Reports

Maputo, 12 September 2005 - Some 40,000 school children in Mozambique will soon be 'spinning' into a healthier future with clean drinking water and sanitation facilities thanks to a new initiative unveiled today by WFP, the Dutch logistics company…

As food prices rise and water levels drop, WFP urgently needs donations to help hungry Mozambicans. Johannesburg, 09 September 2005 - WFP today warned that hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people in Mozambique would go hungry unless the international community…

SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS An update from provincial SETSAN representatives reveals that the food security situation has not deteriorated any further in areas assessed by VAC/CFSAM in April and May. However, household food security in some districts in…

Pockets of food insecurity found in Southern and Central regions Pockets of food insecurity persist in the south and center of Mozambique, and households are increasingly relying on negative livelihood strategies as a result of (1) severe…

SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS In the seven of Mozambique's ten provinces, about 430,000 people require immediate food assistance through March 2006, due to deficits caused by last season's drought. An additional 160,000 people are at high risk. Of…

YOKOHAMA - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed the extension of its partnership with the Japan Advertising Council, through its prestigious public service announcement (PSA) campaign for another year. "We are profoundly grateful to the Japan Advertising Council…

FAONEWSRELEASE 05/88 En Rome, 30 June 2005 - School gardens can be a powerful tool to improve the quality of nutrition and education of children and their families in rural and urban areas in developing countries, if they are integrated…

SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS Although the final stocks appear adequate at the national level to meet the country’s consumption needs, localized deficits persist. The results of the Vulnerability Assessment Group (GAV) indicate that close to 430,000 persons are…