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@WFP_Media
Latest news, data and stories about hunger, nutrition and the work of
@WFP
. For interview requests email wfp.media@wfp.org.
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𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: "I am ready to roll up my sleeves ... deepening my understanding of
@WFP
’s vital work, and making sure it continues to grow to meet the needs of a hungry world." says
@USUNRomeAmb
Read full statement here👉🏽bit.ly/3ZCB0ku #savinglives
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📡#𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵 Just In! United Nations 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆-𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 @antonioguterres appoints 𝗠𝘀. 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗠𝗰𝗖𝗮𝗶𝗻 of the United States – Executive Director of the World Food Programme @WFP Details here 👉bit.ly/3SEKaLj
McCain will succeed David Beasley as Executive Director, who will have served six years when his term ends on April 4.
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Winston Churchill once said, "It was the people who had the courage of a lion, I simply had the luck to give the roar." To the entire
@WFP
family, thank you for the courage. Thank you for the integrity and the love. Thank you for the honor you've given me to roar on your behalf.
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UN in Libya 🇺🇳🇱🇾
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📃 Press Release 📃 #JICA & #WFP introduce the Japanese Kaizen Management Approach to Libyan Youth and Female Entrepreneurs 🇱🇾 🇯🇵 read more 👇 wfp.org/news/jica-and- @jica_direct_en @WFP_Media @WFP_JP @WFP_MENA
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Investing in school feeding is investing in: 📗 Education 🍏 Nutrition and health 💚 Social protection 💸 Local economies ✅ Human capital
@WFP
School meals programmes help girls stay in school, paving the way to gender equality and a brighter future. #schoolfeeding #ZeroHunger
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WFP Zambia
@WFP_Zambia
Learners at Lusaka's Woodlands B Primary School🏫 braved the rain 🌧️ to demonstrate to @PhiriTomson how their knowledge of hydroponics gardening 🥦🍅 is shaping them into responsible future leaders. Press▶️ and witness.
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Today is #Africa Day of 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴! We have an inspiring story to share with you! Our story covers the impact of
@WFP
school feeding programs on children's education and well-being across the continent. 👉🏿bit.ly/3kwLgw3 DM for more information.
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Happy African Day of School Feeding! 🎉🌍🏫👧🏾🍛📖 Improving children’s nutrition, health and guaranteeing their access to education are the starting points to accelerate the human capital, social and economic development of the continent. #ADSF2023 #SchoolFeeding
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@WFP_Media
#NewShot: 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗸𝗶,
@WFP
head of advocacy & communication, told VOA News reporter 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 that the need across the East African region which includes #Somalia + #Ethiopia is great. Thank you
@VOANews
for sharing the🔗 bit.ly/3SBHjCz
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@WFP_Kenya
Thank you @FLOTUS for shining a light on the #drought in Kenya. @WFP is expanding nutrition support to more than 500,000 malnourished women and young children, thanks 🙏to support from the American people 🇺🇸 through @USAIDSavesLives. apnews.com/article/weathe
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@WFP_Media
𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: “Before I harvested approx. 60kg of sorghum. Through Zai-pits, I was able to increase my production to 260kg.” - farmer, Niger🇳🇪 Learn how
@WFP
is supporting 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳-𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗻 irrigation water catchments to strengthen resilience in #Niger👉🏽 bit.ly/3ZJtK6L
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#SoundBite: "We need access to all populations in need from all areas." says
@WFP_Syria
Deputy Country director, 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵 speaking to #Journalists at the
@UN_Spokesperson
Noon briefing on the food situation in #Syria. "𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗸!"
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🔜#𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵, @WFP_Syria Deputy Country to brief UN corp on the food situation in #Syria 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻?Today 27 Feb. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲? at Secretary General's @UN_Spokesperson Noon Briefing Check it out here 👉🏾bit.ly/3xXnXOW @BBCWorld,
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🔜#𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵,
@WFP_Syria
Deputy Country to brief UN corp on the food situation in #Syria 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻?Today 27 Feb. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲? at Secretary General's
@UN_Spokesperson
Noon Briefing Check it out here 👉🏾bit.ly/3xXnXOW
@BBCWorld
,
media.un.org
Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the...
Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly.
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@WFP_Media
#Newsflash  
@WFPChief
concludes visit to quake-affected Türkiye.   “There is only one way to describe what I saw today: apocalyptic. Entire neighborhoods have been flattened; homes destroyed, schools and shops closed; lives torn apart.”   Read on ⬇️
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WFP Executive Director shocked by apocalyptic devastation across Turkiye and Syria during visit,...
HATAY, Türkiye – The Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), David Beasley, has concluded a visit to the earthquake affected region of Hatay in southern Türkiye where he witnessed...
