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WFP | United Nations World Food Programme - Fighting Hunger Worldwide Link to article Celebrities Join Push for Action on the Millennium Development Goals UNDP Goodwill Ambassadors actor Antonio Banderas, tennis player Maria Sharapova and footballers Didier Drogba, Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane, are among a group of celebrities who, from today, will be using their social media networks to support the United Nations push for action against extreme poverty, hunger and disease. (..) Among those who have joined the effort are the following: (..) Paul Tergat (Kenya / World Food Programme (WFP) / runner). WFP Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:59:50 +0000 Africa All Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news Japan donates Shs10 billion to Karamoja The Japanese government has donated about Shs10 billion towards emergency and livelihood programmes in the Karamoja region. The funds to be channeled through the World Food Programme (WFP), will see about Shs6 billion go towards emergency activities in response to drought in the region and about Shs3 billion to the Karamoja productive assets programme. WFP Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:58:20 +0000 Africa Daily Monitor Hunger in the news hunger in the news Uganda MYANMAR: Rural poor hit by arbitrary “taxes”, says report Myanmar’s military government, with soldiers scattered throughout the country, is arbitrarily levying fees from the rural poor, pushing some into hunger and debt, experts say. (..)Ten percent of the country is food insecure, with more than 90 percent persistently on the brink of hunger in some regions, according to the World Food Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization. WFP Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:57:19 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news IRIN Myanmar World Bank raises Pakistan funding The World Bank has raised its funding for Pakistan's flood disaster recuperation to $1bn. An additional $100 million has been pledged, the bank said on Wednesday, to help with the worst disaster in the country's history. (..) The World Food Programme on Wednesday warned that Pakistan faced a "triple threat". "There is a triple threat unfolding as this crisis widens and deepens," Josette Sheeran, the World Food Programme chief, said at a conference with other UN officials in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, after visiting flooded areas on Wednesday. WFP Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:47:12 +0000 Al Jazeera English Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan Pakistan How to help small farmers around the world 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!! (..) The World Food Programme (WFP) says: "Many smallholder farmers lose a significant percentage of their produce due to poor storage facilities and poor storage techniques. Crops rot or are stolen." WFP helps farmers to improve storage facilities through the Purchase for Progress initiative. WFP Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:05:49 +0000 American Chronicle Americas Asia Haiti Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan worth reading Liberia: Something New for the Senior Class: Girls When students return to the classroom at Bopolu Central High School this year, there will be something not seen at the school since it reopened after Liberia’s long civil war. (..) Mohammed Kamara, a teacher and special assistant to the county education officer, said female primary-school students are getting free books and uniforms, and that girls in his district are receiving food rations for their families once a week with support of the World Food Program (WFP). WFP Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:04:52 +0000 Africa All Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news Liberia PAKISTAN: What did you eat today? For hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis forced by the floods to abandon their homes, food is a primary concern: some families have gone days without a meal. Frances Kennedy, a World Food Programme (WFP) spokesperson, told IRIN: “We are very concerned about the nutritional situation. About 2.8 million people have been reached, but there are others in need. Camps are crowded and people are sleeping on sides of the roads.” WFP Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:03:20 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news IRIN Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan disaster will have 'long tail', says Nick Clegg Nick Clegg warned today that flood-hit Pakistan will need aid for years to come as he saw the devastation for himself. (..) The Deputy Prime Minister toured the Pakistan Air Force flood relief camp at Sukkur, which houses more than 3,000 refugees. He was shown a clinic and chatted with children at a makeshift school, before moving on to the UN World Food Programme distribution base. WFP Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:02:20 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan Pakistan The Independent (UK) 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. Ximena Loza Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:51:30 +0000 Americas Bolivia Droughts Food For Assets School Meals Nutrition Russian Drought Spurs Worldwide Food Price Hikes Severe drought in Russia has sent world food prices 5 percent higher in recent months, according to a new report by the United Nations, and though they remain well below the record levels reached during the 2007-08 world food crisis, the higher prices have already fueled deadly riots in Mozambique. (..) Elsewhere, a separate report Tuesday by the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) warned