WFP
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Canada supports vulnerable families in the West Bank and Gaza
May 29, 2017News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a US$3.6 million contribution from the Government of Canada to support nearly 200,000 of the most vulnerable non-refugee Palestinians living in Gaza and the West Bank.... -
WFP delivers food to thousands hit by recent violence in Central African Republic
May 20, 2017News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is dispatching food by air and road to thousands of people in need of food assistance in the conflict-torn Central African Republic (C.A.R.), where a new wave... -
Canadian Earth Group support for school meals in Tajikistan
May 19, 2017News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Tajikistan in partnership with Caritas Switzerland (Caritas) hosted a five-day visit for an organisation that raises money for school meals – the Canadian Earth Group –... -
USA gives crucial support for HIV/AIDS affected people in Southern Africa
May 17, 2017News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a US$13.4 million contribution from the United States government to support people living with HIV, AIDS and TB in Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. The... -
China donates US$ 5 million to WFP’s emergency response in Northeast Nigeria
May 14, 2017News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a US $5 million contribution from the Government of China to provide desperately-needed food assistance to tens of thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) in... -
Dates from Saudi Arabia, treat for Bangladeshi school childrens
May 14, 2017News Hour: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is providing dates to thousands of school children in Bangladesh through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). A gift from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre... -
David Beasley visits Lebanon and Syria, urges continued donor support
May 4, 2017News Hour: The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), David Beasley, today concluded a three-day visit to Lebanon and Syria where he assessed the growing humanitarian needs of vulnerable Syrians and met... -
WFP executive director to visit Lebanon and Syria
May 1, 2017News Hour: The Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), David Beasley, will make an official visit to Lebanon and Syria. This is the first visit of the newly appointed Executive Director to WFP operations... -
UN food agencies warn against ignoring famine alarm
Apr 30, 2017News Hour: The leaders of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have called on the international community to urgently step up action to prevent further hunger deaths in... -
Japan contributes for refugees and host communities in Uganda
Apr 26, 2017News Hour: The Government of Japan has contributed a total of US$ 6.3 million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support...
