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WFP | United Nations World Food Programme - Fighting Hunger Worldwide Link to article UN Agency Acts On Somali Food-aid Claims The UN's food agency has blacklisted three contractors named in a UN report which alleged that food aid in Somalia was being diverted. The World Food Programme said it would not engage in any new work with the contractors and welcomed the report. flaminia Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:11:26 +0000 Africa BBC News Hunger in the news hunger in the news Somalia WFP Welcomes Any Probe Into Somalia Aid A U.N. food agency said Thursday it will cooperate with any independent probe into its food operations in Somalia, after a report found that up to half the food aid intended for the nation's hungry people does not reach its destination. (..) ''The integrity of our organization is paramount and we will be reviewing and investigating each and every issue raised by this report,'' WFP executive director Josette Sheeran said in a statement. flaminia Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:08:35 +0000 Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news Somalia The New York Times Visit to Russia by Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program UN World Food Program Executive Director Josette Sheeran was on a visit to Russia from March 2-6 as a guest of the Government of the Russian Federation. (..) In these meetings, they discussed the dynamically evolving relations between Russia and the WFP and prospects for further cooperation in the formation of a new architecture of global food security, including achieving one of the key Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). flaminia Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:06:09 +0000 Hunger in the news hunger in the news ISRIA Millions of Yemenis starving as donors fail to meet pledges, says UN Millions of Yemenis are starving while the international community focuses on security issues and tackling al-Qaida, according to the United Nations. (..) "They are in a total poverty trap," Gian Carlo Cirri, WFP country director, said. "Most of the time they are illiterate, they have no access to land or water. The children are not attending school and the probability of having a malnourished child in the family is extremely high." flaminia Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:46:35 +0000 Hunger in the news hunger in the news Middle East The Guardian Yemen Afghanistan: Talking to the Taliban The insurgents in Afghanistan have shown interest in negotiating with the UN and aid agencies on humanitarian access and aid distributions (..). “We work closely with local communities to ensure that WFP food assistance reaches the people it is intended to help. In a few areas, if the transporters request it, we ask the Afghan National Police to escort convoys of commercial trucks carrying WFP food,” Challiss McDonough, a WFP spokeswoman in Kabul, told IRIN. flaminia Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:44:57 +0000 Afghanistan Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news IRIN Indonesia: Farming For Alternative Livelihoods Young unemployed men are finding opportunities in a project that also aims to introduce sustainable farming methods to Indonesia's agricultural sector. (..) And with more than half the country's 245 million people living on less than US$2 a day, according to the World Food Programme (WFP), many quit school early to contribute to the family income. flaminia Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:44:02 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Indonesia IRIN Poor harvest likely to raise food prices The poor summer harvest, which led to a grain deficit of up to 400,000 metric tons representing around 7.5 per cent of the total cereal grain requirement, is likely to result rising food prices until the next winter harvest. (..) In the markets regularly monitored by the World Food Programme and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, the average price of coarse rice in February was Rs. 31 per kg as compared to Rs. 32 during the previous month. flaminia Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:43:13 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Nepal The Rising Nepal Gunmen kill five in attack on World Vision office in Pakistan Suspected Islamic militants stormed the offices of a Christian charity in northwestern Pakistan yesterday, killing five local staff in an attack that will further complicate aid work in the volatile region. (..) In October, five aid workers were killed in a suicide bombing at the UN's World Food Programme office in Islamabad. flaminia Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:35:37 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan Times Online UGANDA: One doctor for 16,200 refugees Inadequate healthcare is just one of many challenges facing the 16,200 refugees in this sprawling camp in western Uganda, which is served by a single doctor. (..)The situation is dire, especially for those Rwandans who have been in Uganda longer than two years, as they no longer receive food rations from the UN World Food Programme (WFP). flaminia Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:34:47 +0000 Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news IRIN Uganda New maps guide African truckers to AIDS clinics African trucking routes, long known as pathways for spreading HIV across borders, have been drawn in new maps that also direct drivers to clinics that treat AIDS (..). The North Star Alliance Foundation initiated the project, (..) North Star Alliance is a partnership originally between courier company TNT and the UN World Food Programme. flaminia Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:34:00 +0000 Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news The Independent (UK) WFP Ready To Respond To Somalia Allegations WFP is ready to provide full assistance to any independent investigation into its food assistance operations in Somalia, where the agency aims to feed 2.5 million people in 2010.  "Our integrity is paramount," said Executive Director Josette Sheeran. roberta Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:47:44 +0000 Africa Somalia Preventing Hunger WFP Welcomes Investigation Into its Food Assistance Operations in Somalia ROME – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today said it would welcome an independent investigation into its food assistance operations in Somalia.  