This Is How Humanitarian Telecoms Hubs Are Racing to Beat COVID-19
April 30, 2020
Information is one of the most important weapons in a pandemic. Here’s how WFP tech hubs are scaling up to help.
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How Innovation Can Help Solve Hunger During a Pandemic
April 29, 2020
As the COVID-19 spreads, innovation and technology is needed more to reach people in need. Bernhard Kowatsch, head of WFP’s Innovation Accelerator, explains how the program is working to support WFP’s pandemic response.
Afghans Face Down Hunger As They Suffer From the Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic
April 29, 2020
Three Afghans share their stories of getting help from WFP. They’re the reason funding is needed to survive the pandemic.
As Zimbabweans Go Hungry, Here’s How Coronavirus Is Making Everything Even Worse – Especially for Women and Girls
April 24, 2020
A single mother in Zimbabwe struggles under the threat of coronavirus: her crops are failing, her children are out of school and food is increasingly scarce. Here’s how WFP is helping.
After Coronavirus Closed Schools in the Poorest, Most Vulnerable and Remote Part of Honduras, Teachers Got on Bikes to Deliver Food to Hungry Kids
April 23, 2020
WFP, UNICEF and the Honduran Government are helping teachers deliver food to out-of-school students on the remote Mosquito Coast – by bicycle.
The Three Waves of Hunger: The Devastating Ripple Effects of COVID-19
April 21, 2020
Chase Sova, WFP USA sr. director of public policy and research, draws on a new WFP report to explain how COVID-19 is expected to double global hunger by the end of 2020.
An Urgent Call to Fund the Global Emergency Supply System to Fight COVID-19
April 20, 2020
WFP is seating up the vital logistics backbone that will help save lives and help halt the spread of the virus. Humanitarian leaders from across the world are calling on donors to provide the support needed for WFP to scale-up its lifesaving services.
Coronavirus Has Sent Ecuador Spiraling Into an Emergency. This Is How Families Are Struggling to Adapt.
April 17, 2020
Guayaquil, Ecuador has become a hotspot in the COVID-19 crisis, as an aggressive outbreak recently hit the city. WFP talked to a beneficiary family there to see how their coping in this turbulent time.
This Is What It Looks Like When the Headquarters of the World’s Largest Hunger-Fighting Organization Works From Home
April 16, 2020
At WFP’s main office in Rome, more than 1,000 staff members have been working remotely since the first week of March. We’re #TogetherAtHome.
Food Tank, Food Systems and COVID-19: A Conversation with Dani Nierenberg
April 15, 2020
“I don’t think we can go back to business as usual after this.” Danielle Nierenberg, world-renowned expert on food and ag, talked to us about her career and how coronavirus will affect food systems going forward.
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