the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany for its emergency and life saving programmes in Yemen.
WFP
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:08:11 +0000
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WFP Welcomes Appointment Of New Executive Director
ROME – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed the appointment of Ertharin Cousin as its new Executive Director, following confirmation by the office of the UN Secretary General that she would assume the post at the head of the world’s largest humanitarian agency later this year.
WFP
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:51:19 +0000
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ED's Centre
Yum! And WFP Bring Fuel-Efficient Cooking And Kitchens To Schools In Timor-Leste
DILI The UN World Food Programme (WFP) and Yum! Restaurants International are teaming up with the Timor-Leste Ministry of Education to increase the efficiency of school kitchens, which provide daily hot meals to students.
WFP
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:50:41 +0000
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Two Years After The Earthquake Food Security Is Still A High Priority For Haitians
Port-au-Prince -- Two years after the Haiti earthquake, the UN World Food Programme (WFP), with the government and partners, has made significant progress to improve food security. A lot remains to be done and each month, WFP continues to provide food assistance to 1.5 million people.
WFP
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:54:04 +0000
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Hunger in the news
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Haiti
Americas
WFP Tajikistan Holds Conference On Future Of School Meals With Tajik Government
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of Tajikistan held a policy conference on school meals as a first step for preparing the country to take over ownership of the project which boosts food security and school attendance.
WFP
Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:23:16 +0000
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Tajikistan
Asia
School Meals
Freerice.com, Online Game To Feed The Hungry Reaches One Million Players
ROME – The world’s largest online hunger-fighting game just hit a historic milestone. Today, Freerice.com reached one million registered players, who together are feeding the world’s hungry through donations of rice to the UN World Food Programme(WFP).
WFP
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:23:38 +0000
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Mauritania
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Global
France Partners With WFP To Join Humanitarian Response Depot Network
ROME – The UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs today signed a partnership agreement to join a network aimed at boosting global emergency preparedness with UN Humanitarian Response Depots (UNHRD).
WFP
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:53:44 +0000
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WFP Launches Food Voucher Project In Kabul
Kabul – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has today signed a letter of agreement to support a new cash voucher project in partnership with the Afghan Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD) in Kabul. The project is designed to help the urban poor cope with high food prices.
WFP
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:00:11 +0000
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Somalia
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Africa
The Guardian
WFP Launches Food Voucher Project In Kabul
Kabul – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has today signed a letter of agreement to support a new cash voucher project in partnership with the Afghan Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD) in Kabul. The project is designed to help the urban poor cope with high food prices.
WFP
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:59:03 +0000
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South Sudan
Africa
Emergencies
WFP Launches Food Voucher Project In Kabul
WFP
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:56:50 +0000
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South Sudan
Africa
Emergencies
Afghanistan
Cash and Vouchers
WFP Executive Director Assumes Role At World Economic Forum
ROME – Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), will assume a role as Vice Chairman of the World Economic Forum, the world’s leading platform for engaging corporate and government leaders in solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.
WFP
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:37:48 +0000
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WFP Condemns Killing Of Two Staff Members And Partner In Central Somalia
ROME -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today confirmed the deaths of two staff members and a colleague working for a cooperating partner organisation in Somalia, in an incident that illustrates the risks that humanitarian workers can face while working in one of the world’s most difficult and dangerous environments.
WFP
Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:55:23 +0000
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Yemen
Lack of funding has kept the CP on hold since June; under the HFP EMOP, 40 percent of mothers and children will not receive nutrition assistance for six of the 12 planned months. Overall, limited and late funding will leave 1.4 of nearly 1.7 million beneficiaries of the CP without assistance in November.
WFP
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:10:10 +0000
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Sudan
SOUTHERN SUDAN: Emergency Hunger Gap Response: Airdrops commenced Thursday 29 October 2009 with WFP delivering emergency food assistance to vulnerable populations in prioritized locations in three states: Warrap, Jonglei and Upper Nile. As of 16 November, 1,130 mt of food have been delivered through airdrops. The plan is to deliver over 4,300 mt through airdrops to 22 drop zones in the three states to assist some 158,000 people affected by the extended hunger gap through December 2009. This is WFP’s first airdrop in Southern Sudan since 2007.
