WFP EMERGENCY FOOD AID REACHES WEST JAVA EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI VICTIMS JAKARTA - Working in close cooperation with Indonesian authorities, the United Nations World Food Programme has rapidly responded to the immediate needs of persons affected by the 17 July earthquake and tsunami in West Java.
WFP WELCOMES SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION, URGES IMPLEMENTATION BEIRUT – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed the UN Security Council resolution on Lebanon as the best chance so far to end the armed hostilities and called for speedy implementation by both sides to stop the human suffering and allow desperately needed relief to reach the hundreds of thousands of civili
WFP FOOD DISTRIBUTED IN BEIRUT’S BATTERED SOUTHERN SUBURBS BEIRUT - Municipal workers today distributed food rations from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to vulnerable families in Beirut’s southern suburbs where thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed in 33 days of conflict between Israel and Hizbollah.
HUNGER BLOG: SUMMER FUN FOR A GOOD CAUSE ROME - As school winds down for the summer, a new blog launched by the United Nations World Food Programme will keep kids active while giving them a chance to talk directly to aid workers battling on the frontline of some of the world’s hunger hotspots.
WFP LEADERS GATHER IN COPENHAGEN AMIDST GROWING HUNGER CRISES COPENHAGEN - UN World Food Programme leaders, from some 80 countries, are gathering in the Danish capital over the next five days to discuss current and future challenges facing the world’s largest humanitarian organization.