The Daily Reviewer

England Cricket Team Goes To Bat For School Meals

Mar 1, 2010 1:24pm

English cricketing stars took time out from their tour of Bangladesh for a match against children from a primary school in Dhaka who receive food assistance from WFP. The visit was part of the ongoing Cricket Against Hunger partnership....

WFP Urges Doctors To Join Fight Against Malnutrition

Feb 26, 2010 9:23am

WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran has urged doctors and medical experts to put their knowledge to work to support the battle against malnutrition, a factor in 10,000 child deaths every day. "We need to take the knowledge we have now and use it," she said....

Haiti: American Idol Star Sees Hunger Response Close Up

Feb 26, 2010 2:57am

Singer Kris Allen, star of the 2009 American Idol TV talent show, got an insider’s look at an emergency relief operation recently when he spent a day with staff of WFP and other UN agencies in Haiti. He is helping raise awareness and funds for the UN operations....

WFP To Bolster Rapid Response In Asia

Feb 25, 2010 7:30am

WFP is setting up Asia’s first Humanitarian Response Depot in Malaysia in order to bolster the humanitarian community’s ability to respond rapidly to emergencies across the continent. Asia is home to more recurring natural disasters than anywhere else in the world....

Haitians Say Thank You

Feb 23, 2010 4:42am

Since the earthquake in Haiti, WFP has provided food assistance to close to 4 million people in Port-au-Prince and beyond. Here are four women in the capital who each wanted to say thank you to WFP and its donors for the food they have received....

Response to letter from Dolores M. Bernal

Feb 18, 2010 3:00pm

On February 18, Dolores M. Bernal published an open letter to WFP's executive director questioning certain aspects of the agency's emergency operations in Haiti. On February 19, WFP's Deputy Chief Operations Officer Ramiro Lopes da Silva wrote the following response from Port au Prince, Haiti....

Yemen: Thankful For Food Aid, Displaced Families Hope Truce Lasts

Feb 18, 2010 7:05am

Families displaced by recent fighting in northern Yemen are following the news on a recently declared ceasefire closely, hoping they can soon return home. For now, they are surviving on food assistance. But with funds dwindling, those rations are under threat....

Tajik Village Yearns To See First Girl In University

Feb 16, 2010 5:08am

The poor village of Kisht , on the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border, has never managed to send a girl to university. Girls tend to be pulled out of school before their final exams. So community leaders are delighted about a new WFP programme which should mean girls stay at school longer. Now,...

Haiti: Peanut Paste Fights Malnutrition In Camps

Feb 15, 2010 5:44am

Alongside general food distributions which have now reached 2.5 million people since the earthquake, WFP has started a nutrition drive. We are delivering specialised food to prevent malnutrition to 53,000 children under five and 16,000 pregnant and breast-feeding mothers....

Haiti: Why Women Are At The Front Of The Queue

Feb 12, 2010 3:36am

WFP’s deliveries of food to earthquake survivors in Haiti have prioritized distributions to women, to ensure that all family members - men, women and children - receive the nutritious food they so badly need. In most cases women in person are collecting rations for their households. ...

Rome Hosts Meeting On Haitian Food Security

Feb 12, 2010 1:08am

On the one month anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, WFP hosted a high level meeting in Rome to discuss how UN agencies, donors and governments can support Haitian-led food security in the future. See what seven speakers said....

"New Population Bomb"

Feb 11, 2010 12:48pm

In the January/February edition of Foreign Affairs, Jack Goldstone writes a compelling piece on demographic trends, which all have implications on global hunger and how we address it. ...

"I Was Nervous At What I Would Find In Haiti"

Feb 11, 2010 8:26am

WFP's Marcus Prior flew to Haiti soon after the earthquake to head up the public information team there. Since arriving he has followed every stage in the development of the emergency operation. A month after the devastating earthquake, he shares his personal reflections on the country and the humanitarian operation....

Bangladesh: Nutrition Magician Keeps Kids Spellbound

Feb 10, 2010 2:53am

In schools across Bangladesh, WFP is using conjuring tricks to make poor children laugh… and learn about health and nutrition. The new Enter-educate Magic Shows in 100 schools will also dazzle students and their parents with the benefits of school meals. ...

WFP's Emergency Veteran Tapped For Deputy Executive Director Slot

Feb 8, 2010 2:38am

Ramiro Lopes da Silva of Portugal, a veteran of key WFP emergency operations around the world, is to take over as the organization's Deputy Executive Director of External Relations, WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran announced to the agency's executive board on Monday....

Haiti: Women Take Lead As Food Coupons System Rolls Out

Feb 3, 2010 7:41am

As WFP’s food coupon system ensures delivery of two weeks of rice rations, women are always at the front of the line at the 16 fixed distribution points in the Haitian capital. It’s part of a system that ensures the weakest don’t get left behind....

Haiti: Sweet, Nutritious Porridge Keeps Kids Cheerful

Feb 1, 2010 6:43am

In the coastal town of Jacmel, south of Port-au-Prince, WFP is providing hot meals for an average 24,000 people each day through a network of field kitchens. Children are receiving a nutritional boost with an extra daily meal of WFP’s vitamin-rich porridge -- which they seem to love!...