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  1. “Education is every child’s basic right.” Taiyaba, from , is 9 years old and she loves reading. She wants to be a medical doctor. This is a drawing of a world through her eyes.

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  2. ‘I wake up at dawn to go to the school and start preparing food.” Thanks to volunteers like him, about 1 million children across eat daily school meals. Want to visit Christopher’s school? Go here 🚌🔀

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  3. Children across Asia dream of being doctors, teachers, parents, and even superheroes when they grow up. Good nutrition and a full stomach will help them to get there. WFP currently provides healthy food to thousands of students in 12 countries across Asia 🍚🌏

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  4. is the world’s largest hunger crisis. 8 million people remain precariously close to famine. Each month, WFP is reaching the most vulnerable Yemenis who depend entirely on food assistance.

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  5. 's devastating 2015 earthquakes destroyed mountain trails - the only link that families had to markets, jobs and healthcare. Together with , WFP has restored 130km of trails, bringing food and hope to isolated communities

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  6. Fatima is among the new arrivals in Bama camp, . Her clothes are worn and dirty, and her 4-year-old son Mohammed lies limp in her lap. is on the ground with support. But more is needed to respond to further displacement ➡️

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  7. Sep 9

    In La Guajira, 🇨🇴, WFP is supporting the growing school feeding programme for Venezuelan migrants and Colombian returnees. The goal is to provide 30,000 school meals until the end of the year. 🍏🍚📚

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  8. Sep 9

    A decade long conflict in continues to pose serious challenges to families in the northeast region. Join our campaign to end food insecurity 👉📲

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  9. Sep 9

    What does mean to you? Children who receive school meals from WFP in 22 countries answered this question through drawings. 📚🍏🎨

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  10. Sep 9

    Mothers learn how to cook nutritious meals using fresh ingredients from the local market. 🥦🍠🍅 Cooking lessons are part of WFP's malnutrition prevention in & are always a fun moment mothers enjoy together!

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  11. Sep 8

    Today in the Middle East and North Africa, more children are in school than ever before. The School Meals and Social Protection Initiative is supporting children to stay in school and reach their full potential.

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  12. Sep 8

    When he grows up, Nabil from the Philippines🇵🇭 wants to be a superhero and help others. He says that eating nutritious food will give him the energy to be strong. Who else wants to be superhero? 💪

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  13. Sep 8

    WFP is empowering rural women in with help from Canada 🇨🇦 Germany 🇩🇪 Japan 🇯🇵 & the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 Find out more 👉

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  14. Sep 8

    “I’m earning money and supporting my husband— that was unexpected when I came to . Life is a bit more equal now.” This recycling project in is empowering vulnerable communities ♻💪🏽

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  15. Sep 8

    | In 2017 WFP provided school meals to over 600,000 children in 📚

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  16. Sep 8

    When collecting firewood, women and young girls in northeast risk physical assault. WFP distributed over 7,000 fuel-efficient stoves to displaced families at Banki Camp. By reducing the need to collect firewood, the stoves are keeping women out of harm’s way.

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  17. Sep 7

    “I wanted to show how WFP’s much-needed food is delivered to our school. Every day we have a hot and healthy meal at school - thanks to WFP." Shahlo, from 🇹🇯 likes to draw and wants to become a teacher. 🍏🎨

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  18. Sep 7

    All eyes on . In preparation for the potential mass displacement, WFP is ready to reach 850,000 people with emergency food for one week. This food aid is either already inside or can be brought in via Turkey.

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  19. Sep 7

    The WFP-run UN Humanitarian Air Services played a key role in the response in , operating daily flights for humanitarian workers and cargo. WFP stands on the courage and commitment of people like Catherine.

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  20. Sep 7

    "One day, when the roads were damaged, I got out of our vehicle in the heavy rainfall and started walking barefoot. We decided to distribute the food directly from the truck." - Rimi, Field Monitoring Assistant, Bangladesh

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