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AUGUST 17, 2020

World Humanitarian Day: Veterans of WFP’s Ebola response talk coronavirus Before COVID-19 there was Ebola?—?two two WFP humanitarians recall the UN agency’s response to the epidemic in 2014 Joseph and Modesta at WFP’s warehouse in Harare. Photo: WFP/Tatenda Macheka Meet Modesta Tuturu and Joseph Makumbe.

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APRIL 6, 2020

9 Facts on WFP’s response in Iran amidst COVID-19 Here are 9 facts that shed light on the food security situation in Iran especially for the Iraqi and Afghan refugees during the COVID-19 outbreak. A refugee in Sarvestan settlement in Iran working in a tailoring workshop supported by WFP. It costs WFP US$$0.32 for over 30 years.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As schools were suspended in Lebanon a few months ago to curb the coronavirus amidst a challenging economy, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) school feeding programme continued offsite! In Lebanon, WFP distributed a two-month food box to 13,000 families whose children attended public schools across the country.

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AUGUST 6, 2020

Food prices expected to ‘skyrocket’ as country already beset by its worst-ever financial crisis is brought to its knees WFP lost 120,000 metric tons of food as Tuesday’s explosion destroyed Beirut’s port. Photo: AFP The World Food Programme (WFP) is extremely concerned about the state of food security in Lebanon after the country?—?already

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JUNE 2, 2020

and how WFP responded As crises become more frequent, our capacity to anticipate, mitigate and respond is keeping apace In 2019, for the third consecutive year, Zimbabwe experienced a drought?—?the Photo: WFP/Matteo Cosorich Climate shocks have become one of the leading drivers of hunger worldwide. and how WFP prepared and responded.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

World Aids Day: ‘Without food, antiretrovirals don’t work’ In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, WFP assistance helps people living with HIV keep the balanced diet they need. ‘My Photo: WFP/Hetze Tosta “This time has been very difficult,” she says. My name is Abigail Galindo, I am a trans woman diagnosed with HIV in 2006.’

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MARCH 18, 2020

Photo: WFP To mark Monday 23 March, ‘World Puppy Day’ (not an official UN day?—?yet), Photo: WFP My colleagues support all the Rohingya refugees here by making sure they have dinner on the table every night, keeping the camps as safe as possible from natural disasters, and making sure children get a nutritious start in life.

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AUGUST 28, 2020

Global Air Passenger Service means humanitarians can continue work assisting others despite severe air-travel restrictions WFP Aviation staff speak with immigration officers at Accra International Airport. Photo: WFP/Derrick Botchway Story by Eleonora Ponti “The organization urgently needs me to fill a vacant position in Mali.

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JULY 16, 2020

WFP stands up for the food security of the most vulnerable people as coronavirus hits hard Millions across Colombia struggle to guarantee adequate nutrition for themselves and their families WFP beneficiaries in La Guajira, Colombia. As a victim of violence and displacement, Elsy has experienced multiple forms of discrimination.

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JUNE 19, 2020

WFP’s toll-free helpline in Kenya replaces the physical help desk Story by Charles Egambi Mohamed Weli operating the Hagadera helpline. Photo: WFP Armed with a laptop, data modem and a headset, Harun Jirow, a World Food Programme (WFP) staff based in Dadaab refugee camps, in Eastern Kenya, sets off to work.

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DECEMBER 13, 2019

Flying into a caldera in El Savador, drones collect water for analysis and forecasting in a project backed by WFP [link] People who work in IT are geeks. Within two weeks WFP’s drones team rolled up their sleeves to work on a custom-made solution. But the seats are filled with colleagues from WFP and partner organizations.

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JUNE 5, 2020

The World Food Programme is working with USAID to meet the nutritional needs of mothers and children A mother and her son transport food rations from WFP home in Aleppo. They are given sachets of supplementary food from WFP, that helps them to get the nutrients they need. Nour is 10 months old, gaining weight and becoming healthier.

