Guatemala: A Story of Resilience
In the 1990s, WFP worked with the Government of Guatemala to support the most vulnerable and food-insecure communities through Food Assistance for Assets (FFA) programmes. Today, almost 20 years later, these communities continue implementing and improving the activities from the initial programme and are considered resilient.
Distributing Rice And Explaining Kangaroos: A Myanmar Communication Officer's Story
When heavy rain caused the Bago river to break its banks in early August and the Government of Myanmar asked WFP to step in, the WFP office in Yangon was short-staffed, but willing to help. Communication Officer Myint Myint Kyu - who used to work in a field office - quickly volunteered to step in to get food to those who lost their homes in the flood. She tells us about the response.
Dumping Ban Urged for Australia's Iconic Reef
By Stephen LeahyUXBRIDGE, Canada, Aug 21 2014 (IPS) - Increased effort is needed to protect Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef, which is in serious decline and will likely deteriorate further in the future, according to a new report. "Greater reductions of all threats at all levels, reef-wide, regional and local, are required to prevent the projected declines,"said an outlook report by the Great Barrier Reef […]
Central African Republic: WFP provides food for people fleeing violence
Thousands of people have been displaced by the violence in the Bambari region of the Central African Republic since late June 2014. In dire security conditions, WFP provides food to people who have lost everything.
Philippines: How WFP And USAID Helped Prepare Sorsogon For Typhoon Glenda
One never knows the effectiveness of a disaster preparedness and response programme until a disaster strikes. So how did communities in Sorsogon fare when Typhoon Glenda (international name: Rammasun) hit their province?
Life Comes Full Circle in Rwanda, A Staff Members Story
This week we celebrated World Humanitarian Day—a time to recognize our staff who are in the field, every day, building a better world for everyone. For some WFP staff, like father of two Laurent Nsabimana Nzajyibwami, it is not just a job but a way of life that he knows all too well.
Giving Refugees In Rwanda The Power Of Choice
Fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has resulted in more than 76,000 people seeking refuge in Rwanda. In Gihembe camp, Northern Province, where WFP and its partners are providing assistance to more than 14,500 people, a new cash programme is improving the dietary diversity of the refugees as well as empowering them by giving them the ability to decide for themselves what they eat.
WFP's School Feeding Programme In Algeria To Resume in October, After School Holidays
WFP, in cooperation with Italian NGO Comitato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo dei Popoli (CISP), which focuses on development cooperation and humanitarian aid, completed in June 2014 its school feeding programme at Algeria's Sahrawi refugee camps for the academic year 2013/2014. A total of 32,060 primary school children received a mid-morning snack over the span of 156 days.
How to dramatically reduce hunger - even in very poor countries
Keys include political commitment, social protection and helping small-scale farmers