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Canadian account of the United Nations World Food Programme, Laureate of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize | Compte Canadien du Programme Alimentaire Mondial 🇨🇦

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@WFP_Canada
WFP Canada
11 days
A world where everyone, everywhere has enough food to grow and thrive is the foundation for global stability.✨ As world leaders come together at #UNGA79 , @WFP 's message is clear: #hunger is a global crisis we can't afford to ignore. 🌍🌿 #OurCommonFuture
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@WFP_Canada
WFP Canada
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In Venezuela, @WFP is supporting women in rural & coastal areas to recover their livelihoods🌟 Supported by @UNCERF , programmes include: 🍲Food assistance 🎣Trainings in fishing & fish preservation 🍞Bakery workshops 💰entrepreneurship & finance workshops #GenderEqualityWeek
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@WFP
World Food Programme
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As the conflict in #Lebanon escalates, WFP is on the ground delivering vital food assistance to displaced families. Over 53,000 people assisted since Monday with ready to eat rations, bread, and hot meals. Follow ➡️ @WFP_Lebanon for regular updates from our teams on the ground.
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@WFP_Canada
WFP Canada
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📍 #Somalia : The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis reveals 3.6M people are currently experiencing crisis-levels of hunger (IPC3+). @FAO , @UNOCHA , @UNICEF , @WFP are deeply concerned about the grim food security outlook. 🔗
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@WFP_Canada
WFP Canada
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"No one’s harvested enough. And there’s nowhere to run to." As communities across Southern Africa reel from #ElNi ño, 68M people are facing food insecurity. Climate action is obtainable - and urgent. #UNGA79 🔗Read:
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@WFP
World Food Programme
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#Lebanon : 🔴WFP has reached more than 46,000 newly displaced people with food assistance 🔴We’re also distributing fresh bread produced daily by WFP-contracted bakeries We stand ready to assist up to 1 million people with cash, food, ready-to-eat rations & hot meals.
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@WFPLebanon
WFP Lebanon - برنامج الأغذية العالمي في لبنان
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As part of our emergency response, we’re loading and dispatching food parcels to displaced people impacted by the escalating conflict, with the collaboration of the Lebanese government and support from our partners and donors.
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@WFP
World Food Programme
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WFP is deeply concerned about the evolving situation in #Lebanon . We are closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with the government to understand where people are being displaced so we can respond effectively and in a timely manner. ❗️The region is near breaking
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@WFP_Canada
WFP Canada
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1.5 million people across #Sudan either face famine or are at risk of famine. @WFP is supporting the country's famine-hit Zamzam camp with vital food assistance this week as it faces a race against time to save lives. WFP's @LKinzli explains➡️
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@WFP_Canada
WFP Canada
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🍲🥦🍐 Nutritious food is a basic right, not a luxury. But with global food prices at crisis levels, vulnerable people around the world are priced out if a healthy diet. It’s time to end the injustice of food insecurity. #UNGA79
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@WFP_Canada
WFP Canada
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"With each passing year extreme climate events are becoming the new normal.” As floods across the🌏exacerbate the ongoing crises & threaten food security, @WFP is calling for urgent investments to protect those most affected. Read▶️
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@WFP
World Food Programme
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As world leaders gather for #UNGA79 , and as the threat of a wider regional escalation looms, @WFPChief and other Principals renew the demand for an end to the appalling human suffering and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
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@WFP_Canada
WFP Canada
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Every dollar invested in #SchoolMeals programmes provides up to $9 in improved health, education, and productivity. Through its work, @WFP helps influence the quality of life, access to education, and nutritional status of more than 100M children. 🔗
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@WFP_FR
PAM (WFP in French)
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La sécurité alimentaire & nutritionnelle est essentielle à la stabilité mondiale et au progrès. Mais le monde est confronté à des niveaux de faim alarmants + l’écart entre besoins humanitaires et financements disponibles se creuse Agissons maintenant #UNGA79
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@WFP_Canada
WFP Canada
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Thanks to WFP’s ‘Women in Value Chain’ programme, Chitra, a smallholder farmer, now runs a successful small business selling vegetables & chicken eggs 🥦🥚 Thanks to the collaboration between @WFP & the Nepali Government, she’s paving her own success 🌟 #GenderEqualityWeek
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@WFPChief
Cindy McCain
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As we confront unprecedented global challenges—from intensifying conflicts to climate shocks— @WFP is reaching over 150M people in need of food & hope. World leaders must prioritize political solutions to end conflicts, protect humanitarians & ensure no one is left behind. #UNGA79
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@WFP
World Food Programme
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The biggest moment on the diplomatic calendar is here. 🤝 WFP is at #UNGA79 with a clear message: food security and sufficient nutrition for all is the linchpin to socio-economic stability, sustainable progress – and hope for a better future.
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@WFP_Canada
WFP Canada
6 days
#DYK : More than 50% of the people @WFP serves are women and girls! 👩👧 Gender equality is a must for a world of zero hunger; where all women, men, girls and boys can exercise their human rights, including the right to adequate food. #GenderEqualityWeek
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@WFP_Canada
WFP Canada
6 days
Food is a pathway to peace. @WFP leverages food security efforts in the communities we serve to create opportunities for peace.🌱🤝 By supporting activities that build trust, respect, solidarity & equal opportunity, we help communities thrive together. #PeaceDay #UNGA79
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@WFP_Canada
WFP Canada
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Conflict drives hunger, and hunger can fuel conflicts. 🌍🍽️ To break this cycle, @WFP takes a conflict-sensitive approach to our operations, designing programs that not only fight hunger but also support peace at the community level. #PeaceDay #UNGA79
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@WFP_Canada
WFP Canada
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“Every storm, every flood is a stark reminder of the human cost of climate inaction,” says @WFPAsiaPacific 's John Aylieff. 🌀Asia’s most powerful storm this year #TyphoonYagi is causing flooding in #Myanmar #Laos #Bangladesh . @WFP is on the ground delivering food & cash ⬇️
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