that Pakistan's woes were only beginning. "There is a triple threat unfolding as this crisis widens and deepens," WFP's executive director, Josette Sheeran, said in a prepared statement after touring the flood-ravaged nation. "People have lost seeds, crops and their incomes, leaving them vulnerable to hunger, homelessness and desperation -- the situation is extremely critical. We urgently need continued and strengthened commitment to the people of Pakistan in this time of crisis." WFP Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:00:00 +0000 AOL News Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan Northern Pakistan Slow To Recover From Floods Epic floods began a month ago in northern Pakistan. Unlike flooding in the south, which was vast but slow moving, the floods in the north struck quickly in the mountain passes -- taking out 150 plus bridges, roads and riverside houses. (..) Well, at this moment, we're at a food distribution center at a place called Fatehpur.(..) It's one of the areas the Americans are pouring their aid. But at this distribution center, there are sacks of World Food Programme wheat that are piling up in front of us. People are coming for the week. They're coming for cooking oil and they're coming for high-energy biscuits. They get a month's worth of rations at a time. WFP Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:00:00 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news NPR Broadcast (USA) Pakistan Pakistan Over 20 million affected due to floods : Gilani Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Wednesday that Pakistan suffered colossal damages to life and property at the hands of unprecedented floods which ravaged the whole country from north to south.He said that over 20 million people have been affected which outnumbers the combined affected people of the recent four major international disasters i.e. 2004 Tsunami, the South Asian quake of 2005, Katrina and 2010 Haiti quake. During meeting with the delegation of the World Food Programme lead by Ms. Josettee Sheeran, Executive Director, the Prime Minister appreciated prompt response of WFP which has been providing emergency support to 2.6 million flood-affected populations in Pakistan. WFP Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:00:00 +0000 Asia Associated Press of Pakistan Hunger in the news hunger in the news Mauritania Pakistan “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. View video Marcus Prior Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:07:11 +0000 Asia Pakistan Pakistan ED's Centre Floods Responding to Emergencies Gordon Brown: While the world looks elsewhere, a nation is dying in silence It now has a name: "the hunger season". The United Nations rapporteur on food has described what is going on as "silent mass murder". And, almost unbelievably, the World Food Programme, through no fault of their own, have just had to make their "agonising" life-and-death decision to restrict food aid to children under two and to cut food aid for children over the age of two. WFP Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:06:14 +0000 Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news Niger The Independent (UK) NEPAL: Another blow to food security Farmers may reap as little as half of their normal harvests this year due to late monsoon rains in Nepal, a country constantly battling malnutrition and food insecurity, the World Food Programme (WFP) warns. "What we're concerned with is the mid and far west - the hills area," said Dominique Hyde, deputy country director of WFP in Nepal. The regions are home to 600,000 of the country's estimated 3.6 million food insecure, according to WFP's August food security bulletin. WFP Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:05:14 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Nepal Reuters / IRIN UN urges world to pick up pace again The United Nations on Sunday disclosed that 64 per cent of the appeal that has been funded remains static, urging the international community to step up donations as floods continue to cause devastation across Pakistan. (..) Frances Kennedy from the World Food Program (WFP) said that according to the figures, which were assessed on Sunday night, one month rations for more than 2.6 million people have been distributed so far. “There is still an urgent need to address to the needs of 800,000 people whose needs can only be met by air assistance,” he said. WFP Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:03:12 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan Pakistan The Express Tribune (Pakistan) Pakistan's Floodwaters Begin to Recede Floodwaters in Pakistan are beginning to recede in parts of the south, as the country struggles to provide desperately needed aid to millions across the country. (..) The director of the U.N. World Food Program will travel to Pakistan on Tuesday to evaluate the needs of those affected by the floods. In a statement Monday, WFP said more helicopters are needed to airlift aid to an estimated 800,000 people who have been cut off by the floodwaters and are accessible only by air. WFP Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:59:48 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan Pakistan VOA News (USA) Pakistan's flood victims frustrated with medical care Victims of Pakistan's floods on Tuesday queued at hospitals where scant resources were available to treat a rising number of patients. (..) "In magnitude and scope this is one of the greatest catastrophes which the WFP has had to handle," said Josette Sheeran, executive director of the World Food Programme (WFP) after visiting flood-hit areas in south Punjab. WFP Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:58:28 