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AUGUST 18, 2020

Photo: WFP To mark World Humanitarian Day , we asked World Food Programme (WFP) staff to take a break from duty and reveal what they keep in their bags. Photo: WFP I purchased this backpack at a discounted price a month ago. Photo: WFP My bag is always a reflection of my day. Photo: WFP My laptop is my whole life.

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APRIL 30, 2020

Despatched to West Africa in 2014, Chiara Camassa draws on a wealth of experience as she helps Haiti respond to the pandemic Chiara standing at WFP’s warehouse in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Since arriving in the Caribbean country four months ago, Camassa has been the WFP ‘focal point’ for COVID-19 issues?—?largely Five people have died.

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

Hunger deepening in South Sudan as floods follow drought and unresolved conflict Threat of hunger looms unless food assistance is scaled up Nyabany Mun Roah prepares a local dish from sorghum for her family outside their home. A crippling funding shortage WFP, which this year ramped up its assistance to reach 4.6

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JULY 13, 2020

World Food Programme e-cards worth US$40 per month are helping vulnerable families put food on the table A father buys food at a WFP-contracted shop in north Lebanon. Photo: WFP/Qobayat Field Office Coronavirus takes its toll on the livelihoods and economic prospects of millions around the world?—?in

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MARCH 29, 2019

WFP Malawi’s Feedback and Complaints mechanisms ensures beneficiaries have a say and problems are addressed Without the Complaints and Feedback Mechanism, Chetumale’s voice wouldn’t be heard. Between December 2017 and March 2018, WFP provided cash transfers?—?an an average of US$ 20 a month per household?—?to

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DECEMBER 20, 2019

Photo: WFP/Marwa Awad Less than one week before I flew to Burkina Faso in November, with the emergencies team at the World Food Programme (WFP), miners working for a Canadian-owned goldmine were on their way to work when militants ambushed and attacked them, killing 39 and injuring 60. A third of Burkina Faso is now a conflict zone.

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JUNE 25, 2020

WFP humanitarians are stepping up efforts to ensure vulnerable people across the country receive life-saving food assistance Ruba al-Dirany is a monitoring assistant for WFP in the Bekaa area. Photo: WFP Lebanon The coronavirus outbreak and lockdown measures have had a detrimental impact on vulnerable communities across the globe.

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JULY 2, 2020

Latin America at centre of concerns as invisible enemy hits countries beset by climate change and conflict Colombia: WFP and World Vision provide 5,000 food baskets to Colombians and migrants in Soacha, near Bogotá. WFP is issuing an urgent call for US$4.9 Photo: WFP/Khudr Alissa “What is frightening is that the peak is yet to come.

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MAY 5, 2020

Photo: WFP/Benoît Lognoné Mopti, the central Malian town, once so popular with international tourists that it was nicknamed “the Venice of Mali” has gradually become the epicenter of violence in the past few year. Thanks to God and WFP, we have something to eat because my children are too young to work,” she adds.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

After struggling with her daughter’s health, South Sudanese mom finds treatment and hope through WFP nutritional programme Abuk Kiir and her two-year-old daughter, also named Abuk, wait at the clinic in Aweil. To reap maximum results, regular follow-ups are common and those receiving assistance are only discharged upon recovery.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Below, Aradhana Srivastava, an advocate for gender issues at WFP India?—?which which invited its Twitter followers to show solidarity and pose in orange?—?explains Photo: WFP India What happened with gender-based violence during lockdown? —?daily, WFP’s Ardhana ‘at peace’ at home. You are not able to call for help.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Photo: WFP/Edmond Khoury Some lost their loved ones, many lost their homes, and livelihoods following the blast that destroyed Beirut’s port in August, killing 190 people. A+ Initiatives is one of many organizations the World Food Programme (WFP) has supplied food parcels to over the past two months.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Following an increasing interest in clean air among the international community, the UN General Assembly designated 7 September as the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies. Photo: WFP Sénégal In the village of Talto Diéga de Kolda, in the south of Senegal, women walk tens of kilometres each day in search of firewood to cook with.

