2006 - ANOTHER BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL FOR MILLIONS IN WEST AFRICA DAKAR - The United Nations World Food Programme today called on the international community to rally strongly behind its efforts to tackle hunger and poverty in West Africa, the poorest region of the world.
JAPAN DONATES SHS3.6 BILLION WORTH OF RICE TO UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME The Japanese government has donated Ug.Shs3.6 billion worth of rice to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to assist people at risk in Uganda, including 1.5 million displaced persons sheltered in congested camps north of the country.