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan Pakistan Reuters UNICEF/WFP Chiefs Call for Renewed Support to Pakistan's Flood Victims Islamabad – The Executive Directors of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today called on the international community to step up their support for the victims of the ongoing floods in Pakistan. WFP Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:59:16 +0000 Asia Pakistan Pakistan Statement ED's Centre Floods Responding to Emergencies Niger floods alarming, U.N. says Nearly half of the 15 million people in Niger are facing a food crisis as flooding plagues the African country, the United Nations said. The U.N.'s World Food Program earlier this month said there was an urgent need to help the 4 million people in Niger affected by flooding. WFP Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:00:00 +0000 Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news Niger UPI

WFP - News releases Link to article UNICEF/WFP Chiefs Call for Renewed Support to Pakistan's Flood Victims Islamabad – The Executive Directors of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today called on the international community to step up their support for the victims of the ongoing floods in Pakistan. WFP Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:59:16 +0000 Africa All Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news Asia Pakistan Pakistan Statement ED's Centre Floods Responding to Emergencies Travel Advisory: WFP Executive Director to Visit Pakistan Flood Zone ISLAMABAD – The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Josette Sheeran, is to visit Pakistan between August 31 and September 1. WFP Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:02:43 +0000 Africa Daily Monitor Hunger in the news hunger in the news Uganda Asia Pakistan ED's Centre Floods WFP to Expand Kyrgyzstan Operations Before Winter Sets in OSH – The United Nations World Food Programme (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. WFP Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:27:20 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news IRIN Myanmar Asia Kyrgyzstan Food Prices Responding to Emergencies Food for Assets WFP in Central African Republic May Cut Feeding Hungry Because of Lack of Funds BANGUI – Tens of thousands of people risk becoming malnourished unless critical new funding is secured for the World Food Programme in the Central African Republic (CAR). WFP Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:10:17 +0000 Al Jazeera English Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan Pakistan Africa Central African Republic General Food Distribution Refugees and IDPs School Meals School Meals At Least 40 Helicopters Needed To Reach Communities Stranded By Pakistan Floods ISLAMABAD – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today estimates that it requires at least 40 additional heavy-lift helicopters in Pakistan to reach the huge number of people cut off from land assistance by the recent floods with desperately needed emergency food and other humanitarian supplies. WFP Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:10:52 +0000 American Chronicle Americas Asia Haiti Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan worth reading Africa Pakistan Pakistan Floods Responding to Emergencies Niger & Sahel Backgrounder OVERVIEW - With millions of people facing hunger in Niger caused by a combination of drought, poor harvests and high food prices, WFP is scaling up to reach almost 8 million people with food assistance over the next 6 months. WFP Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:17:34 +0000 Africa All Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news Liberia Africa Niger Droughts Food Prices Emergencies Responding to Emergencies WFP Expands Cash-For-Work Programme in Iraq Baghdad – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is targeting unemployment in some of the areas most affected by violence and insecurity in Iraq through expanding its cash-for-work programme to reach more than 11,000 vulnerable people and help them meet their daily food needs. WFP Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:04:17 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news IRIN Pakistan Pakistan Iraq Middle East Food For Assets Food for Assets WFP Emergency Operation Enters New Phase In Drought-Stricken Niger NIAMEY – The World Food Programme (WFP) has begun a major round of feeding in Niger for 670,000 young children and their families as part of an emergency operation to reach as many as 8 million food-insecure people in the drought-stricken West African country. WFP Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:01:21 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan Pakistan The Independent (UK) Africa Niger General Food Distribution Droughts Nutrition Emergencies Responding to Emergencies Zimbabwe Food Security Improves, But 1.68 Million People Still Need Food Assistance ROME – Although food security in Zimbabwe improved significantly following government efforts and a US$70 million international assistance programme providing farmers with subsidized inputs, the country still needs agricultural and food assistance next year for some 1.68 million people. WFP Tue, 10 Aug 2010 06:58:43 +0000 Americas Bolivia Droughts Food For Assets School Meals Nutrition Africa Zimbabwe Food Security Analysis Nutrition Food Security Analysis Nutrition WFP Launches Helicopter Relief Operation to Feed More Pakistan Flood Victims ISLAMABAD – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has today launched a major airlift, using helicopters to boost its ongoing relief operation and bring desperately needed food to people cut off by the devastating floods in northern