At the same time, the agency said it would not engage in any new work with three transport contractors named in a report from the United Nations Monitoring Group on Somalia, which alleged they were involved in arms-trading. flaminia Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:59:47 +0000 Africa Somalia Statement Japan extends 7,50,000 dollar fund for improving health, nutrition in MP Barbara Bellogini Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:15:18 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news India New Kerala Haiti Summit Under Way Barbara Bellogini Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:12:57 +0000 Americas Haiti Hunger in the news hunger in the news Miami Herald Displaced villagers are going back to Sudan Barbara Bellogini Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:11:27 +0000 Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news IOL / SAPA-AFP Sudan DRC-UGANDA: Aid workers battle to help "forgotten" refugees Barbara Bellogini Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:09:32 +0000 Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news IRIN Uganda Empowering Women Through Nutrition Security The theme for this year's International Women's Day: "Equal rights, equal opportunities: progress for all," recognizes the importance women play in their communities from being the essential caretaker in almost every society in the world to leading the growth of small businesses in areas such as Africa. (..) According to the World Food Program, it is estimated that iron deficiency, anemia and maternal short stature increase the risk of death at delivery and account for at least 20% of maternal mortality. flaminia Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:15:44 +0000 Hunger in the news hunger in the news the Huffington Post (USA) Hunger Again In Guatemala United Nations and partners seek $34 million to assist drought-stricken Guatemalans. In Guatemala, WFP supports 350,000 people in school and preschool feeding, and mother/child care. The United Nations, together with the Guatemalan Government and aid partners, launched on March 5th, a $34 million appeal to counter food shortages affecting 2.7 million people living in the Central American country's so-called ‘dry corridor,' which even before last year's drought had one of the highest rates of chronic malnutrition in the world. flaminia Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:14:34 +0000 Americas Guatemala Hunger in the news hunger in the news The Guatemala Times WFP Boosts Farming In Liberia In a bid to encourage local rice production in Liberia and ensure food security, the World Food Program (WFP) purchased 1,000 metric tons (about 20,000 bags) of seed rice from Dokokan Farmers Cooperative in Gbedin, Nimba County, on Friday, March 5. The cost of the rice is estimated at over US$300,000 which, the WFP says, was made available by the United States Government and the foundation of American billionaire and humanitarian, Howard Buffet. flaminia Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:12:38 +0000 Africa Daily Observer (Liberia) Hunger in the news hunger in the news Liberia Even Band Aid Is Not Above Criticism There are some things that are just too sensitive and difficult to inquire about, and the idea that considerable sums that ordinary people around the world – but especially here in the UK – raised to aid and help their starving fellow humans in Ethiopia in the mid-1980s is one of them. (..) humanitarian operations in the midst of large-scale civil wars where territory is held by rival powers are almost always politicised and misused. (..) in my own country, Somalia, where al-Qaida-affiliated groups have dictated how the World Food Programme delivers emergency food. flaminia Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:09:19 +0000 Africa Ethiopia Hunger in the news hunger in the news The Guardian

WFP - News releases Link to article WFP Welcomes Investigation Into its Food Assistance Operations in Somalia ROME – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today said it would welcome an independent investigation into its food assistance operations in Somalia.  At the same time, the agency said it would not engage in any new work with three transport contractors named in a report from the United Nations Monitoring Group on Somalia, which alleged they were involved in arms-trading. flaminia Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:59:47 +0000 Africa BBC News Hunger in the news hunger in the news Somalia Africa Somalia Statement WFP Airlifts Emergency Food To Help Earthquake Victims In Chile PANAMA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today made its first airlift of food assistance for distribution among thousands of victims of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile on 27 February.  pg Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:55:45 +0000 Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news Somalia The New York Times Americas Egypt WFP Reduces Rations for 460,000 Children in Cote D'Ivoire ABIDJAN – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today it had halved the size of school meals for almost 430,000 children in Côte d’Ivoire because of funding shortfalls and announced that it urgently needed US$6 million to restore full rations and keep feeding malnourished children. flaminia Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:58:59 +0000 Hunger in the news hunger in the news ISRIA Africa Côte D'Ivoire School Meals School Meals Statement by WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran on WFP’s Deepening Partnership With Russia The United Nations World Food Programme expanded its collaboration in areas from school feeding to emergency response with the Russian Federation during high-level meetings in Moscow this week. flaminia Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:04:55 +0000 Hunger in the news hunger in the news Middle East The Guardian Yemen Statement ED's Centre The Hunger Bytes! Jury is in...Aspiring Filmmakers Win Trip to Guatemala ROME – Two aspiring filmmakers from Mexico will be off to drought-ridden Guatemala to try out their film-making skills on the frontline against hunger after having won the grand prize for hunger bytes!, an annual viral video competition by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) designed to raise awareness and understanding of the world’s one billion hungry. flaminia Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:13:09 +0000 Afghanistan Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news IRIN Hunger Bytes WFP Boosts Humanitarian Rapid Response Capacity in Asia With New Base in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today reached a landmark agreement with the Government of Malaysia to establish the first United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Asia, based in Subang, Malaysia. flaminia Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:02:15 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Indonesia IRIN Asia Emergencies Logistics Responding to Emergencies Logistics Haiti: Food Security Task Force Established By Three Rome-based United Nations Agencies ROME – The heads of the three United Nations Rome-based agencies announced the establishment of a Task Force for Food Security in Haiti.  