Educated Urban Afghans Are New Face of Hunger as Jobs and Incomes Dry Up
September 22, 2021
Job losses, lack of cash and soaring prices are creating a new class of hungry in Afghanistan, WFP has warned today.
WFP News
Location: Afghanistan
First Humanitarian Flight to Kabul Since Taliban Takeover Marks Turning Point in Crisis
September 14, 2021
UNHAS has resumed flights to Kabul, enabling humanitarian responders and much-needed relief items to reach desperate Afghans in multiple locations across the country.
Afghanistan: WFP Remains Standing – a Fortress Against Hunger
September 7, 2021
Just like the Citadel of Herat, the U.N. World Food Programme remains standing — a fortress against hunger. We will stand with the Afghan people, for however long they will need us.
Afghanistan: WFP Continues to Deliver as Winter and Humanitarian Crisis Loom
August 27, 2021
We have only a few short weeks to secure the necessary funding and get food in place before mountain passes are blocked by snow
Statement from World Food Program USA President and CEO on Afghanistan
August 19, 2021
Through our commitment to Afghanistan, we will do everything we can to reach vulnerable families in their time of great need.
Afghanistan: WFP Committed to Averting Humanitarian Crisis as One in Three People go Hungry
August 17, 2021
WFP remains dedicated to maintaining humanity, impartiality, neutrality and operational independence as it seeks to serve the people of Afghanistan.
When Life Hands You Lemons: The Journey of Nenad Grkovic, WFP Beneficiary Turned Humanitarian Worker
May 1, 2021
Meet Nenad Grkovic, a former United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) beneficiary during a civil war who later dedicated his career to saving and changing lives through innovative logistics solutions.Â
USAID Contributes $12 Million to WFP to Help 95,000 Families in Afghanistan Struck by the Impact of Covid-19
August 3, 2020
WFP plans to reach a total of 10.3 million Afghan people in 2020, giving $79 to each family to cover their food needs for two months at a time.
Afghans Face Down Hunger As They Suffer From the Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic
April 29, 2020
Three Afghans share their stories of getting help from WFP. They’re the reason funding is needed to survive the pandemic.
World Food Programme Forecasts Global Hunger Hotspots as New Decade Dawns
January 1, 2020
The sheer scale and complexity of the challenges in Africa and other regions will stretch the resources and capacity of WFP and other agencies to the limit.
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