Pakistan. WFP Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:59:37 +0000 AOL News Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan Asia Pakistan Floods Responding to Emergencies WFP News Update: Pakistan/Afghanistan Floods ISLAMABAD – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up emergency relief to victims of catastrophic flooding in Pakistan, prioritizing the worst-affected areas of Peshawar, Mardan, Charsadda and Nowshera, as it continues to identify stricken communities across the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province. WFP Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:49:25 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news NPR Broadcast (USA) Pakistan Pakistan Asia Pakistan Floods Responding to Emergencies WFP Begins First Food Distributions To Pakistan Flood Victims; Food Supplies Hit ISLAMABAD – The World Food Programme has today started food distributions to 35,000 families hit by catastrophic flooding in Northwestern Pakistan, which has also affected parts of neighbouring Afghanistan. WFP Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:18:45 +0000 Asia Associated Press of Pakistan Hunger in the news hunger in the news Mauritania Pakistan Aid professionals Asia Global Journalists Pakistan General Food Distribution Floods Responding to Emergencies WFP Executive Director sees revolution in fighting hunger by Africa helping itself KIGALI – People in many African countries can recover from conflict faster and even have their lives transformed through a revolution in the fight against hunger including greater opportunities to harness the power of markets, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today. WFP Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:59:57 +0000 Asia Pakistan Pakistan ED's Centre Floods Responding to Emergencies Africa Rwanda ED's Centre Purchase for Progress Statement by WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran at African Union Summit in Kampala Many leaders at the African Union summit in Uganda are leading the way in bringing new energy and commitment to tackling hunger and malnutrition. And the African Union has declared its intent to build an Africa that ends hunger and empowers the continent to both feed itself, and ultimately to help feed the world. WFP Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:50:38 +0000 Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news Niger The Independent (UK) Africa Uganda ED's Centre Focus on Women Food For Assets Purchase for Progress Purchase for Progress Food, Shelter and Protection Promise Stable Future for Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Goma– The Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Josette Sheeran, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), António Guterres, said they hoped more people displaced by years of conflict in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo will soon find the security they need to return to their homes and re-start farming their land.  WFP Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:49:28 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Nepal Reuters / IRIN Africa Congo, Democratic Republic Of ED's Centre Preventing Hunger Purchase for Progress Responding to Emergencies Niger Backgrounder OVERVIEW - Millions of people are facing hunger in Niger caused by a combination of drought, poor harvests, and high food prices.  A dramatic deterioration of the nutrition situation has led to the World Food Programme (WFP) significantly expandings its programme with a sharp focus on the needs of malnourished children.  WFP Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:52:49 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan Pakistan The Express Tribune (Pakistan) Africa Niger Responding to Emergencies Visit by WFP Executive Director, Josette Sheeran, to Niger, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Rwanda Rome – Josette Sheeran, the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will begin a fact-finding visit this week to four African nations where the agency is undertaking the full spectrum of its humanitarian work ranging from emergency food assistance in Niger to distribution of cash and vouchers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and support for small farmers in its Purchase for Progress initiative in Uganda. WFP Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:43:10 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan Pakistan VOA News (USA) Africa Congo, Democratic Republic Of Niger Rwanda Uganda ED's Centre Purchase for Progress Responding to Emergencies WFP Plans Massive Scale Up in Hunger Relief Operation as Needs Grow Dramatically in Drought-hit Niger Rome - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today said it is massively scaling-up its food assistance operation in the west African state of Niger to feed up to 8 million hungry people who have lost crops and livestock due to a particularly severe drought. WFP Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:22:18 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan Pakistan Reuters Africa Niger ED's Centre Droughts Nutrition Emergencies Preventing Hunger Responding to Emergencies Good Nutrition Can Improve Treatment for People Living With HIV VIENNA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is urging health care providers, governments and other partners to include a simple, yet vital, ingredient in the treatment of people living with HIV - good nutrition. WFP Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:56:25 +0000 Asia Pakistan Pakistan Statement ED's Centre Floods Responding to Emergencies Fight Against HIV/AIDS Nutrition Joint Statement By The Government Of Spain And The United Nations World Food Programme Over the past five years, Spain and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have built a strong partnership which has led to Spain becoming a major donor to WFP operations across the world. In the context of the global economic crisis, WFP appreciates Spain’s commitment to keep the battle against hunger a high priority in the government’s agenda and is thankful for their humanitarian response in Africa and Latin America. WFP Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:33:23 +0000 Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news Niger UPI Statement ED's Centre Logistics