WFP
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:09:10 +0000
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Reuters
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Africa
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Somalia
Buaale WFP office launched boat operations along Juba River after the roads became inaccessible due to the current heavy rains that have also increased the risk of excessive flooding along the river basin. During the reporting period two WFP boats were deployed for the team on nutrition screening missions in Sakow and Salagle. The boats are scheduled to transport 60 mt of food to five final distribution points in the Juba regions from Buaale.
WFP
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:07:44 +0000
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Africa
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Kenya
The Government of Kenya has decided that the Agricultural Sector Development Strategy (ASDS), which will be signed in the coming weeks, will constitute the Kenya version of the CAADP. The Code of Conduct which WFP is a signatory to will formalize the process.
WFP
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:07:05 +0000
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The Guardian
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South Sudan
Africa
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Kenya
Africa
Emergencies
Ethiopia
In his capacity as a WFP Ambassador Against Hunger, the former President of Ghana John Kufuor is in Ethiopia (16-18 November). The Ambassador will visit two WFP/Government projects – MERET and food for education in Oromiya region – and meet with the Government and AU. MERET (disaster reduction programme) will showcase climate change adaptation.
WFP
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:50:44 +0000
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Ethiopia
Africa
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DRC
Prime Minister Muzito launched on Friday, 6 November the fund for the government plan for stabilization and reconstruction of areas emerging from armed conflict (STAREC). The initial amount of the stabilization fund is US$20 million provided by the United Nations peace-building fund. The first bilateral contributions of US$2.7 million and €6 million had been announced by the Netherlands and Belgium respectively.
WFP
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:50:01 +0000
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Congo, Democratic Republic Of
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Chad
First trucks carrying sugar for school meals for Kanem (in the west of the country) and Guéra (central Chad) arrived in N’Djamena last week and all is being done to get food positioned in these regions by 15 November. The convoy of 24 trucks carrying 720 mt of sorghum that left Benghazi (Libya) last week is expected in Abéché in the first week of December. This is the first lot of the 17,320 mt that were received in Benghazi early last month for EMOP 10559.1.
WFP
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:49:07 +0000
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Africa
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Chad
Africa
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Afghanistan
WFP winter pre-positioning of nearly 33,000 mt of food continues. Thus far 27,400 mt (83 percent) of the total planned food has been dispatched to 18 provinces. The pre-positioning is for WFP normal activities to ensure a continued food supply to vulnerable communities in remote areas which become inaccessible during the harsh winter. The first snow fall of the winter in the mountains areas has already occurred.
WFP
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:48:23 +0000
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Ethiopia
The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), run by WFP, is facing a serious funding shortfall. The UN agencies working in the Somali region are presently looking at making contributions to keep this service afloat for one more month. UNHAS provides a vital service to areas not served by the Ethiopian Airlines. Reduction or closure of services will have a serious implication in the management and monitoring of operations in Somali region.
WFP
Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:49:59 +0000
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WFP will begin facilitating individual cooking in zones II and VI of the largest IDP camp at Menic Farm, as NGO’s have exhausted their funds to continue with communal cooking arrangements. WFP plans to distribute dry food rations to some 55,000 displaced persons in zone II alone. Local Government counterparts are attempting to procure complimentary food items to distribute with the general food rations for now. WFP continues to feed the estimated 270,000 IDPs in temporary transit camps, and is currently dispatching approximately 900 mt of food commodities each week to the IDP population.
WFP
Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:35:46 +0000
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Somalia
In light of the precarious pipeline and as part of the ongoing strategic review, WFP has started to phase out the support for Maternal and Child Health Nutrition Programme from seven centres in Lower Shabelle and five others in Bay/Bakool in order to prioritize life-saving intervention such as targeted supplementary feeding programme (TSFP), in coordination with UNICEF and nutrition cluster partners. In central Somalia, WFP is completing distributions for Blanket Supplementary Feeding Programme (BSFP) as initially planned before switching to TSFP. WFP is currently working with Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit to design an evaluation of the impact of BSFP as part of the October nutrition survey. The transition to TSFP is likely to be delayed due to the current security and pipeline situation.
WFP
Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:34:34 +0000
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Kenya
Results from recent nutrition surveys in various districts have been released. They indicate that global acute malnutrition (GAM) rates are above emergency threshold in the arid districts. The rates are also considerably higher than the norm for semi arid districts. The deteriorating situation is confirmed by surveillance information, which is showing a worsening situation in most drought affected areas.
