From: wfp on Fri, Nov 19 2010 12:58 PM

Tsunami More than 800,000 people were displaced by the tsunami in Sri Lanka. Most will need food aid over the next six months. WFP has released this PSA to highlight their plight and appeal for funds to support its emergency operation in Sri Lanka.

From: wfp on Fri, Nov 19 2010 12:58 PM

Food to Indonesia WFP is currently reaching more than 300,000 registered displaced persons in Indonesia, a number expected to increase to 500,000 by the end of the month. More than 4,200 tonnes of food has been dispatched to numerous locations throughout the Sumatran province of Aceh

From: wfp on Fri, Nov 19 2010 12:58 PM

Colin Farrell Irish actor Colin Farrell, who starred in "Minority Report" opposite Tom Cruise, calls for support for WFP in ending the tsunami of hunger which is claiming 25,000 lives a day and robbing hundreds of millions of any hope for the future.

From: wfp on Fri, Nov 19 2010 12:57 PM

Sean Connery Sean Connery, one of Hollywood’s most respected actors, appears in this public service announcement to help highlight WFP's massive logistical efforts to deliver food aid to the world's hungry. Background music donated by the Blue Man Group, courtesy of EMI Group.

From: wfp on Fri, Nov 19 2010 12:57 PM

Food Force WFP has launched an educational video game that teaches children about the logistical challenges of delivering food aid in a major humanitarian crisis. This trailer provides a taste of what the game involves.

From: wfp on Fri, Nov 19 2010 12:57 PM

Mahmoud Yassin Mahmoud Yassin, one of Egypt’s best-known actors, stars in the first-ever Arabic public service announcement produced by WFP, drawing attention to the potential lost when hunger ravages a community. Background music courtesy of Moby.

From: wfp on Fri, Nov 19 2010 12:57 PM

World Food Day To mark the occasion of World Food Day on 16 October, WFP announces that by the end of the day 6,241,512 people will have already died of hunger and related diseases so far this year, and calls on governments, aid organisations and the private sector to redouble their ef...

From: wfp on Fri, Nov 19 2010 12:57 PM

Paul Tergat Marathon world record holder and WFP Ambassador against Hunger, Paul Tergat received food aid as a child in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Paul, who joined the race to defeat global hunger in January 2004, is using the platform of international athletics, to raise awareness of WFP�...

From: wfp on Fri, Nov 19 2010 12:57 PM

2005 A year of disasters “I Believe this has been the most difficult year in the history of the World Food Program. We have had more very serious complicated emergencies around the world than generally is the case” declares James Morris, Executive Director of WFP.

From: wfp on Fri, Nov 19 2010 12:57 PM

Jarno Trulli Formula One driver Jarno Trulli, winner of last year’s Monaco Grand Prix, helps to put the brakes on hunger by appearing in a PSA in which he urges support for WFP in its race to get food to those who need it.

From: wfp on Fri, Nov 19 2010 12:57 PM

Malawi 17 October 2005 Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika has declared a national disaster. WFP welcomed this declaration, hoping it will prompt donors to step forward as soon as possible with contributions, preferably cash, before it is too late for many of those most at risk in th...

From: wfp on Fri, Nov 19 2010 12:57 PM

Mahmoud Yassin’s Darfur appeal Egyptian actor and WFP Ambassador Against Hunger, Mahmoud Yassin, warns that there are two million internally displaced persons in Darfur. More than more than half of them are children living under terrible conditions.

From: wfp on Fri, Nov 19 2010 12:57 PM

WFP convoy crosses Libya-Chad border The first WFP convoy to carry emergency food aid across the Sahara desert crosses the Libya-Chad border en route to Sudanese refugees in Chad. Footage fed through WFP’s own satellite link direct from the Sahara shows the trucks carrying 440 tonnes of...

From: wfp on Fri, Nov 19 2010 12:57 PM

WFP chief in Sudan On a trip to Sudan in June 2006, WFP chief James Morris warned that a lack of funding could plummet millions of Sudanese into malnutrition, as well as threatening peace in the vast country. Morris also met one lucky south Sudan returnee named One O’clock.

From: wfp on Fri, Nov 19 2010 12:57 PM

Pakistan: 'Quake Jumpers' Watch Channel 4 News report on Pakistan’s "Quake Jumpers" - teams of mountain experts assembled to reach remote earthquake-affected communities in Pakistan that aid workers have yet to access. First broadcast on 10 December 2005.  

From: wfp on Fri, Nov 19 2010 12:57 PM

Paul Tergat appears in JAC advert The Japan Advertising Council (JAC) has launched a special PSA featuring WFP Ambassador and world marathon-record holder Paul Tergat to highlight WFP’s school feeding programme. Tergat, who received WFP school lunches as a child in Kenya, admits that h...

From: wfp on Fri, Nov 19 2010 12:57 PM

Recovery in Pakistan Reflecting on the challenges facing WFP following the Pakistan earthquake, Pakistan Country Director, Michael Jones, says it’s one thing to save lives, but it's quite another thing ensuring people recover their lives and livelihoods. Fed on EVN 17:00GMT 6 Oct ...

From: wfp on Fri, Nov 19 2010 12:56 PM

Darfur Crisis: Logistical Challenges With the rainy season washing away roads, runways and rail routes, WFP’s logistical experts have turned to airdrops to reach refugees sheltering in Darfur's camps. Raw footage shows WFP trucks stuck in waterlogged roads, airdrops and food aid d...

From: wfp on Fri, Nov 19 2010 12:56 PM

DR Congo - Tche camp for Internally Displaced People Fighting between ethnic militia groups in eastern DRC’s Ituri region has driven an estimated 100,000 people out of their homes. The insecurity is not only hampering WFP efforts to reach IDP camps but also stopping farmers from tilling...

From: wfp on Fri, Nov 19 2010 12:56 PM

Pakistan: "Quake Jumpers" Watch Channel 4 News report on Pakistan’s "Quake Jumpers" - teams of mountain experts assembled to reach remote earthquake-affected communities in Pakistan that aid workers have yet to access. First broadcast on 10 December 2005.