The Task Force will support the government of Haiti in the implementation of a concerted, coherent and targeted, immediate and longer-term food security strategy that integrates agricultural production, and social safety nets. flaminia Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:34:09 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Nepal The Rising Nepal Americas Haiti Haiti Statement Emergencies Responding to Emergencies WFP to Roll Out Food and Cash for Work Programmes Across Haiti ROME – One month after a devastating earthquake shattered the lives of millions in Haiti, the World Food Programme (WFP) is partnering with the Haitian government to roll out an urgent early recovery strategy for the millions affected by the disaster by using food and cash to empower local populations to rebuild their lives. flaminia Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:13:03 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan Times Online Americas Haiti Haiti Statement Earthquakes Emergencies Responding to Emergencies World Food Programme Announces New Deputy Executive Director ROME – WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran today announced the appointment of Ramiro Lopes da Silva of Portugal - a 25-year veteran of key WFP emergency operations around the world - as the agency's new Deputy Executive Director of External Relations.  Lopes da Silva was recently deployed to Haiti, to lead the vital emergency response there. flaminia Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:00:03 +0000 Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news IRIN Uganda Aid professionals Media Advisory: Supporting Haitian-led Food Security ROME - On the one month anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the Haitian Agriculture Minister Joanas Gue will convene a high level meeting to discuss the country’s medium and long-term agricultural development, food security and nutrition planning process.  flaminia Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:56:06 +0000 Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news The Independent (UK) Americas Haiti Haiti Statement Earthquakes WFP Thanks World for Unprecedented Outpouring of Aid for Haiti ROME - United Nations World Food Programme Executive Director Josette Sheeran today thanked the world for generosity and compassion for the people of Haiti, with donors -- ranging from governments to companies and even internet gamers -- raising almost US$230 million in cash and donating valuable goods and services. flaminia Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:15:50 +0000 Africa Somalia Preventing Hunger Americas Haiti Haiti Statement ED's Centre Earthquakes Emergencies Number Of Hungry Quadruples in Southern Sudan Amidst Conflict and Drought JUBA – The number of people in southern Sudan in need of food assistance has more than quadrupled from almost 1 million in 2009 to 4.3 million this year because of conflict and drought, UN food agencies and Southern Sudan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said today. flaminia Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:05:23 +0000 Africa Somalia Statement Africa Sudan Droughts Responding to Emergencies School Meals School Meals Australian Government Aid Boosts Emergency Response Capacity in Timor-Leste SAME – Emergency response capacity in Timor-Leste has been given a considerable boost with the opening of three warehouses built or refurbished by funds donated by the Australian Government, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced Monday. flaminia Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:29:46 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news India New Kerala Asia Timor-Leste Emergencies Logistics Responding to Emergencies WFP Begins Major Scale-Up Of Food Assistance In Haiti "This distribution system will not only allow us to reach more people, it will give us the qualitative step we need to facilitate the delivery of all kinds of humanitarian assistance in the weeks and months to come. The 16 fixed sites are an important step towards food stability." WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran Martin Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:16:44 +0000 Americas Haiti Hunger in the news hunger in the news Miami Herald Americas EMOP Haiti Haiti Journalists ED's Centre Earthquakes Princess Haya Returns From Dubai Airlift to Haiti Stranded Jordanians, Palestinians, and Syrians brought back home from Port-au-Prince. Martin Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:34:47 +0000 Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news IOL / SAPA-AFP Sudan Americas Haiti Haiti Earthquakes Statement by WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran on Scale Up of Relief Operation in Haiti Words cannot describe the devastation that has been wrought on Haiti by the January 12 earthquake. Parts of the capital Port-au-Prince look worse than many war zones. After two days in the city, I have seen the depth of grief and the massive needs the quake has left in its wake. Martin Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:52:38 +0000 Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news IRIN Uganda Americas Haiti Haiti Statement ED's Centre Earthquakes WFP Thanks Japan for Support to Improve Mother and Child Nutrition DILI – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) thanked the Government of Japan on Thursday for its generous donation of Japanese Yen 220,000,000 (US$ 2.4 million) to support mother and child nutrition programmes in Timor-Leste. flaminia Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:54:56 +0000 Hunger in the news hunger in the news the Huffington Post (USA) Asia Timor-Leste Nutrition Focus on Women Nutrition WFP Executive Director Travels to Haiti Earthquake Zone ROME – The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Josette Sheeran, will travel to Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Thursday to assess the situation on the ground following last week’s devastating earthquake. flaminia Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:35:22 +0000 Americas Guatemala Hunger in the news hunger in the news The Guatemala Times Americas Haiti ED's Centre Earthquakes Responding to Emergencies Statement by WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran on humanitarian response to Haiti quake In the week since the earthquake struck Haiti, more than 250,000 ready-to-eat food rations have been distributed by the United Nations World Food Programme and the U.S. military. WFP is streaming humanitarian assistance into Haiti, opening up air, sea and land corridors, and rehabilitating emergency telecommunications systems for the entire humanitarian community Martin Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:44:38 +0000 Africa Daily Observer (Liberia) Hunger in the news hunger in the news Liberia Americas Haiti ED's Centre Earthquakes Responding to Emergencies WFP: Massive Humanitarian Response to Haiti Earthquake - Teleconference With WFP Executive Director ROME – The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Josette Sheeran, will host a global teleconference today, Monday, at 15:00 GMT (16:00 Rome time) to brief media about WFP’s humanitarian response to assist the millions of Haitians whose lives have been devastated by last week’s earthquake. flaminia Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:14:44 +0000 Africa Ethiopia Hunger in the news hunger in the news The Guardian Americas Haiti ED's Centre Earthquakes Responding to Emergencies

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. roberta Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:10:10 +0000 Africa BBC News Hunger in the news hunger in the news Somalia Africa Somalia Statement 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. roberta Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:09:10 +0000 Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news Somalia The New York Times Americas Egypt 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.  roberta Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:07:44 +0000 Hunger in the news hunger in the news ISRIA Africa Côte D'Ivoire School Meals School Meals 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. roberta Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:07:05 +0000 Hunger in the news hunger in the news Middle East The Guardian Yemen Statement ED's Centre 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. roberta Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:50:44 +0000 Afghanistan Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news IRIN Hunger Bytes 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. roberta Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:50:01 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Indonesia IRIN Asia Emergencies Logistics Responding to Emergencies Logistics 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. roberta Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:49:07 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Nepal The Rising Nepal Americas Haiti Haiti Statement Emergencies Responding to Emergencies 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. roberta Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:48:23 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news Pakistan Times Online Americas Haiti Haiti Statement Earthquakes 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.  roberta Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:49:59 +0000 Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news IRIN Uganda Aid professionals 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. roberta Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:35:46 +0000 Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news The Independent (UK) Americas Haiti Haiti Statement Earthquakes 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. roberta Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:34:34 +0000 Africa Somalia Preventing Hunger Americas Haiti Haiti Statement ED's Centre Earthquakes 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. roberta Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:33:43 +0000 Africa Somalia Statement Africa Sudan Droughts Responding to Emergencies School Meals School Meals 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. roberta Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:32:45 +0000 Asia Hunger in the news hunger in the news India New Kerala Asia Timor-Leste Emergencies Logistics Responding to Emergencies 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. roberta Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:31:38 +0000 Americas Haiti Hunger in the news hunger in the news Miami Herald Americas EMOP Haiti Haiti Journalists ED's Centre Earthquakes 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. roberta Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:30:52 +0000 Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news IOL / SAPA-AFP Sudan Americas Haiti Haiti Earthquakes 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 roberta Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:50:32 +0000 Africa Hunger in the news hunger in the news IRIN Uganda Americas Haiti Haiti Statement ED's Centre Earthquakes 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. roberta Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:49:23 +0000 Hunger in the news hunger in the news the Huffington Post (USA) Asia Timor-Leste Nutrition Focus on Women Nutrition 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. roberta Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:47:57 +0000 Americas Guatemala Hunger in the news hunger in the news The Guatemala Times Americas Haiti ED's Centre Earthquakes 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. roberta Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:46:45 +0000 Africa Daily Observer (Liberia) Hunger in the news hunger in the news Liberia Americas Haiti ED's Centre Earthquakes Responding to Emergencies 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. roberta Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:45:43 +0000 Africa Ethiopia Hunger in the news hunger in the news The Guardian Americas Haiti ED's Centre Earthquakes Responding to Emergencies Africa Kenya Emergencies Responding to Emergencies

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