WFP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LAUDS POPE BENEDICT XVI’S COMMITMENT TO HUMANITARIANISM VATICAN CITY – James Morris, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, today hailed His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI’s deep personal commitment to the service of the poor and hungry.
WFP News Release 13 October 2006 AFTER 30 YEARS, WFP ENDS FOOD AID TO ANGOLA LUANDA – The United Nations World Food Programme said today a lack of funding had prompted it to wind down all its food aid operations in Angola by the end of the year, after three decades of direct involvement in the country.
EGYPTIAN FOOTBALLER ABOUTRIKA PLAYS AGAINST HUNGER CAIRO - Egyptian soccer player, Mohamed Aboutrika is to use his celebrity status to help the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in its fight against child hunger, the agency announced today. The 28-year-old Egyptian striker is a famous footballer in the Middle East, and plays for Egypt’s giant club Al-Ahly.