WFP Hunger Hotspots Link to article 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 Africa All Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news Asia Pakistan Pakistan Statement ED's Centre Floods Responding to Emergencies Middle East Yemen Emergencies Responding to Emergencies 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 Africa Daily Monitor Hunger in the news hunger in the news Uganda Asia Pakistan ED's Centre Floods Africa Sudan Emergencies Responding to Emergencies 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 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news IRIN Myanmar Asia Kyrgyzstan Food Prices Responding to Emergencies Food for Assets Africa Somalia Emergencies Responding to Emergencies 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 Al Jazeera English Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan Pakistan Africa Central African Republic General Food Distribution Refugees and IDPs School Meals School Meals Africa Kenya Emergencies Responding to 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 American Chronicle Americas Asia Haiti Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan worth reading Africa Pakistan Pakistan Floods Responding to Emergencies Africa Ethiopia Emergencies Responding to Emergencies 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 Africa All Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news Liberia Africa Niger Droughts Food Prices Emergencies Responding to Emergencies Africa Congo, Democratic Republic Of Emergencies Responding to Emergencies 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 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news IRIN Pakistan Pakistan Iraq Middle East Food For Assets Food for Assets Africa Chad Emergencies Responding to Emergencies 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 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan Pakistan The Independent (UK) Africa Niger General Food Distribution Droughts Nutrition Emergencies Responding to Emergencies Afghanistan Asia Emergencies Responding to Emergencies 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 Americas Bolivia Droughts Food For Assets School Meals Nutrition Africa Zimbabwe Food Security Analysis Nutrition Food Security Analysis Nutrition Africa Ethiopia Emergencies Responding to Emergencies Sri Lanka 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 AOL News Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan Asia Pakistan Floods Responding to Emergencies Asia Sri Lanka Emergencies Responding to Emergencies 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 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news NPR Broadcast (USA) Pakistan Pakistan Asia Pakistan Floods Responding to Emergencies Africa Somalia Emergencies Responding to Emergencies 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 Asia Associated Press of Pakistan Hunger in the news hunger in the news Mauritania Pakistan Aid professionals Asia Global Journalists Pakistan General Food Distribution Floods Responding to Emergencies Africa Kenya Emergencies Responding to Emergencies 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 Asia Pakistan Pakistan ED's Centre Floods Responding to Emergencies Africa Rwanda ED's Centre Purchase for Progress Africa Ethiopia Emergencies Responding to Emergencies 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 Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news Niger The Independent (UK) Africa Uganda ED's Centre Focus on Women Food For Assets Purchase for Progress Purchase for Progress Africa Chad Emergencies Responding to 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 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Nepal Reuters / IRIN Africa Congo, Democratic Republic Of ED's Centre Preventing Hunger Purchase for Progress Responding to Emergencies Afghanistan Asia Emergencies Responding to 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 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan Pakistan The Express Tribune (Pakistan) Africa Niger Responding to Emergencies Middle East Yemen Emergencies Responding to 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 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan Pakistan VOA News (USA) Africa Congo, Democratic Republic Of Niger Rwanda Uganda ED's Centre Purchase for Progress Responding to Emergencies Africa Sudan Emergencies Responding to 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 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan Pakistan Reuters Africa Niger ED's Centre Droughts Nutrition Emergencies Preventing Hunger Responding to Emergencies Africa Somalia Emergencies Responding to 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 Asia Pakistan Pakistan Statement ED's Centre Floods Responding to Emergencies Fight Against HIV/AIDS Nutrition Middle East occupied Palestinian territory Emergencies Responding to 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 Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news Niger UPI Statement ED's Centre Logistics Africa Kenya Emergencies Responding to Emergencies

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