WFP WELCOMES JAPAN DONATION TO KENYA FLOOD RELIEF YOKOHAMA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed an announcement by the Government of Japan to donate US$ 300,000 (JPY34.8 million) to its special air operation to reach hundreds of thousands of people affected by floods in Kenya.
WFP FACES MAJOR SETBACKS & DEVELOPMENTS IN ITS ABILITY TO DELIVER URGENT AID TO LEBANON ， Overnight bombing of the highway north from Beirut to the Syrian border has cut the road in at least three places and reportedly destroyed critical bridges. This could effectively sever the vital humanitarian lifeline between Lebanon and the outside world.
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 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.
CHAD: RISING TENSIONS RENDER FOOD OUTLOOK PRECARIOUS N’DJAMENA – Amid rising tensions and reported preparations for armed attacks in Chad, the United Nations World Food Programme warned today – election day – that food is becoming a serious issue for some 70,000 people who have either fled the continuous armed incursions in the east of the country or are resident there.
