Somalia / World Food Programme
MOGADISHU, Somalia, May 28, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Daily press briefing by the office of the spokesperson for the UN secretary-general.
On Somalia, the World Food Programme (WFP) is setting up a field office in central Somalia. With over 1 million people in need of food and assistance, WFP is bridging the gap after a key non-governmental organization was forced to pull out last year due to insecurity. The local elders and authorities have signed security assurances to protect the WFP staff and its local members.
SOURCE
United Nations – Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General
