WFP News Release 2 November 2006 WFP WELCOMES CHINA’S GROWING ROLE AS A MAJOR FOOD DONOR Rome – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed China’s first donation of US $1.75 million since its graduation from food aid at the end of last year. The contribution – made in cash and without conditions -- will fund some of WFP’s most critical operations around the globe.
当日は好天に恵まれ、大勢の皆さんがアフリカの子どもたちの飢餓をなくすために歩きました。参加総数は3,593人となり、参加費からの募金と会場に設置した募金箱へのご寄付を合わせて、合計3,510,568円が集まりました。これにより、およそ11万7千人の子どもたちに栄養たっぷりの給食を届けることができます。当日の様子はこちらからご覧ください。「WFPウォーク・ザ・ワールド for アフリカ」の専用WEBサイトでも、ご報告しております。
YOKOHAMA – On an eight-day mission to Japan, Kenro Oshidari, Representative of the WFP Sudan Office, emphasized the greater need for the people of Japan to raise awareness of the situation in Sudan and for greater support.
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.