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WFP Asia Pacific
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WFP Asia Pacific
@WFPAsiaPacific
Laureate of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. Saving lives and changing lives from Afghanistan to Fiji. The World Food Programme (WFP) in Asia and the Pacific.
- In complex operating environments, continuity of assistance is critical. With Indonesia’s 🇮🇩support, WFP provides fortified biscuits to children across Afghanistan, helping sustain their nutrition. Read the story👉bit.ly/4xiIdYI
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Hunger doesn't wait for routes to re-open. And neither do we. After a 15,000 km journey across 9 countries, these fortified biscuits finally arrived in #Afghanistan. Head of Supply Chain, @Corinne_WFP, explains how, in a world of rising costs and disruptions, delivering food
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Replying to @WFP_PhilippinesThanks to the support of @eu_echo and @USEmbassyPH, these units can store food and non-food items, ensuring faster and more efficient distribution of assistance to families impacted by the earthquake. 🙌
- WFP Asia Pacific repostedTents are up! 🚨 A day after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Sarangani, @dswdserves and WFP quickly installed mobile storage units to serve as emergency hubs in General Santos City in support of the 🇵🇭 Government-led response.
- WFP Asia Pacific reposted🚨 A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck offshore west of Maasim, Sarangani in southern Philippines on Monday. WFP is deploying staff & emergency equipment to support the 🇵🇭 Government set up a temporary storage facility in the affected area.
- WFP Asia Pacific repostedAchieving #ZeroHunger means building systems grounded in local communities' realities. W/ EPAHP & Bangsamoro Food Security Task Force, @WFP @FAO @UN_Women are working to bridge gaps in policy, financing & local supply through the #ZeroHungerAccelerator supported by @JointSDGFund.
- WFP Asia Pacific repostedThe rising global cost of conflicts, crises, and funding cuts is being paid by families who can least afford it. WFP’s Acting Executive Director @CarlSkau explains how hunger is rising, while our ability to respond is increasingly limited.
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Greatly appreciated the exchange with @SDF_SAARC SG H.E. Mr. Md Golam Sarwar, on strengthening cooperation for food security, nutrition, and climate resilience. With Nepal as @SaarcSec Chair, sustained partnership remains essential to advancing shared regional priorities.
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Thrilled to meet 🇩🇪parliamentarians & Ambassador @HansUSuedbeck to discuss great support from Germany to develop farm2school model for 🥦🍚📔✏️#SchoolMeals. Farmers grow, schools buy, kids thrive - stabilising rural lives & multiplier of national growth 👍🙏@Bundestag
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My focus as Acting Executive Director for @WFP during the transition is clear: ensuring our teams have what they need to continue reaching people worldwide. Times are uncertain, needs are growing, resources are stretched, but our commitment to deliver is unwavering.Carl Skau assumes the role of Acting Executive Director of WFP. As he leads the organization through this transition, Skau will continue to advocate on behalf of the most vulnerable at a time when humanitarian needs are surging, crises are multiplying, and the resources to
- WFP Asia Pacific repostedThis week I've been on @SkyNews, @BBCWorld, @AJEnglish to warn about the perfect storm hitting the world's hungry. Ceaseless conflict, historic food prices, less aid on the way. Spoke with @SkyYaldaHakim about the effects I've seen in Lebanon and Afghanistan - and how to fix it.
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