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Mother visits WFP-supported nutrition clinic in Al Kalakla, Jabal Awila

Families in Sudan Pushed to the Brink Amidst Brutal Conflict and Famine as WFP Resources Dry Up

WFP is struggling to keep lifesaving emergency operations running. Sudan’s shows no signs of slowing down.

WFP Scales up Operations in Gaza as Ceasefire Passes 100 Days

One hundred days into the ceasefire, the World Food Programme (WFP) has significantly expanded its lifesaving operations across the Gaza Strip, reaching more than 1 million people each month.

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Current Ebola Outbreak in Africa: How It’s Worsening Hunger and the Humanitarian Response

June 3, 2026

There’s currently an outbreak of the Ebola virus in parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.

WFP teams are mobilizing critical logistics to support the 17th Ebola response in Ituri

On the frontlines of DRC’s Ebola crisis: WFP’s race against time and hunger

June 2, 2026

WFP teams in eastern DRC share how they move health workers, supplies and food to combat Ebola and growing food insecurity.

WFP scales up emergency response in Akobo as catastrophic hunger and malnutrition deepen

May 31, 2026

WFP has scaled up its emergency response in Akobo, South Sudan, delivering vital food and nutrition aid to people facing catastrophic hunger.

WFP scales up emergency Ebola response in eastern DRC to contain risk of regional crisis

May 22, 2026

WFP is urgently scaling up its emergency response in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), working with the Government, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners to help contain the Ebola outbreak.

New arrivals at the Khadar IDP site in Mogadishu wait to be registered for assistance

Somalia on the brink again as window to push back hunger shrinks

May 16, 2026

A summary of remarks from WFP Assistant Executive Director Matthew Hollingworth on the ongoing crisis in Somalia.

Conflict affected Sudanese fleeing to other parts of Sudan

Joint News Release – WFP/FAO/UNICEF: Risk of Famine Persists as Nearly 19.5 Million People Face Acute Food Insecurity in Sudan

May 15, 2026

Conflict, displacement and restricted humanitarian access leave nearly 19.5 million people – two out of every five people in Sudan – facing crisis levels of acute food insecurity.

Joint News Release – OCHA/FAO/WFP/UNICEF: UN Agencies Warn of Worsening Hunger and Malnutrition Crisis in Somalia as Famine Risk Emerges

May 15, 2026

Food insecurity and malnutrition worsen across Somalia as the first famine risk since the 2022 crisis is confirmed amid the compounding effects of multiple shocks.

Nyanrch Nier poses for a portrait inside a makeshift shelter made from pieces of cloth

Hunger intensifies in South Sudan as 7.8 million people face high acute food insecurity and 2.2 million children suffer acute malnutrition

April 28, 2026

This was originally posted on wfp.org Conflict and displacement drive worsening crisis, with risk of famine in hardest-hit areas; nearly 700,000 children in danger of