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YOKOHAMA – On the last day of a four-day visit to Japan, WFP Deputy Executive Director Sheila Sisulu participated in the International Women’s Day (IWD) 2007 Public Forum and delivered a keynote speech on the theme for this year’s IWD: “Ending Impunity for Violence against Women and Girls.” Sisulu spoke to the audience which filled the U Thant Hall at the UN House in Tokyo, and explained h
WFP EMERGENCY FOOD AID REACHES WEST JAVA EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI VICTIMS JAKARTA - Working in close cooperation with Indonesian authorities, the United Nations World Food Programme has rapidly responded to the immediate needs of persons affected by the 17 July earthquake and tsunami in West Java.
WFP News Release 3 November 2006 WFP GIVES URGENT HELP TO VICTIMS OF NEW FLOODS IN SOUTHEAST ETHIOPIA ADDIS ABABA - With extensive flooding again hitting southeastern Ethiopia, the United Nations World Food Programme said today it is working closely with the Government of Ethiopia to ensure that food aid urgently reaches tens of thousands of flood-affected people in the Somali region.