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  1. Retweeted
    4 hours ago

    Running for their lives, more than 300k Syrian women, children & men from southern governorates of Dara’a, Quneitra have left everything behind. calls for all parties in the conflict to allow immediate, unhindered humanitarian access to the affected families.

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  2. 2 hours ago

    Blockchain, artificial intelligence and self-driving trucks: find out what our innovators have been up to in 2017! Check out the Accelerator Year in Review

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  3. 4 hours ago

    “If everything goes well, this will be a model for global food distribution efforts.” 👁️👁️ Here's how WFP is using iris patterns & fingerprints verification to increase fairness in food distribution in Uganda 👇

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  4. 15 hours ago

    34 South Sudanese refugees living in Bidibidi — one of the largest refugee settlements in the 🌍 — are WFP’s latest batch of Storytellers. After 2 weeks of multimedia training, they’re ready to share their unfiltered stories with you ➡️➡️

    WFP Storytellers
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  5. 21 hours ago

    “I have lost my husband — I cannot lose my children to poverty or hunger, too.” Every month, WFP assistance in northeast Nigeria reaches 1.2 million people like Bintu.

    2 replies . 49 retweets 87 likes
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  6. Jul 5

    Timely humanitarian action depends on timely funding. In DR Congo, WFP used resources from the Immediate Response Account (IRA) for to wage a quick response to the crisis. Here's how flexible funding helped us make a difference in 2017:

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  7. Jul 4

    In , the lean season coincides with the start of the rainy season, which cuts land access to 60% of the country. WFP is pre-positioning food before vast areas become inaccessible by road.

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  8. Jul 4

    WFP is using innovation to get life-saving food to those who need it most in the most cost-efficient way possible. Last week drivers from got trained on using All-Terrain Vehicles in the swamps of Lake Victoria in . 🚚🚚

    6 replies . 76 retweets 134 likes
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  9. Jul 4

    6-year-old Crino and his family are from Burundi. “I like cars. When I grow up, I want to own lots of cars and win races.” Could Crino one day win as many titles as Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton? 👉

    4 replies . 21 retweets 69 likes
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  10. Jul 4

    Our teams are on the ground in southern , ready to provide immediate food aid to families fleeing the violence in Dara’a and Quneitra. So far, WFP has delivered emergency assistance to more than 200k displaced people across the conflict-hit region.

    4 replies . 53 retweets 118 likes
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  11. Retweeted
    Jul 3

    Every day, is delivering food to some of Asia's most remote communities. By helicopter, motorbike, through monsoon rains and even on people's backs, our teams make sure that food is reaching the those who need it the most 🚁

    2 replies . 28 retweets 98 likes
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  12. Jul 3

    In 2017, we ... 🛣️ built & repaired 17,000km of roads 💧 dug 3,200 wells 🌉 built & restored 500 bridges ... to reach those in need.

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  13. Jul 3

    Thanks to and , WFP has supported 417,000 beneficiaries in form of cash-based transfers during the last lean season in . Chrissy Richard received MK 51,000 which she used to buy food and rear chickens. 🐣🐔

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  14. Retweeted
    Jul 3

    18 wagons of WFP vegetable oil donated by arrives into Port Bell . This new route by lake ⛴️ and rail 🚂from will cut food delivery time by half! Together we deliver

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  15. Jul 3

    The monsoon season is threatening the lives of thousands in Cox’s Bazar. WFP is working closely with other UN agencies to make sure they have the food, resources and relief they need to survive. Here’s how you can help ⬇️⬇️

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  16. Retweeted
    Jul 2

    “It is unbelievable. My heart is broken,” said after visiting the refugee camps in Cox's Bazar. The Secretary General met with staff & was briefed about our engineering projects to keep families safe during the monsoon season

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  17. Jul 2

    Crisha’s parents are refugees from Burundi. “I want to be a shopkeeper when I grow up and become rich.” Could Crisha, who was born in the refugee camp, become as successful as Indra Nooyi, the CEO of Pepsico? 👉

    6 replies . 43 retweets 166 likes
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  18. Jul 2

    Step inside a health centre in southern . 📽️ This is how WFP is providing nutritious ready-to-eat food to malnourished children thanks to the generous support from donors like the 🇪🇺.

    2 replies . 45 retweets 100 likes
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  19. Jul 2

    | There are 68.5 million people displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, and violence. That is nearly 1% of the world’s population.

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  20. Jul 1

    : plans to expand its school meals program to reach 175,000 students in over 500 schools by 2022 →

    2 replies . 20 retweets 50 likes
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