What’s Happening in Syria? How the Civil War Is Worsening Hunger Among Civilians 

An abrupt end to the Syrian civil war, which has lasted over a decade and caused a humanitarian catastrophe and refugee crisis. How has it impacted civilians?

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WFP Scales up Food Aid Distributions in Crisis-Hit Syria

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up its food assistance programs to reach 2.8 million displaced and food-insecure people across all of Syria.

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WFP Reaches Half a Million People in Lebanon With Emergency Aid Amid Escalating Crisis

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has delivered emergency assistance to over half a million people in Lebanon since the escalation of the conflict began.

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Tens of Thousands Fleeing Conflict in Lebanon Face an Uncertain Future in Syria

The conflict in Lebanon has pushed tens of thousands of people across Lebanon’s eastern border into Syria.

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New Gaza Food Security Assessment Sees Famine Risk Persisting Amid Ongoing Fighting and Restricted Aid Operations

The risk of famine will persist throughout Gaza this winter unless fighting stops and more humanitarian aid reaches families.

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Urgent Humanitarian Response Needed Amidst Escalating Conflict in Lebanon – WFP and UNICEF

The war that the world wanted to avoid in Lebanon is now happening and has already triggered a catastrophe.

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Critical Food Aid Lifelines Into Northern Gaza Severed

The U.N. World Food Programme today warned that escalating violence in northern Gaza is having a disastrous impact on food security for thousands of Palestinian families.

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World Food Program USA Statement on One Year of Emergency Response in Gaza 

As we pass the one-year mark of the United Nations World Food Programme’s emergency response in Gaza and the West Bank, we at World Food Program USA look back at what the past 12 months have meant. We mourn the loss of life across the region and the tragic impact of conflict-driven hunger on the […]

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WFP Launches Emergency Food Operation to Reach 1 Million People Affected by the Conflict in Lebanon

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched an emergency operation to provide food assistance for up to 1 million people affected by the recent escalation of the conflict in Lebanon.

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World Food Program USA Statement on Conflict in Lebanon

World Food Program USA is deeply concerned by the escalating conflict in Lebanon. We are closely monitoring the unfolding situation and stand ready to support the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)’s response.

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WFP Temporarily Suspend Staff Movement Across Gaza Following a Security Incident That Targeted WFP Vehicle

WFP is pausing the movement of its employees in Gaza until further notice after a WFP team came under fire a few meters from an Israeli check point at the Wadi Gaza bridge.

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Food Operations in Gaza Face Growing Challenges As Ongoing Conflict Keeps Hunger Needs High

Ten months into the war, Palestinians in Gaza are crowded into an ever-shrinking space without adequate sanitation or healthcare.

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