Abdoulaye Balde

Country Director - UN World Food Programme

[World Food Programme @WFP]

Where did your food come from?

More than 137,000 school children in Laos eat a healthy lunch at school made from ingredients that are grown locally. Fresh and delicious! 🥕🥬🥗 #FoodJourney

[Abdoulaye Balde @BaldeBaaba]

In Cameroon, #ruralwomen are at the forefront of food security and produce 90% of the food consumed by their households.

WFP through its resilience programs supports these women, providing technical assistance to scale up production. #InternationalDayofRuralWomen

[James Hall @hallaboutafrica]

Is this like a permanent monument to mess or something? In July 1986 a young me stood at this same spot in Conakry, Guinea, and to a pic of a beach whose sand was presumably there but completely covered by rubbish. This is a new pic. Please, my Guinean friends, do something.

[Ali A. Rizvi 🇨🇦 @aliamjadrizvi]

Greta Thunberg’s speech as Swedish death metal is the coolest thing you’ll see today. https://t.co/5dm4SlWsEk by @JohnMollusk

[World Food Programme @WFP]

In #Somalia, severe drought is affecting the way of life of herders.🐮🥬🐐

Herders are more exposed to the risk of losing their household income and livelihoods due to #ClimateChange.

WFP supports livestock insurance programs in the Horn of Africa. ⏰ The Time for Action is Now

[Abdoulaye Balde @BaldeBaaba]

#WFP #Cameroon has received a USD 2.76 mil contribution from the #GovernmentofJapan 2 help feed 222,000 people, including pupils & malnourished children in food insecure areas in the country.
Thanks #Japan for the continues support 2 food insecure people in Cameroon! #ZeroHunger.

[Abdoulaye Balde @BaldeBaaba]

#UNHAS #Cameroon has officially launched flight operations 2 SouthWest & NorthWest regions! #UNWFP air service has completed 7 flights 2 its new destinations since Sep 18. Humanitarian actors can now easily access/provide assistance to those affected by the crisis in the regions.

[Abdoulaye Balde @BaldeBaaba]

#WFP, #UNHCR and other partners welcomed a @USAIDFFP delegation today in the #Minawao #refugee camp. The delegation got to visit the camp, speak directly with the refugees, visit a WFP warehouse, distributions sites and other facilities within the camp.

[World Food Programme @WFP]

#BacktoSchool isn't just for the kids. It's also for the teachers 👩‍🏫, faculty 👩‍💼, and school meals chefs 👩‍🍳.

In Cambodia, WFP and the Cambodian Ministry of Education invited 149 cooks to compete to become the Best School Cook in Odar Meanchey Province.

Meet our winners 🏆 👏

[Abdoulaye Balde @BaldeBaaba]

L'#AmbassadeurduJapon au #Cameroun a visité le site de Ngam près de #Ngaoundéré où il a pu apprécier les différentes activités du #PAM soutenues par le Japon, tels que le transfert monétaire et les activités d’appui aux moyens d’existence en faveur des populations vulnérables.

[Abdoulaye Balde @BaldeBaaba]

@WFP continues to celebrate #WorldHumanitarianDay, highlighting #WomenHumanitarians for their action. Thank you to all the mothers and wives like MarieClaire who continuously engage in supporting #WFP towards #ZeroHunger despite the challenges they face. We salute you all.

[Abdoulaye Balde @BaldeBaaba]

Aujourd’hui #Journéemondialedelaidehumanitaire nous rendons hommage aux femmes humanitaires comme Fatimatou. Leurs courage et dévouement permettent d’améliorer les vies de millions de personnes vulnérables dans le monde entier. #ZeroHunger #FaimZero

Photo: Valerie ADA

[UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @Refugees]

🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️👈 refugees
🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️👈 migrants

What's the difference?

[Mamadou Sow @MamadouSowICRC]

#throwback 11 years ago. #Hajj Mabruk to all there right now. To those who haven’t yet, may next year be your turn.

[Afke Bootsman @Afke_B]

📢 @WFP Cameroon is leading the way in engaging 37 young women and men as @UNVolunteers from their own country in achieving Zero Hunger!

Thank you @BaldeBaaba, WFP Rep, for your vision! It is truly an inspiring partnership we have.

[Abdoulaye Balde @BaldeBaaba]

En prélude à la journée mondiale de l’#ActionHumanitaire 2019, des volontaires du @PAM se joignent aux @VolontairesdesNationsUnies à l’#Est, #AdamaouaCameroun pour démontrer leur engagement à l’objectif #ZéroFaim.

[Abdoulaye Balde @BaldeBaaba]

Ils ont mené des activités conjointes d’actions humanitaire et de développement.
#RenforcementRésilience.

[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

Did you know that developing countries host 84% of the world's refugees?

The 6 countries hosting the most refugees are:

1. Turkey
2. Pakistan
3. Uganda
4. Sudan
5. Germany
6. Iran

[WFP in the Middle East & North Africa @WFP_MENA]

In #Tunisia, the sourcing of up to 30% of the food served in school canteens from school gardens allows WFP to improve the nutritional value of school meals, while boosting local economies.