"Many poor Palestinians have been pushed to the edge. Now, our work together with other humanitarian agencies is to ensure that they do not fall prey to malnutrition, especially children who could be scarred for life."

"WFP is appealing for all donors to help us with cash or in-kind food donations," said Adly. The food commodities to be distributed include wheat flour, rice, sugar, vegetable oil, and pulses.

WFP is the United Nations’ front-line agency in the fight against global hunger. In 2001, WFP fed more than 77 million people in 82 countries including most of the world’s refugees and internally displaced people.

WFP Global School Feeding Campaign -- As the largest provider of nutritious meals to poor school children, WFP has launched a global campaign aimed at ensuring the world’s 300 million undernourished children are educated.

For more information and for ways to help, please visit: http://www.wfp.org/