Thousands of Syrian refugees will receive food assistance as part of an emergency operation launched by WFP in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq. For many, it will come in the form of food vouchers which families can use to buy food on local markets. WFP plans on reaching over 120,000 refugees with assistance by the end of the year.

Originally posted from WFP Launches Emergency Operation To Reach Syrian Refugees

Food shortages are on the way for the rural poor of Zimbabwe, according to a new report estimating that poor harvests could leave 1.6 million people in need of food assistance. With food needs on the rise, WFP and its partners are gearing up to respond with a combination food distributions and cash voucher programmes

Originally posted from WFP And Partners Prepare For Food Shortages As Poor Harvest Hits Zimbabwe

After years of hardship, a community in northern Ethiopia has found the route to a sustainable future through an innovative project which has helped to transform degraded hillsides into productive farmland. For its role in the project, the village of Abraha Atsbeha received official recognition at Rio+20 during an awards ceremony hosted by the UN Development Programme.

Originally posted from Ethiopian Village Recognized At Rio+20 For Innovative Hunger Solution

They fled across the borders of Libya as the country slid into civil war. They ran for their lives through the dense bush in western Cote d’Ivoire, to reach shelter in Liberia. And, as famine loomed in Somalia, they poured into the camps of Dadaab in Kenya and Dolo Ado in Ethiopia desperate for food, water and medical attention. 

Originally posted from World Refugee Day: Helping The ‘One in Five’

Here is a roundup of daily highlights of WFP activities that are strengthening partnerships and bringing the voices of the hungry poor to the Rio+20 UN Sustainable Development Conference.

Originally posted from Results From Rio +20

On her way to the Rio+20 summit in Brazil, WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin stopped off in Haiti to see some of WFP’s projects there. She sent back this blog after seeing how children in several schools are now receiving local milk as part of a truly sustainable project that supports local farmers while ensuring children get the nutrition they need.

Originally posted from Blog From Haiti: Supporting Dairy Farmers, Feeding School Children

Next week, world leaders meet with representatives of the private sector, NGOS and other groups in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to map out ways to make the world safer, fairer, greener and more prosperous. One of the challenges is how to feed a world population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, and in fact ‘Food’ is one of the seven key priorities that the Rio+20 summit will be focusing on, as it defines ‘the future we want’.

Originally posted from WFP’s 4 Messages For Rio+20

In Mozambique, WFP provides nutritional food to help ease the burden of high rates of both malnutrition and HIV. This food helps twins like Sandra and Guida regain their health.

Originally posted from Nutritious Food In Mozambique Helps To Bring Back Health

In Mozambique, WFP provides nutritional food to help ease the burden of high rates of both malnutrition and HIV. This food helps twins like Sandra and Guida regain their health.

Originally posted from Nutritious Food In Mozambique Helps To Bring Back Health

Seventy-year-old Nandala Singh, who receives WFP School Meals, proves that age is just a number when one has the heart to learn.

Originally posted from Nepal: Age No Bar For Learning