Asia Archives - World Food Program USA

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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Arrival and storage of ECHO-donated ready-to-eat-food

Middle East crisis: WFP navigates turbulent waters to tackle hunger

April 8, 2026

WFP Shipping Chief Henrik Hansen explains how we are working 24/7 to reduce rising costs and transit times.

Smoke rises from a building hit by a bombing

Global Disruptions to Supply Chains Are Driving Tomorrow’s Hunger Crisis

March 31, 2026

This is a transcript of what was said by Corinne Fleischer at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

A displaced family sheltering in a tent after the March 2025 earthquake

One Year After Myanmar Earthquake: New Global Shocks Threaten to Push Survivors Back Into Hunger

March 27, 2026

As Myanmar marks one year since the earthquake last March, WFP warns that communities are now being hit by renewed hardship.

Smoke rising following a bombing in Beirut

WFP Projects Food Insecurity Could Reach Record Levels as a Result of Middle East Escalation

March 17, 2026

(WFP) is warning today that the total number of people around the world facing acute levels of hunger could reach record numbers in 2026 if the escalation in the Middle East continues to destabilize the world’s economy.

Loading food supplies at the Kabul main warehouse

WFP Delivers Lifesaving Assistance to Families Caught in Conflict in Afghanistan

March 15, 2026

WFP has begun rapidly mobilizing a large-scale emergency response for communities in Afghanistan impacted by the conflict with Pakistan.

Latest Food Security Report Confirms Fears of Deepening Hunger Crisis in Afghanistan as Winter Sets In

December 16, 2025

WFP warns more than 17 million Afghans are facing acute food insecurity this winter, as the scale and severity of hunger and malnutrition deepens.

WFP Warns That Myanmar Faces Rising Displacement and Dire Hunger Levels in 2026

December 11, 2025

More than 12 million people in Myanmar will face acute hunger in 2026, the World Food Programme warned today.

WFP USA Supports Children’s Nutrition and Education in Afghanistan: Q&A With WFP Country Director John Aylieff

December 11, 2025

World Food Program USA provided $3.9 million to sustain WFP’s school meals program in Afghanistan. To learn more about the impact of our grant amidst rising hunger in the country, we spoke with WFP Country Director John Aylieff.

WFP disaster preparedness work in the Philippines

WFP Scales up Response as Twin Typhoons Strike Philippines

November 11, 2025

Two typhoons – Typhoon Tino and Super Typhoon Uwan – have impacted more than 8.3 million people in the Philippines, leaving communities reeling from back-to-back disasters.