República Dominicana

12 de junio de 2008 – Los campesinos del sur del Líbano han recibido una primera partida de 200 vacas y 1 600 cabras para ayudarles a recuperarse de las pérdidas de ganado sufridas durante la guerra en julio y agosto de 2006.

12 de mayo de 2008 - Está previsto que la producción de arroz en Asia, África y América Latina alcance una nueva cifra récord en 2008, pero los precios del arroz podrían continuar siendo elevados a corto plazo ya que la mayoría de las cosechas de 2008 se recolectarán a finales de año, según advirtió hoy la FAO. El desastre provocado por el ciclón en Myanmar podría hacer empeorar las previsiones.

12 de marzo de 2008 - Un concurso mundial de fotografía para subrayar el papel de la patata como fuente de alimentos, empleo e ingresos en los países en desarrollo fue lanzado hoy.

WFP today welcomed a significant donation from Sindicatum Carbon Capital of US$ 100,000 to support food-for-workprojects in East Indonesia.

Facts, figures and the latest updates from WFP's high profile emergencies.

Facts, figures and the latest updates from WFP's high profile emergencies.

WFP is stepping up food distributions in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where recent fighting between the Congolese army and Laurent Nkunda's rebels has heightened the need for food assistance.

Local people helped WFP overcome a minor disaster recently when a truck carrying food to a district north of Nairobi, in Kenya, became submerged in a flooded river.

In December 1999, at their 54th Session, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring November 25th the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAW). This year, WFP celebrates this event in solidarity with the United Nations' global efforts to end violence against women and girls.

WFP is stepping up food distributions in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo with plans to reach nearly 100,000 displaced people around the city of Goma and in territory further north, which is controlled by rebel leader Laurent Nkunda.

WFP and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have launched a joint initiative with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which aims to help provide poor rural farmers with financial protection following natural hazard events.

WFP began a large scale food distribution on Friday to tens of thousands of people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo towns of Rutshuru and Kiwanja.

Then in ones and twos, Laurent Nkunda's camouflaged rebels emerged from the green-brown bush. We had crossed the frontline.

On Tuesday, a WFP mission was able to deliver nearly a ton of BP-5 high-energy biscuits to Medecins Sans Frontieres in Rutshuru town.

WFP is continuing its operations to move food to the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and to complete food distributions to people displaced by the recent upsurge in fighting. On Monday, WFP expects to complete the distribution of 10-day food rations to over 135,000 people in six camps around Goma.

The latest Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Assessment (CFSVA) on Iraq shows an improved situation but notes also that nearly a million people are still food insecure.

The number of people without adequate access to food in Iraq has fallen dramatically, according to the findings of a joint assessment carried out by the Iraqi Government and the UN World Food Programme (WFP).

WFP distributed 29,000 tons of food to around 2 million vulnerable people across Zimbabwe in October – the first month of large-scale distributions.

The Netherlands and NATO have responded to an appeal from WFP for naval escorts to protect its ships carrying life-saving assistance from pirate attacks off Somalia. More than 2 million Somalis could go hungry without this protection.

WFP is distributing fortified ready-to-eat biscuits to the worst-affected District of Ziarat from WFP warehouses in Quetta. It is also supplying flour, pulses, vegetable oil and salt in ration packets in many villages.