  The WFP, in its latest Ethiopia drought response situation report released Friday, said some 3.3 million people in the East African country’s Somali region, some 3.09 million in the Oromia and 922,000 million people in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ (SNNPR) regions are food insecure due to the ongoing drought.
The United Nationsâ World Food Programme (WFP) and Seven Circles Consultancyâs âEmpowering Through Initiativeâ partnered up to publish the âEmpowering Women through Cookingâ (EWC) cookbook in Egypt. EWCEgypt features the recipes of 54 women from a variety of nationalities and religious and socio-economic backgrounds, who are currently living in the country. The recipes are accompanied by stories of empowerment, insights …
The initiative is being implemented under the supervision of the Ministry of Manpower and WFP in collaboration with Qodra â a leading training and skills development company.
Egyptâs Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat has thanked Menghestab Haile, Country Director and Representative of the World Food Program (WFP) in Egypt, for his extensive efforts in enhancing cooperation during his tenure in Egypt. Haileâs tenure is coming to an end, and he will go onto assume anew position as the Country Director of the WFP in South …
The meeting was attended by Corinne Fleischer, the WFPâs newly appointed Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and was held in the presence of Menghestab Haile, the WFPâs Country Director and Representative in Egypt.
WFP representative review projects promoting womenâs economic empowerment, rural development, and education in Egypt
Discussions aim to achieve stronger agricultural development, build on rural community capacities through productive activities
Smart schools in Upper Egypt are model for effective cooperation with development partners, says Rania Al-Mashat
WFP projects empower women entrepreneurs in Luxor and promote smart farming techniques, says Minister Rania Al-Mashat
Matthew Hollingworth, WFP country director said WFP bought 8,000 tons of food grown in South Sudan in 2019
Minister of Local Development Mahmoud Shaarawy, ordered on Wednesday, that a framework be quickly developed and implemented for cooperation with the WFP
Egypt receives âŹ25m grant from Dutch government for water resources management
Accord supports SDGs in particular goal of Zero Hunger
âArticles related to women represent only 4.2% of all articles on Arabic Wikipedia, compared to 15% on global website,â says El-Messiri
Programme provides nutritious snacks to vulnerable children in public, community schools
The programme aims to feed 60,000 Egyptians in five governorates with the highest number of returnees
The project is entitled the âAccess of Children to Education and Fighting Child Labourâ project, with a âŹ60m fund from the EU.
Announcement comes after fundraising drive surpassed target
AFP – South Sudanâs government and rebels are taking a more than two-week break from key peace talks having seemingly made little to no progress in three weeks, mediators said Tuesday. The IGAD regional bloc, which is brokering the peace talks being held in Ethiopia, said both sides were halting the talks until 20 March …
In 2014, WFP plans to feed 4.25 million displaced Syrians inside their country and around 2.9 million Syrians who fled to neighbouring countries.
The number of Egyptians suffering from under-nutrition has risen as a result of deteriorating economic climate
Ongoing civil war hampers efforts to provide food for millions of Syrians
Gian Pietro Bordignon, the director of WFP in Egypt, spoke to Daily News Egypt about the organisationâs objectives and activities in the country.
Inflation rises 1.8% as Egyptians struggle to make ends meet
Influx of refugees from Mali exacerbates political instability in neighbouring Mauritania
