World Food Program USA Blog

The withdrawal of humanitarian aid in Iraq‎

At the end of August, we will see a U.S. withdrawal of troops from Iraq. But there is another withdrawal already under way in Iraq: humanitarian aid.

Low funding has forced the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to significantly cut programs that benefit Iraqi school children and malnourished children under the age of five.

Caroline Legros, a WFP officer in Iraq says, "The plan of reaching 1.76 million beneficiaries (960,000 primary school children and 800,000 pregnant/nursing women, malnourished children under 5, and their families) has been revised to just under 300,000 beneficiaries in total.”

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Save the Children, WFP team up to bring aid to flood victims in Pakistan

Many victims of the massive flooding in Pakistan have been isolated and unable to receive aid. This is changing though as the UN World Food Programme (WFP) completed an airlift on Thursday to reach communities in the Swat Valley in northern Pakistan.

WFP reports that "The first three missions touched down in the town of Kalam carrying over seven metric tons of food—enough to feed 2,500 people for a week."

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New World Food Program USA site opens

The Friends of the World Food Program has changed its name to World Food Program USA. With this change comes a new web site at www.wfpusa.org.

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World Food Programme distributing rations in Pakistan, Côte d’Ivoire program only 6 percent funded

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is distributing emergency food rations for victims of the massive flooding in Northwestern Pakistan. WFP expects to feed up to 150,000 families over the next few months as part of the relief effort.

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