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UPDATE - #CycloneFreddy has just made a landfall in Mozambique. Details
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SatWorld
@or_bit_eye
⚠️🔴🌀After hitting #madagascar as a #cyclone,#freddy is now a severe #tropicalstorm that has just made #landfall in #mozambique as a cat.1 cyclone with heavy #floods and damages. Here the #meteosat9 animation of latest 8 hours.#ClimateEmergency @Giulio_Firenze @helgavanleur
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𝐀 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 from a year of war in #Ukraine
@WFP
's Matthew Hollingworth recalls the 12 months of humanitarian operations in Ukraine and shares key concerns, achievements – and an urgent pitch to global leaders. 📝Read: bit.ly/41onZN7
It is along these journeys that the sheer vastness of this country – the second largest in Europe after Russia – becomes manifest, along with the enormous apparent contradiction of having to set up emergency food operations in the “breadbasket of the world”.
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🇺🇦𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 1️⃣ 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗢𝗻 As we mark 1 year since Feb 24, 2022, the war in in #Ukraine continues to⤵️ 📌Inflict untold suffering on civilians 📌disrupt supply chains + food production. @WFP has injected more than US$700m into the Ukrainian economy since March 2022
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@WFP_Media
🇺🇦𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 1️⃣ 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗢𝗻 As we mark 1 year since Feb 24, 2022, the war in in #Ukraine continues to⤵️ 📌Inflict untold suffering on civilians 📌disrupt supply chains + food production.
@WFP
has injected more than US$700m into the Ukrainian economy since March 2022
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@WFPChief
The Black Sea Grain Initiative must be renewed – at all costs. No country, no person should stand in the way, as that will bring starvation to millions. MILLIONS. The world is watching. #Ukraine #Russia
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📣#𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 American Celebrity Chef
@EitanBernath
, is 𝘂𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 as
@WFP
high level supporter. He will use his will use his expertise in food and cooking to bring younger audiences into the global effort to solve hunger.👏🏾 Details📜bit.ly/41kh0oA
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'It's inspiring to see the rippling effects of how improved food security can impact someone's life' - @EitanBernath teams up with @WFP_Media ow.ly/fQLq50N0PqP
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𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲!
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Tomson Phiri
@PhiriTomson
Aerial view of a cyclone-battered Nosy Varika, in #Madagascar #CycloneFreddy may have weakened but still strong to wreak havoc Assessments ongoing but for the vulnerable, even the slightest shock has massive ramifications for food security @PamMadagascar providing assistance
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#𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 takes us back to 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲🇺🇦, where
@WFP
Ukraine country Director 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 spoke about the impact of the war globally and how WFP delivered food to the areas most affected. #Ukraine 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗢𝗻!
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𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗢𝗻! 📈The war continues to disrupt food production and supply chains inside the country, making access to food unreliable in many areas of the East and South. Read details on @WFP response➡️bit.ly/3XUfGG7 #UkraineRussianWar
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@WFP_Media
𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗢𝗻! 📈The war continues to disrupt food production and supply chains inside the country, making access to food unreliable in many areas of the East and South. Read details on
@WFP
response➡️bit.ly/3XUfGG7 #UkraineRussianWar
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@WFP_Media
Frontline areas and areas recently retaken by Ukraine face particularly dire conditions, with severe damage to infrastructure, disruption of basic services (electricity, gas, water), and no functioning markets and banks.
#𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁: as we mark one year since February 24, 2022, the war in #Ukraine continues to inflict untold suffering on civilians, to displace families, & to disrupt supply chains and food production‼️ Our experts are available for interviews.👉DM or contact us via email.
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@WFP_Media
🌀#𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗱𝘆 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲. 📌Made a landfall in Vatovavy region of #Madagascar last night as a category one cyclone. 🔵
@WFP_UNHAS
team assessing extent of damage. 🍲
@WFP
will distribute hot meals to displaced people in shelters today. After Images👇🏾
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#Update: First images of Cyclone Freddy as it approaches Mananjary in #Madagascar . Our teams are on the ground preparing to respond! @WFP plans to distribute hot meals to people sheltered in Mananjary, Manakara, Farafangana, #CycloneFreddy twitter.com/WFP_Media/stat…
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𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 - #Syria_earthquake
@WFP
sent 20 trucks through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing into Idlib Province. This convoy is part of WFP's larger earthquake response, which includes the delivery of food to 127,000 people in Northwest Syria since earthquakes hit on Feb. 6 ↙️
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UN News
@UN_News_Centre
The first UN convoy through the Al-Ra’ee border crossing entered northwest #Syria from #Türkiye on Monday. news.un.org/en/story/2023/
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🚩𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 in #Madagascar and #Mozambique
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Tomson Phiri
@PhiriTomson
#WeatherTracker: #Madagascar braces for #CycloneFreddy which makes its first landfall Tuesday and second landfall in #Mozambique Thursday👉 theguardian.com/environment/20
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@WFP_Media
📝#NewsFlash "The bad news is that the 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿. We not only have to teach the man to fish, but in this climate crisis, give him a new fishing rod." -
@LaurenLandis1
speaks with
@KTNNewsKE
about
@WFP
assistance to Kenyans affected by drought. Watch⤵️
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Lauren Landis
@LaurenLandis1
What a pleasure to be interviewed by @KTNNewsKE. Many thanks to the @StandardKenya for the opportunity to share how @WFP_Kenya is supporting people affected by the drought, and evolving operations using innovation. @fede_nacca @WFPInnovation @UnKenya bit.ly/3IqXhMu
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