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

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

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

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

Myanmar is facing one of the world’s fastest-worsening hunger crises, driven by armed conflict, displacement, economic collapse, climate shocks, and the effects of the March 2025 earthquake.

Within 48 hours of the powerful earthquake that struck central Myanmar on Friday afternoon, WFP began emergency food distributions to affected communities.

In the wake of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar, WFP is working to understand the current needs of affected communities and stands ready to support.

WFP is gearing up for a large-scale emergency response to Cyclone Mocha, which is expected to make landfall this Sunday in Myanmar and Bangladesh.

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