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World Bank and World Food Programme releases a study on the impact of conflict and displacement in Central Mindanao

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Flow Galindez

Cycles of violent conflict in Central Mindanao have resulted in the mass displacement of nearly a million people from their homes over the past 12 years. In 2003, tens of thousands were displaced by armed conflict and, more recently, thousands of families had to leave their homes yet again when fighting escalated in parts of [...]

JICA joins WFP in supporting Sendong survivors in remote Iligan villages

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Flow Galindez

It’s been 5 months since Typhoon Sendong (Washi) struck the northern and central part of Mindanao where most affected area includes Iligan and Cagayan de Oro. Together with Local Government Units (LGUs), Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and other private sectors and agencies like the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) joins the crusade in helping the [...]

Celebrity mom Marion Caunter joins WFP supporting mother and child health and nutrition in Asia

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Flow Galindez

In line with the International Women’s Day, World Food Programme launches a campaign for Asia in support for mother and child health and nutrition. Headlined as “One Child. One Life. One Chance”, WFP aims to raise support for their nutrition program for mothers and children in Asia with the support of E! News Asia host [...]

It takes 5 minutes to feed a child with World Food Programme’s Molly’s World Quiz

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Flow Galindez

Yesterday, during the special live chat conducted by the World Food Programme with the help of Cisco in New York, I had the chance to meet Molly. She’s a 12-year-old girl from Nairobi, Kenya and dreams to become a nun in the future. With her best friend Yvonne and most of her fellow students at [...]

WFP supports DSWD in extending the use of state-of-the-art information technology for Disaster Response and Preparedness

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Flow Galindez

In line with the disaster preparedness campaign, World Food Programme (WFP) handed over four lap-top computers, one tower server and one blade server, with a total value of around PhP 650,000 to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) last March 1. It is part of the grant given by the United States Agency [...]

WFP signs MOA to strengthen DSWD’s Disaster Preparedness Capacity

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Flow Galindez

After the resent typhoon that struckNorthern Mindanao, World Food Programme (WFP) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in support of the Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to strengthen its Logistics Information System for Disaster Response Preparedness. The MOA signing happened at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) inMakatilast January 24. Present in [...]

World Food Programme continues its support for the Typhoon Sendong victims

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Flow Galindez

It’s been a month since Typhoon Sendong (Tropical Storm Washi) struck several areas in Mindanao including Cagayan de Oro, Iligan and Bukidnon. World Food Programme with the Department of Social Welfare and Development and other local government units continue its support in helping everyone to recover from the damage brought by Sendong. Most of the [...]

World Food Programme helps Philippine Gov’t reach remote areas affected by Typhoon Sendong

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Flow Galindez

Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Philippine Government are extending the emergency response to Tropical Storm Washi to focus on remote, cut-off areas around Iligan City. Working closely with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and with airlift support from the Armed Forces of [...]

World Food Programme condemns the killing of two staff members and a partner in Central Somalia

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Flow Galindez

ROME – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today confirmed the deaths of two staff members and a colleague working for a cooperating partner organisation in Somalia, in an incident that illustrates the risks that humanitarian workers can face while working in one of the world’s most difficult and dangerous environments. The attack [...]

Send the Gift of Hope to Mindanao via WFP Emergency Fund

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Flow Galindez

It’s been a week since Typhoon Sendong (Washi) brought damage to Iligan, Cagayan de Oro and other provinces in Mindanao that caused almost thousands of lives and others homeless. World Food Programme (WFP), a humanitarian agency of United Nations works with the national and local government of the Philippines and targets to support 250, 000 [...]