New Guidelines Provide a Roadmap for Safe Reopening of Schools
April 30, 2020
School closures “could do lasting damage,” says WFP’s executive director. The futures of more than a billion students worldwide are at stake.
WFP News
Topic: Innovation & Technology
How Innovation Can Help Solve Hunger During a Pandemic
April 29, 2020
As the COVID-19 spreads, innovation and technology is needed more to reach people in need. Bernhard Kowatsch, head of WFP’s Innovation Accelerator, explains how the program is working to support WFP’s pandemic response.
UN Humanitarian Agencies Appeal for $15 Million for Joint COVID-19 Response for Sahrawi Refugees in Algeria
April 23, 2020
Coronavirus has exacerbated the lives of refugees who’ve been living in the Sahara Desert for the past 45 years. Here’s our appeal, and how we plan to help.
First UN Solidarity Flight Departs Addis Ababa Carrying Vital COVID-19 Medical Supplies to All African Nations
April 14, 2020
The Government of Ethiopia and WFP opened a new hub inside Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport from which COVID-19 supplies, equipment and humanitarian workers will be transported by air across Ethiopia and Africa.
WFP Launches Ethiopian Government-Supported Air Hub for COVID-19 Response
April 14, 2020
The first United Nations “Solidarity Flight” is scheduled to leave Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, today – from there, the aircraft will transport the vital medical cargo to all countries in Africa, where supplies are desperately needed to contain the spread of COVID-19.
UN Response Depot Pivotal in Dealing With COVID-19 in Latin America and Caribbean
April 7, 2020
The United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Panama has already airlifted more than eight tons of supplies, including COVID-19 kits, to 24 countries.
World Food Programme Gears Up to Support Children Left Without Meals Due to COVID-19 School Closures
March 20, 2020
WFP is gearing up to ensure that children across the global still have access to school meals even while schools are closed due to Coronavirus.
‘We Can Now Collect Food With Dignity’
March 17, 2020
This women’s history month, Rohingya women share their stories of feeding their families under the most extreme conditions imaginable. How will history remember them?
Cash Assistance From WFP and the European Union Helps Keep Syrian Refugees in Turkey Out of Poverty
March 10, 2020
Through the program, each family member receives $22 per month, and studies show that the 1.7 million refugees mostly spend it on rent, utilities, food and other household needs.
World Food Program USA Announces Spring 2020 Grantees for the Catherine Bertini Trust Fund
March 8, 2020
Women and girls make up a majority of the world’s hungry people, largely as a result of unequal access to education. These two initiatives are changing that tradition.
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