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WFP Video News Release
World Food Day
16 October 2009
TRT 02.54
English
00:00-00:28
Philippines 4 October 2009
Various of floods submerged houses
WFP food distribution by boat
00:28-00:49
Ca Soleil, Gonaives, Haiti June
2-3 June 2009
Various shots of semi destroyed houses, people leaving in huts
00:49-01:28
SOT WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran
“Today is World Food Day but for one out of every six people on earth, they’re not even sure
they can fill this cup today. So I’m going to rename this No Food Day and call upon the
world to remember people who have nothing in their cup today. One out of every six people
on earth will go to bed hungry tonight. We can win this battle. We can turn this cup into
a hot cup of porridge for kids trapped in war zones, droughts, and floods and we just need
the help of the world so help us turn No Food Day into World Food Day and help us win the
battle against hunger”.
01:28-01:50
Cite Soleil, Port au Prince, Haiti 2-3June 2009
WFP School Meals Programme, children eating in the classroom
01:50-2:14
Gonaives, Haiti
2-3 June 2009
GV of people displaced by the hurricanes in 2008 eating WFP food
2:14-2:43
South West Ethiopia,
15-19 September 2009
GV of people farming
GV of WFP Food distribution
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WFP News Release
16 October 2009
WORLD FOOD DAY IS “NO FOOD DAY”
FOR MORE THAN ONE BILLION OF THE
WORLD’S HUNGRY
ROME - As the number of hungry people shoots past record levels, the United Nations
World Food Programme (WFP) today called on the world to remember the more than one
billion urgently hungry people with inadequate access to food.
“World Food Day is actually ‘No Food Day’ for almost one out of every six people around
the world this year,” said WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran. “Let’s remember that
more than one billion people won’t get enough nutritious food to eat today. We can change
this - so our challenge is to turn ‘No Food Day’ back into ‘World Food Day’ for the hundreds
of millions without food on their table tonight.”
Last year, governments responded with record donations to WFP, contributing more than
US$5 billion to support us at a time when high global food prices were spreading misery, and
threatening instability as hungry communities took to the streets in protest.
"Many nations, despite facing their own economic challenges, have prioritized support to the
urgently hungry and have kept their contributions at record highs,” added Sheeran. “While
the needs are indeed overwhelming, make no mistake this generosity is saving millions of
lives. We give thanks and urge all those who can help even more to do so."
This year, as the number of hungry people passes one billion for the first time in human
history, support from key donors is vital. Once again, WFP has been able to depend on their
support, and many of our traditional donors are striving to maintain the admirable levels of
funding they have committed in the past. Some have even exceeded the amounts they have
given in previous years.
Sheeran added that for decades, WFP has been able to feed around ten per cent of the world’s
hungriest men, women and children, but this year, for the first time, the agency is unlikely to
reach that target. As an agency that responds to emergency needs, WFP has also had to meet
many unforeseen demands in 2009, such as the response to the recent floods in the
Philippines.
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