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Exhibition of World Food Programme stops in Bon Accord Centre

Graham Blythe, Head of the Office of the European Commission in Scotland and Alex Salmond MP at The Family Meal – What Brings Us Together? photo exhibition held at The Bon Accord shopping centre, Aberdeen.
Graham Blythe, Head of the Office of the European Commission in Scotland and Alex Salmond MP at The Family Meal – What Brings Us Together? photo exhibition held at The Bon Accord shopping centre, Aberdeen.

Images of people in some of the world’s most deprived areas sharing family meals were put on display in Aberdeen yesterday.

An exhibition focussed on the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) visited the Bon Accord Centre to give people in city the chance to see the work it does.

On display were pictures of food being delivered in Ecuador, Chad, Niger, Jordan and Myanmar, which were captured by photographer Chris Terry.

In 2013 more than 80 million people across 75 countries were helped by the programme.

Its work is supported by the European Commission for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection, whose head in Scotland, Graham Blythe, also visited the exhibition.

He said: “The family meal is what unites us around the world, from Aberdeen, to Chad, Niger and Jordan.”

The exhibition also had a high-profile admirer in the shape of former first minister Alex Salmond.

He said: “The aims of the World Food Programme are very important, the solution to hunger is to empower women and ensure every child is entitled to a proper calorie intake.

“Times are tight for a lot of people at the moment, but while they are doing their shopping this provides a key reminder that for many people around the world the next meal is the biggest challenge.”