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WFP expands food assistance to Ethiopia in response to government's urgent appeal (Jul 4)
WFP is expanding operations to reach 4.6 million people in Ethiopia with emergency food assistance, in response to the government's urgent appeal for food and nutrition assistance to avoid hunger-related deaths in coming months.


Cyclone Nargis: Two months later (Jul 4)
Much of the destruction caused by Cyclone Nargis – the merciless storm that struck Myanmar two months ago – is still visible. Large portions of the country's cultivable land and vital crops have been flooded and rendered useless by the catastrophic tidal surge that drove inland from the Indian Ocean.


WFP scales up Haiti operation to reach 2.3 million beneficiaries (Jul 3)
WFP is rapidly expanding operations in Haiti, reaching more hungry people thanks to a US$23 million allocation from funds raised through the organisation's high food price appeal.


Hunger's global hotspots: 1st July 2008 (Jul 2)
Facts, figures and the lastest updates from WFP's high profile emergencies.


Fast donor response keeps WFP Humanitarian Air Service flying in Sudan (Jun 30)
Thanks to a fast response by donors, the humanitarian air service which flies aid workers to critical areas in Sudan will continue running until the end of September.


Agreement reached as first US ship arrives in DPRK with food aid (Jun 30)
WFP announced an agreement with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea that paves the way for a rapid expansion of its food assistance to more than 5 million hungry people throughout the country.


WFP-contracted driver killed after delivering food assistance in South Sudan (Jun 30)
The WFP said that the Ugandan driver of a WFP-contracted truck was killed in an ambush in southern Sudan, bringing to five the number of WFP-contracted drivers or their assistants killed in attacks in South Sudan this year.


WFP staff tell their tales through photos, videos and stories (Jun 26)
WFP staff capture some quintessential WFP moments in our staff photo, video and story competition.


Hunger's global hotspots: 24th June 2008 (Jun 25)
Facts, figures and the lastest updates from WFP's high profile emergencies.


UN calls for urgent action as ration cuts continue in Darfur (Jun 23)
WFP has warned that millions of displaced Sudanese in Darfur are to face their third month of ration cuts as violence and attacks on trucking convoys continue to disrupt the flow of food assistance to the region.