The African Union (AU) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have renewed their partnership to fight hunger and enhance food security, education and emergency response.

Their cooperation agreement was signed by African Union Commissioner Rosebud Kurwijila and WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran.

"The African Union is an important ally in our fight to ensure food security in Africa," said Ms. Sheeran during a two-day visit to Ethiopia, her first overseas mission as chief of WFP. She voiced hope that the partnership would serve as "the wind beneath our wings" in aiming to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving global hunger by 2015.

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