Informes

El PMA está observando muy de cerca los precios internacionales de los alimentos, ya que a medida que estos aumentan se podría aumentar la presión sobre los pobres que padecen hambre y al mismo tiempo elevar el costo de…

WFP is watching international food prices closely, as continued rises could increase pressure on the hungry poor and at the same time raise the cost of providing food assistance. A new report warns that food prices could climb higher…

CGN Mascie-Taylor, MK Marks, R Goto & R Islam Introduction Cash-for-work programmes are usually associated with disasters and emergencies and have been implemented in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Haiti, Indonesia, Pakistan and Uganda. Many organisations employed cash interventions after the Asian tsunami of 2004…

Executive summary Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) as the leading humanitarian organization plays the leading role in responding to any disaster in Bangladesh and is working with the most vulnerable section of the population in a comprehensive and integrated manner. The…

SEOUL - LG Electronics (LG) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have this week come together in new partnership to strengthen the fight against hunger and under-nutrition in Asia. The LG Hope Family for Asia is a three-year public-private…

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No.1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning humanitarian aid1, and in particular Article 2 (a) and Article 13 thereof; (1) A…

ROME -The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today marks World Food Day by celebrating the bold leadership and outstanding contributions of national governments toward lasting solutions to hunger and malnutrition. "When we act together we have the power to bring…

ROME -Le Programme alimentaire mondial des Nations Unies (PAM) célèbre aujourd'hui la Journée mondiale de l'alimentation en mettant en valeur les initiatives audacieuses et les remarquables contributions mises en œuvre par des gouvernements pour éradiquer la faim et la…

7 October 2010, Barisal and Khulna, Bangladesh At first glance it looks like another of Bangladesh's hundreds of rivers − that is, until the half-submerged houses and blackened trees come into view. Thousands of acres of rice paddy have been under…

New York - The World Food Programme is joining hands with private sector companies to develop innovative hunger solutions, WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran announced today, following a major gathering of private sector companies during the United Nations General Assembly. "It…