New WFP report, ‘A Lifeline at Risk’, finds that 13.7 million WFP food aid recipients could be pushed into emergency levels of hunger.
One month since a powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on August 31, the World Food Programme continues to rapidly deliver food assistance to affected communities and support logistics for the broader humanitarian response.
The World Food Programme is rushing food to affected communities in eastern Afghanistan, following a powerful, 6.0 magnitude earthquake late Sunday, August 31 that killed hundreds of people and injured or otherwise affected thousands more.
We are deeply saddened by the tragic earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan the evening of August 31, leaving hundreds dead and thousands injured. The World Food Programme (WFP) is on the ground supporting affected communities.
Decades of conflict have caused extreme hunger in Afghanistan, and this is compounded by recent natural disasters.
WFP in Afghanistan welcomes a contribution of $280 million from the United States of America through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This funding will allow WFP to support more than 3 million people.
WFP warns that the devastating floods that struck the northeastern and northwestern regions of Afghanistan in the past two weeks, impacting more than 80,000 people, are likely to intensify in the coming months, with a significant impact on food security.
WFP has worked in Afghanistan since 1963, providing food assistance and resilience support to vulnerable communities impacted by conflict, natural disasters and economic instability.
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World Food Program USA is proud to announce two new grantees for the Catherine Bertini Trust Fund for Girls’ Education: The Lamia Afghan Foundation and the Galkayo Educational Centre for Peace and Development.
