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African leaders and international partners strengthen resolve to deal with short- and long-term effects of global food crisis.

WFP LAUDS GROWING LINKS WITH 10 NEW EU MEMBER STATES NITRA -- Concluding a two-day meeting in this historic Slovakian city, the World Food Programme welcomed its burgeoning partnership with the 10 new member states of the European Union, marked in the past year by expanding cooperation and sharp increases in financial contributions.

WFP News Release 26 October 2006 SHORTAGE OF DONATIONS IMPACT SAHRAWI REFUGEES IN ALGERIA ALGIERS – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)) is facing increasing difficulties in providing food assistance to Sahrawi refugees living in remote camps near Tindouf in southwest Algeria – a concern also shared by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

UN LEADERS URGE NEW EFFORT TO END SUFFERING OF MILLIONS IN AFRICA’S GREAT LAKES REGION BUJUMBURA – The heads of three of the largest United Nations humanitarian agencies today urged the international community to match political progress in the Great Lakes region with a new commitment to end the suffering of the millions of people forgotten by the rest of the world.

WFP WELCOMES APPOINTMENT OF JOSETTE SHEERAN AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ROME – After full consultation with the World Food Programme Executive Board at a special session attended by all its 36 members and most other member states, the President of the Board, Ambassador Mirza Qamar Beg of Pakistan, announced that the UN Secretary-General and FAO Director-General intend to appoint Josette Sheeran

YOKOHAMA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed an announcement by the Government of Japan to donate US$4.2 million (JPY490 million) to projects assisting a total of 10 million people in Afghanistan and the Philippines (Mindanao) . “WFP is deeply grateful for Japan’s continuing support.

Unilever and World Food Programme Join Forces in Fight against Child Hunger Barcelona, 30 May 2006 – Unilever and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced a new partnership in the fight against child hunger. Unilever commits itself to provide expertise in nutrition and health as well as financial support to assist poor families in the developing world.

WFPは21日、ボーダフォングループおよび国連財団との新たなパートナーシップを構築することを発表した。ボーダフォングループおよび国連財団からはWFPに83万2千米ドルが寄付されるが、これは緊急災害時の対応の効率とスピードの強化を図るため、情報通信技術の技術者の育成や新システム開発などに使われる。

MASSIVE AID EFFORT CONTAINS GROWTH OF MALNUTRITION IN DARFUR KHARTOUM – Despite the deteriorating security situation in Darfur, a new United Nations assessment has found that overall malnutrition levels have mostly stabilized in 2006 and food insecurity has improved slightly thanks to a stronger international response to the suffering in Sudan’s war-torn west.

暑い水曜日の午後、マリ中部のドテンブグー村にある地元の保健センターに到着した赤ちゃんを背負った女性たちを、アトウマタ・ニマガさんは笑顔で出迎えます。 つい最近まで、この24歳の3児の母は、当時まだ胎児だった彼女の子どもが危険にさらされるほどの深刻な飢えに苦しんでいました。その後、WFP国連世界食糧計画（国連WFP）による食料支援が始まり、妊娠中も栄養価の高い食事をとることができるようになりました。 アトウマタさんは、母乳で育てている赤ちゃんについて、「自分の娘が元気になっているのを見ると、心が安らぎます。この同じ気持ちを他の人にも知ってほしいのです。」と言います。 アトウマタさんは現在、地元のボランティアリーダーであり、共同プログラムの一環として、他の村の女性たちに健康的な食生活について教えています。