WFP Boosts Its Ongoing Support in Haiti as Quake Compounds Miseries
August 26, 2021
The earthquake rattled people who were already struggling to feed their families due to economic and climate shocks, and insecurity.
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Location: Haiti
World Food Program USA Donates $250,000 to Support United Nations World Food Programme’s Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts
August 24, 2021
World Food Program USA has donated $250,000 to WFP to support critical earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.
Haiti Earthquake: “It’s Hard to See People With Nowhere to Sleep – Especially the Kids”
August 23, 2021
WFP’s Marianela González reports from areas affected by the 7.2 magnitude quake that struck the country on August 14.
Meet the Four Women Behind WFP’s Helicopter in Haiti
August 19, 2021
It takes four busy bees in the U.N. World Food Programme office to keep the humanitarian helicopter in the sky every day. For World Humanitarian Day, we’d like you to meet them.
Statement From World Food Program USA President and CEO on Earthquake in Haiti
August 17, 2021
All of us at WFP USA have been heartbroken by the startling images of grieving families and devastated communities coming out of Haiti following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake on Saturday.
Haiti Earthquake: WFP Works With Partners to Assist Survivors
August 17, 2021
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is working around the clock to respond after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti on Saturday.
Vital Air Links in Crisis Countries at Risk as Humanitarian Air Service Faces Severe Funding Gap
February 19, 2021
The critical lifeline transports humanitarian workers and lifesaving cargo to some of the most challenging and hard-to-reach locations
New WFP Report Shows Access to Food Grossly Unequal as Coronavirus Adds to Challenges
October 16, 2020
A new report exposes the destructive impact of conflict, climate change and economic crises, now compounded by COVID-19, in driving up hunger.
This Is What Extreme Hunger Looks Like Through the Eyes of Seven Small Children, Told in Photos
July 28, 2020
What does malnutrition do to the body of a young child? The effects are devastating, with lifelong consequences for children and their communities. Here are seven of their stories.
Government of Haiti Adopts WFP-Supported Social Protection and Promotion Policy
July 1, 2020
The programs are designed to reduce inequality and discrimination, protect people against unemployment, sickness or losses of income, and increase their economic autonomy.
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