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Location: Congo, DR
Conflict and Rising Food Prices Drive Congolese Into One of the World’s Worst Food Crises According to New IPC Data
March 27, 2025
FAO and WFP today announced that new data from the latest IPC analysis reveals the highest number ever recorded of acutely food insecure populations in the DRC.
WFP Alarmed at Soaring Hunger as More Flee Displacement Camps in Eastern DRC
February 20, 2025
WFP has partially resumed food assistance in parts of Goma in eastern DRC, delivering vital nutrition supplies as three weeks of fighting continues to worsen access to food for the most vulnerable.
Global Food Crisis: 10 Countries Suffering the Most From Hunger
March 13, 2023
These are the 10 worst hunger crises in the world today based on where the U.N. World Food Programme works and has collected recent data. The crises are ranked by the total number of people facing severe hunger in each country.
A Papal Visit to Two of the Hungriest Places on Earth
January 31, 2023
Pope Francis begins his visit to two of the world’s worst hunger crises: the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan. His visit comes at a time when WFP faces shrinking funds to reach millions facing severe hunger in these countries.Â
DRC: Green Energy Powers Guesthouse for Humanitarians Responding to Hunger Crisis
December 30, 2021
The WFP humanitarian guesthouse in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a feat of green engineering that may serve as a blueprint for similar initiatives elsewhere.
“We Knew We Had No Time to Lose.” A Mother’s Story of Fleeing Home and Violence, and Beginning Anew With Help From WFP’s Cash Grants
December 20, 2021
Kisimba’s story is hauntingly familiar across the DRC, where violence has uprooted millions from their homes. But today, some, like Kisimba, are building back their lives, partly thanks to cash provided by the U.N. World Food Programme.
Food Security Crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Could Worsen in the Coming Months
November 10, 2021
New findings indicate the food crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo shows little sign of abating and could worsen in the coming months without scaled-up assistance.
Nearly 60% of the World’s Hungriest People Live in Just a Few Countries. Why?
November 8, 2021
Conflict is a vicious force, and one that’s pushed innocent civilians to the most extreme levels of hunger imaginable. Nearly all of them live in the same places.
For International Day of Peace, Meet Rebecca: A Mother of Four Building Peace in the World’s Hungriest Country
September 21, 2021
In honor of International Day of Peace, we’re spotlighting a peacebuilding project working to ease tensions and resolve conflict in the world’s largest hunger crisis.Â
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