WFP/UNHCR: Refugees in South Sudan Face Extreme Hunger as Funds Run Out
August 14, 2026
UNHCR and WFP warn that funding shortfalls could cut lifesaving food and nutrition assistance for 650,000+ refugees and asylum seekers.
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As Ebola Accelerates in Eastern DRC, WFP Warns Food Assistance and Logistics Are Critical to Containing the Outbreak
July 29, 2026
WFP is urgently scaling up food assistance, logistics, telecommunications and air services in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where Ebola has evolved from a localized health emergency into the fastest-spreading outbreak on record.
WFP warns El Obeid is becoming the new epicentre of Sudan’s displacement and hunger crisis
July 21, 2026
WFP warns of rising hunger and displacement in El Obeid, Sudan, as growing needs threaten recent gains in famine prevention efforts.
The United States boosts support for food assistance for Sudanese refugees in Egypt
July 21, 2026
This was originally posted on wfp.org CAIRO, Egypt – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a contribution of over USD 24 million
Conflict and shrinking humanitarian assistance drives northern Nigeria hunger crisis to levels not seen in nearly a decade
July 2, 2026
WFP warns conflict is driving hunger in northern Nigeria to near decade-high levels as the country’s food crisis worsens.
As Ebola spreads in Eastern DRC, WFP warns food assistance is vital to containing the outbreak
June 26, 2026
WFP scales up food aid, logistics and telecom support in eastern DRC as Ebola spreads amid conflict, displacement and severe hunger.
WFP warns assault on Sudan’s El Obeid area threatens to deepen the country’s hunger crisis
June 26, 2026
WFP warns escalating violence in Sudan’s El Obeid could trigger displacement and worsen the country’s already catastrophic hunger crisis.
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.
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.
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