WFP Chief Visits DR Congo, Highlights Need to Strengthen Communities Amidst Conflict and Displacement

Conflict, displacement and disease have taken a devastating toll on the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), pushing millions into hunger and desperation.

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Running Toward a Brighter Future: Girls Going the Distance for Education and Empowerment

This International Women’s Day, WFP USA is proud to announce  a  new grantee for the Catherine  Bertini  Trust Fund for Girls’ Education: Girls Gotta Run Foundation, Inc.

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World Food Program USA Announces Spring 2021 Grantee of the Catherine Bertini Trust Fund

Girls Gotta Run in Ethiopia has an innovative model of using sports to build girls’ confidence and guide them in setting and obtaining goals - critical skills for girls to succeed in school and beyond.

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Two Years Since Cyclone Idai Struck, Many Mozambicans Still Struggle to Recover

In the weeks after the strongest storm to ever hit the country, WFP’s emergency assistance kick-started the recovery of 1.8 million people. But many others, who are still struggling today, face a bleak and uncertain future.

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This Is How We Reach Families Threatened by Famine in South Sudan

We're doing everything we can to reach people with the most acute needs through emergency rapid response teams.

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WFP’s Response to Tropical Cyclone Eloise in Mozambique

The storm hit Mozambique at one of the worst possible times: January to March is the peak lean season - when people struggle the most to find food.

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Mustering Hope to Reduce Global Hunger in 2021

WFP never abandons hope. We're applying it in spades to roll back one of the most severe hunger catastrophes in our six decades of existence.

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U.N. Deeply Concerned by Worsening Crisis and Escalating Violence in Cabo Delgado

Escalating conflict and a deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Cabo Delgado province has left communities stranded and struggling.

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Humanitarian Crisis Looms in Southern Madagascar as Drought and Pandemic Double Number of Hungry People

With malnutrition rates spiraling and children forced to beg to help their families eat, urgent action is needed to prevent a crisis.

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United Nations Agencies Deliver Lifeline Food Assistance to 25,000 Eritrean Refugees in Tigray

Refugees in the Ethiopian camps depend on WFP food assistance for survival, and maintaining a consistent supply is crucial.

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UN Agencies’ Alarm at Worsening Hunger in South Sudan

Conflict, floods and COVID-19 are pushing more people into extreme hunger.

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Funds for Emergency Food Assistance Run Dry as Millions Face Hunger Season in Zimbabwe

The ‘lean’ season risks pushing some 6.9 million people - nearly half of the country's population - into hunger by its March peak.

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