WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin has sent condolences to the Director General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization,  Jose Graziano da Silva, in the wake of the killing of an FAO employee in southern Somalia earlier this week.
The note, sent Tuesday, expressed the deep sadness of WFP staff over the death of a fellow humanitarian, who was working to make build a better life for ordinary people in Somalia.

Originally posted from WFP Expresses Deep Sadness Over Killing Of FAO Employee In Somalia

During decades of conflict in South Sudan, food assistance provided a vital lifeline to people affected by the fighting. Now, the government of the newly independent country has set its sight on attaining food self-sufficiency.

Originally posted from Breaking the Cycle of Hunger in South Sudan

During her recent visit to South Sudan, WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin travelled to Aweil, an area in the north west with some of the poorest food-security indicators in the country. While there, she met with small farmers who are transforming their communities with help from WFP food-for-assets programmes. She sent us this blog post to tell us about them.

Originally posted from The World’s Youngest Nation On The Road to Food Security

Emergency air drops have begun in the skies over South Sudan to reach refugees in Upper Nile State with urgently needed food. In South Sudan for a three-day visit, WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin said that air drops over the coming weeks would help to feed more than 100,000 refugees who have fled the fighting north of the border.

Originally posted from Air Drops Underway For Refugees In South Sudan

Every day, humanitarian workers around the globe make sacrifices and face danger in order aid people who need their help. As we recognize their commitment and dedication on World Humanitarian Day (August 19), here are four outstanding humanitarians who fight hunger for a living.

Originally posted from 4 Humanitarians Who Fight Hunger For A Living

El Gran Chaco is a semi-arid hot and low land region that covers parts of Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay. In Paraguay, unusual torrential destroyed crops, affecting thousands of families, mostly indigenous and peasants. The Recaldes were among those families who were desperate to receive food rations back in June. Thanks to WFP and the Government’s assistance, this family and other are is slowly recovering.

Originally posted from Paraguay: WFP Brings Food to Flood-Stricken El Chaco

Since the beginning of July, WFP has reached more than 40,000 people in and around the embattled city of Aleppo with food supplies. But here, as in many parts of Syria, insecurity is a major challenge. From Damascus, country director Muhannad Hadi gives the low-down on one of WFP’s most complex operations of the moment.

Originally posted from Syria: How WFP Is Feeding The Hungry (Interview)

WFP is sending a first batch of emergency food aid to flood-hit areas in the south of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) where torrential rains have left 88 people dead and over 60,000 people homeless.

Originally posted from DPRK: WFP Sends Food To Flood-Hit Regions

Poor families in parts of Syria affected by the recent conflict need both immediate food aid and help with ensuring food production in coming months. Seeds, food for animals and repairs to irrigation systems are all necessary if livelihoods are to be saved.

Originally posted from Syria: 1.5 Million People Need Urgent Food Assistance