This year, 18 million people will be affected by the unfolding hunger crisis in Sahel, according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Originally posted from Building Resilience In Burkina Faso [Photo Gallery]

World Food Programme Executive Director Ertharin Cousin met today with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, welcoming the nation’s continued commitment to support WFP, even amidst fiscal difficulties.

Originally posted from ED in Japan: “We Will Work Every Day To Earn Your Trust”

Join WFP’s Denise Brown on the front lines of the Sahel Crisis for a Google+ Hangout with CNN Anchor Jim Clancy and a group of journalists, bloggers and supporters from around the world. This unique event will be broadcast live on Youtube on Wednesday 30 May at 12:00pm LA / 3:00pm NYC / 8:00pm London.

Originally posted from WFP Hosts A Hangout From The Sahel

WFP is working with communities on a variety of asset-creation projects – rainwater harvesting for human and livestock use, soil and water conservation, rehabilitation of degraded land and the production of drought-tolerant crops. These assets and the development of related skills enable communities to improve their resilience and increase food sufficiency.

Originally posted from Cash In Kenya Help Create Food Security

Violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is forcing thousands of people to leave their homes behind. The World Food Programme is mobilizing resources to provide life-saving assistance.

Originally posted from In Uganda, Creating a Home Away From Home

WFP has launched an emergency operation to deliver life-saving food assistance to thousands of people fleeing conflict in Mali. As refugees stream into areas already strained by drought in the Sahel, it’s imperative to reach them with assistance in time for the summer Hunger Season.

Originally posted from WFP Races To Assist Refugees From Mali

WFP food rations can be an incentive for families to send women on training courses, where they learn how to read and write as well as basic marketable crafts. Enjila Hashimi spoke to women on a course in Kabul to find out what difference such a food-for-training activity had made in their lives.

Originally posted from Footballs and Literacy Change Lives for Afghan Women

Life has been very distressing for many Cambodians since severe flooding hit the country in 2011. And yet in part thanks to WFP Food-for-Assets project, there are some encouraging signs of recovery

Originally posted from Cambodia: Sam Eun And Family Make Flood Comeback

In Somaliland, thousands more people are getting fresh meat as part of their diet as the direct result of WFP using vouchers. The vouchers are being provided as the family ration to households who have a malnourished child enrolled in the Targeted Supplementary Feeding Programme. Local traders are seeing the benefits we well as the money is ploughed back into their ecomony. Added to that, the number of children being brought for screening has risen, so it’s a win-win stuation all round…

Originally posted from Camel meat? What a treat!

In Somaliland, thousands more people are getting fresh meat as part of their diet as the direct result of WFP using vouchers. The vouchers are being provided as the family ration to households who have a malnourished child enrolled in the Targeted Supplementary Feeding Programme. Local traders are seeing the benefits we well as the money is ploughed back into their ecomony. Added to that, the number of children being brought for screening has risen, so it’s a win-win stuation all round…

Originally posted from Camel meat? What a treat!