Australia partners with WFP to boost food aid

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Updated October 27, 2009 20:06:22

Australia has just made its largest commitment to help alleviate global hunger, which now affects more than a billion people. The Australian government has signed a new, four-year strategic partnership with the World Food Programme, to help ensure long term funding to the United Nations humanitiarian agency. The value of the new agreement is being put at $AU180 million and it's the first such pact with any donor.

Presenter: Sen Lam
Speaker:Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the UN World Food Program

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