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AUGUST 25, 2020

The agreement was forged between WFP, the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy (MENRE), the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR), the Ministry of Interior and Local Government (MILG), and the Bangsamoro Planning and Development Authority (BPDA).

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APRIL 26, 2019

Photo: WFP/Nour Hemici Hardly 40 days have passed since cyclone Idai wreaked death and destruction in and around the city of Beira, and Mozambique is again in the devastating grip of a tropical storm. Heavy rains are forecast to follow cyclone Kenneth’s gale-force winds. ready for distribution in and around Pemba. Donate now.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

Pathmarajani Pathmanathan, Project Lead, WFP Sri Lanka Peace to me is being able to go to bed with a clear mind and waking up the next morning with the same peace of mind?—?knowing My responsibilities while working at WFP during Sri Lanka’s civil conflict [of 1983–2009] covered every aspect of food distribution? Karunadasa Liyanage.

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MAY 26, 2020

Photo: WFP/Glory Ndaka Story by Glory Ndaka It is midday in Meme, a small village some 40 km away from Maroua town, capital of Cameroon’s Far North Region. Photo: WFP/Glory Ndaka “This is the first time we are giving out dry rations to parents or pupils,” says Oumar. A parent collects take-home rations for her children.

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APRIL 20, 2020

Photo: WFP The COVID-19 pandemic has changed ways of working around the world and the refugee camps in Kenya are no different. WFP has just pulled off extraordinary food distributions in Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps, home to over 400,000 people. WFP has used the food distributions venues to educate refugees on prevention measures.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

World Food Programme (WFP) activities help families get back on their feet Anne is buying building materials to construct a modern house. Photo: WFP/Francis Thawani 74-year-old Anne Moyo from Mwanaboya Village in Nsanje District escaped the rage of Cyclone Idai and the floods that followed.

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JULY 21, 2020

Complementing the Government’s emergency food response to feed 54,000 people WFP delivers food to marooned villagers in Kulesa. Photo: WFP/Edwin Nyakundi Story by Martin Karimi Halima Guyole is overjoyed. You [WFP] are a godsend!” Photo: WFP/Edwin Nyakundi Halima, 54, comes from Vubwe village.

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

The three words shaping climate action for the World Food Programme As COP25 draws to a close in Madrid, WFP’s climate chief unpacks the thinking behind ‘Restore, Protect and Anticipate’ A farmer in Toya village in Timbuktu, in drought-hit Mali, in August. We work together with other parts of WFP.”

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MAY 22, 2020

WFP helps people not to have to prioritize food over medical treatment Based on reporting by Morelia Eróstegui Navia in La Paz COVID-19 seems to feed voraciously on vulnerabilities. WFP is providing assistance to mitigate this. Kidney patients like Juan Carlos Casas need to follow a special diet. and rely on daily earnings.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

The man with a strategic plan A veteran of both policy and emergencies, Yasuyuki Misawa is upbeat about WFP Iraq’s new five-year outlook ‘Yasu’ (right) with colleagues. Photo: WFP/Photo Library Yasuyuki Misawa’s had a long and varied career with the World Food Programme (WFP). Growing up in Tokushima-ken on Shikoku?—?the

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Photo: WFP/Glory Ndaka Story by Glory Ndaka It’s been five years since Marie Luca fled her village of Banki in North East Nigeria after it was attacked by insurgents. Photo: WFP/Glory Ndaka Life improved, somewhat, for Marie and her family at the Minawao refugee camp. WFP/Glory Ndaka “I love doing this.

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MARCH 11, 2020

Photo: WFP/Hayat Al Sharif Hannan’s story exemplifies this problem. WFP is working to make these stories less common by supporting school feeding programmes that help keep girls in school. WFP is currently expanding to reach 1.2 WFP plans to expand the programme to other parts of Yemen too. a burden that takes its toll.

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