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Copyright: WFP 2008/ Lena SavelliDPRK, new plan to feed hungry

WFP plans to launch a new emergency operation to feed 6.2 million people in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), including many in previously inaccessible areas of the country. The operation, worth half a billion dollars, is expected to be approved in coming days.

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Copyright: WFP/PhotolibraryWFP battles storms to bring urgent aid to Haiti

WFP is battling the elements to bring a lifeline to Haitian families hit by the impact of successive deadly storms, which have displaced hundreds of thousands of people and destroyed scores of homes and plantations.

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Copyright: Judith Kovacs WFP remembers Luciano Pavarotti

On the first anniversary of the famed Italian tenor's death, WFP recalls his work in support of the UN and on behalf of refugees and displaced persons around the world.

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Copyright: WFP/Heather SutliffFreeRice game gears up for new school term

The FreeRice web vocabulary phenomenon that has captured the imagination of millions of people around the world has now turned its attention to art, maths and chemistry.

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