WFP
Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:33:43 +0000
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Ethiopia
The approved Interim Risk Finance for Productive Safety-Net Programme (PSNP) for 2009, which plans extended assistance to 6.47 million PSNP beneficiaries living in hotspot areas drought/emergency affected areas is ongoing. The assistance consists of one month food assistance for priority one areas and cash for another two months. Delivery of assistance has started already.
WFP
Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:32:45 +0000
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Chad
The Special Operation (SO 10560) is currently experiencing a severe shortfall. The available funding can only keep the service running until 20 September. Meanwhile, a B1900 aircraft based in N’Djamena will be removed by 30 September 2009 as a cost saving measure.
WFP
Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:31:38 +0000
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Chad
Africa
Emergencies
Afghanistan
On 20 August, the Afghan people voted in the Presidential and Provincial elections. The preliminarily results have been announced, while at present it is unclear when the final results will be announced. On the Election Day significant numbers of security incidents and allegations of fraud were reported.
WFP
Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:30:52 +0000
Hunger in the news
hunger in the news
Reuters
Journalists
Global
Emergencies
Responding to Emergencies
Afghanistan
Asia
Emergencies
Yemen
Clashes in the Northern governorate of Sa’ada and in Harf Sufyan district of the neighbouring Amran governorate are ongoing. Fighting is now occurring in the main town of Sa’ada. Families have fled to areas of Amran, Hajjah, and Jawf governorates as well as to safer areas within Sa’ada governorate and possibly to Saudi Arabia
WFP
Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:50:32 +0000
Hunger in the news
Somalia
hunger in the news
Africa
The Guardian
Responding to Emergencies
Yemen
Middle East
Emergencies
Sudan
Darfur: Food distributions are continuing to more than 3.6 million beneficiaries in Darfur, including some 1.1 million beneficiaries in areas affected by the NGO expulsions. The overall number of people requiring food assistance has increased as the lean season deepens. Negotiations are ongoing with new and existing NGO partners to cover gap areas that exist in Darfur. Short-term agreements have been signed with the Sudanese Red Crescent and Catholic Relief Services to cover some of the gap in West Darfur, and with Africa Humanitarian Action for North Darfur. This leaves nearly 60 percent under WFP direct management. WFP will continue to do joint distributions with partners while assessing and augmenting their capacities.
WFP
Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:49:23 +0000
Responding to Emergencies
South Sudan
Africa
Emergencies
Responding to Emergencies
Sudan
Africa
Emergencies
Somalia
Somalia faces its worst humanitarian crisis in 18 years amid an escalating civil war that threatens to push the country into further deteriorations in food security and nutrition status of the people. Results of a country-wide comprehensive inter-agency assessment, led by FAO Food Security Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNU) with the participation of WFP, confirms that the humanitarian crisis in Somalia is widespread and severe with half of the population in humanitarian crisis. Seventy five percent of them are concentrated in south and central Somalia, where the fighting is greatest and which are most inaccessible to humanitarian operations. One in five Somali children is acutely malnourished and one in twenty is severely malnourished. The number of internally displaced people has increased by more than 40 percent since January 2009. Whereas WFP efforts to sustain food assistance interventions for 3.5 million vulnerable Somalis are critically jeopardized by funding shortfall of US$189 million from September 2009hrough March 2010.
WFP
Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:47:57 +0000
Responding to Emergencies
South Sudan
Africa
Emergencies
Afghanistan
Cash and Vouchers
Responding to Emergencies
Somalia
Africa
Emergencies
oPt
Between 23 and 30 August, 1,435 mt of food were distributed to 54,278 beneficiaries in Gaza in collaboration with Oxfam GB, Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) and bakeries. The start of the school year in Gaza coincides with the start of Ramadan. Due to the destruction of many schools during Operation Cast Lead, the number of pupils per classroom has doubled.
WFP
Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:46:45 +0000
Hunger in the news
Journalists
South Sudan
Africa
ED's Centre
Responding to Emergencies
occupied Palestinian territory
Middle East
Emergencies
Kenya
WFP shortfalls over the next six months (September 2009 – February 2010) are 260,000 mt of food or US$230 million, to provide emergency food assistance to millions of Kenyans affected by deepening drought and continued high food prices, as per the findings of the just-concluded long rains assessments. This includes needs based on the assessment findings as well as funds still owed to advance finance mechanisms.
WFP
Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:45:43 +0000
Disaster Risk Reduction
Mozambique
Local
Africa
Floods
Journalists
Statement
Somalia
Horn of Africa
Africa
Responding to Emergencies
Kenya
Africa
Emergencies
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