World Food Programme

information and communication tools made available via the Internet and those who do not. In fact the United Nations, working through one of its agencies, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has, over the last two to three decades invested considerable resources to advance development projects and programmes under the broad umbrella title ICT for Development and acronym ICT4D. However, notwithstanding all these initiatives, it is generally agreed that rural populations are not…

What comes into your head when you think about development? For a long time, the economic prosperity has been the major factor that decides whether a person or even a country has developed or not. However, do you think the economy is the only factor that determines development? Development is the topic related to everyone – every individual seeks one’s own development, and the country where each individual lives in also seeks the development. You, who are listening to this speech right now, are…

September 2015 Hunger Many cannot go one day about food and complain how hungry they are. However, does one really understand what being “hungry” really is? Most people do not have to worry about starving every day, but there are people who do. According to the Merriam – Webster dictionary, hunger is defined as "A very great need for food; a severe lack of food; an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach that causes the need with food."(Webster Inc.) Many lack the knowledge how hunger…

communities and donors to end the world chronic issue ( Hunger ) . And take care of people who suffer with hunger issue on world . the manager of heifer international is Dan West . Action Against Hunger saves the lives of severely malnourished children , 6,500 staff in over 45 countries heifer international programme which they work on nutrition, food security and livelihoods, and water, sanitation, and hygiene that reached more than 13.6 million people in 2014 . In food security : Heifer…

Having one of the worst health situations in the world, Afghanistan faces immense suffering across their nation everyday. From hunger and disease, to infant mortality. Afghanistan faces great threat after decades of war, leading to the circumstances they are in today. With such a large population, it creates difficulties finding opportunities in life. Thus, creating significant dangers to health for the people. Afghanistan bears many massive dangers to health, including hunger due to poverty,…

There are many reasons why people might fall into poverty but the main reason is because they are in debt*. 805 million people don't have enough food to eat daily. Food Banks are especially important in providing food for people who can't afford it themselves (Online, 2016). In 2011, 165 million children were stunned (reduced growth rate and development) due to chronic malnutrition (Online, 2016). It is not unheard of for a family to run a little low on money and have to borrow some from the…

the starving kids in Africa. Kids in Africa are living in tough, unimaginable conditions. They lack necessities of life such as education, good healthcare, and clean water. The worst of all the problems children in Africa face is shortage or lack of food. Hungry children in Africa are everywhere, both in rural and urban areas. As of now there are many African children in need of help. Malawi is one of the countries found in the sub-Sahara Africa where problems of malnutrition is high. The…

Vitamin and mineral deficiency is the source of the most massive ‘hidden hunger’ and malnutrition in the world today. Hidden hunger is a form of undernutrition that occurs when intake and absorption of vitamins and minerals (such as zinc, iodine, and iron) are too low to sustain good health and development. More than 2 billion people worldwide suffer from hidden hunger, more than double the 805 million people who do not have enough calories to eat (FAO, IFAD, and WFP 2014). Poor diet is a common…

increasingly arid environment of western Africa makes the food security of Niger extremely vulnerable. The Republic of Niger is a landlocked country of 21.48 million people (Food Security Index). Niger’s economy is predominatly based on agriculture. Most families depend on subsistence agriculture, as fourth-fifths of Niger’s population depends on subsistence farming (Our Africa). With recurrent severe droughts and low annual rainfall, the food supply in Niger is shrinking. If these trends of…

Food is one of the most important elements in our life. Human cannot get rid of it until there is no life left. About one in nine people who do not have a proper meal, hungering or thirsting, resulting in stunted grow of health. On the other hand, people, who have the ability to achieve their meal, used to have plenty food choices. There are number of factors which influenced their decisions. Health is one of the factors which consumers consider about. The first idea of eating that contributes…