@WFP_AsiaPacific

@WFP_AsiaPacific

Official account of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) -- the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide -- in Asia & the Pacific.

Bangkok, Thailand
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  1. 17 hours ago

    Monsoon rains have hit Cox's Bazar, where 200,000 are at high risk of flooding and landslides. It's a race against time for engineers, who are working around the clock to keep families safe

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  2. Retweeted
    19 hours ago

    Social protection, traditionally a development tool but used increasingly for early action.. "It has huge potential for building resilience of vulnerable households and communities,” says David Kaatrud

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  3. Retweeted
    Jul 4

    Imagine sound of the thunder. ⛈️ After your village has been burned to the ground. After you've fled. After you've survived the dangerous journey. After you're given a bamboo shelter to survive. After you realize the monsoon is coming. It's terrifying.

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  4. Jul 4

    Where there's conflict, there's hunger. If we end conflicts around the world we can ensure that all families have enough to eat 🍚

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  5. Jul 4

    This we thank the American people for their support in Asia & around the world. Together we are fighting hunger and changing the lives of thousands of families 🇺🇸

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  6. 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 🚁

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  7. Jul 3

    “In a world where so many borders are closed, [the people & Government of Bangladesh] have opened their borders & received their brothers & sisters coming from Myanmar,” said . Read how you can help the

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  8. Jul 3

    In 2017, provided food assistance to 12 million people across Asia & the Pacific. 7.7 million of these were children. WFP is supporting the next generation to grow up in a world with

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  9. 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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  10. 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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    Jul 2

    The safety of the Rohingya refugees during this monsoon season is priority one. As many as 200,000 need to be relocated. We cannot allow the monsoons to wash away the hopes of the Rohingya refugees I met today in Bangladesh.

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  12. Jul 2

    Monsoon rains have caused destruction throughout the camps. engineers are working with refugees to repair the damage before more rains hit. These roads help WFP to provide vital food to thousands of displaced families

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  13. Jul 2

    A huge congratulations to Rabindra for coming 2nd at the Driver Recognition Programme Finals! 👏. After working as a driver for 20 years with , he is now the best UN driver in Southeast Asia. Read his story here ->

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  14. Jul 2

    "Being a good logistician comes from having a love of it. Well, that, & being able to see into the future.” Meet Jenna, whose work takes her to 11 countries across the . She's helping countries to prepare for natural disasters & climate change 👉

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  15. Jul 1

    Meet Ma Khin Lapyae - the UN's first female driver in . She was proud to drive the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Myanmar, Ms Christine Schraner Burgener on her recent visit. The UN & are working together towards a world with gender equality 🌍

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    Jul 1

    The Rohingya are one of the most discriminated against and vulnerable communities on Earth. The Rohingya refugee crisis is a humanitarian and human rights nightmare. I thank Bangladesh for its generosity in hosting the refugees.

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  17. Jul 1

    In conflicts, natural disasters and when families are forced to flee, supports families when they need help the most. In 2017 we provided food assistance to over 91 million people in 83 countries around the world 🌍

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  18. Retweeted
    Jun 30

    850,000 are receiving life-saving food assistance each month from . Together, we are supporting families to fight hunger and malnutrition in the largest & most densely populated refugee camp in the world. Thank you for sharing your meal with those in need.

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  19. Jun 29

    Rabindra is competing to be crowned Southeast Asia's driver of the year today. He has spent the last 20 years helping his colleagues in to reach some of the country's most remote communities. Read his inspiring story here ->

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    Jun 29

    "You have to live and breathe it. You have to believe in it.” Take a peek into our preparedness project, and hear from logistician Jenna Lusaka on localisation, her role and the region’s diversity! 👉

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