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World Food Day: WFP works towards food security one sack at a time

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World Food Day: How WFP works towards food security?—?one one sack at a time A glimpse into how the World Food Programme buys food for nearly 100 million people A warehouse in Kano, one of three urban hubs in Nigeria, where WFP has launched cash and food assistance programmes in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Your neighbor is your brother- agricultural stability in a war- torn country

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Your neighbor is your brother- agricultural stability in a war-torn country In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the opposing Twa and Luba tribes are on peaceful terms thanks to a joint resilience project implemented by the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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Investing in Ethiopia’s future

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How managing risks now helps reduce the cost of an emergency response in the future Story by Berhan Tsegaye Staff from REST (Relief Society of Tigray), a local NGO, distribute cash at pay-out events. the poorest and most food-insecure communities. I’m part of a savings and loan group of 20 women. It is just not fair.

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The farmers fighting food waste in Uganda

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The farmers fighting food loss in Uganda Training in handling harvests to reduce spoiling is ushering subsistence farming towards agribusiness Members of the Akumuklire Outgrowers’ Society in Pakanyi outside their community warehouse. farmers there face the daily challenge of firefighting food loss. We’d find ourselves with losses.”

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‘HIV is no longer a death sentence for us’

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The 41-year-old belongs to a group of people living with HIV in Cameroon’s Adamawa region. There are eight such groups in the town of Meiganga, each with 25 members?—?80 What unites group members along with their HIV status, he adds, is social and economic empowerment they receive?—?WFP 80 percent of them are women.

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Here are the Tribal Female Heroes of Bangladesh

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Credit: WFP Bangladesh/Mehedi Rahman The Tribal Women of Bangladesh The mountainous region in Southeastern Bangladesh, called the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), borders India and Myanmar and is home to more than 11 tribal groups. With the money, I can buy enough food for my family of five,” says Marma.

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Building resilience and new skills in rural Afghanistan

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A partnership between WFP and ACTED has helped more than 10,000 people to improve their food security and withstand weather extremes. Employment in agriculture dominates the labour market, encompassing 44 percent of all jobs. WFP provided food and cash to 2.7 Women attend a community group meeting.