(WFP) is warning today that the total number of people around the world facing acute levels of hunger could reach record numbers in 2026 if the escalation in the Middle East continues to destabilize the world’s economy.
WFP has begun rapidly mobilizing a large-scale emergency response for communities in Afghanistan impacted by the conflict with Pakistan.Â
The government of Lebanon and WFP have activated an emergency cash assistance program for conflict-affected people.
WFP is warning that surging food and fuel prices driven by the escalation of the conflict could have ripple effects that will worsen hunger.
FAO, IFAD and WFP today marked IWD with a joint event dedicated to strengthening women farmers’ access to justice, rights and opportunities.
Driven by ongoing security developments, the humanitarian situation across the Middle East is changing quickly. WFP is ready to scale up. We have activated emergency preparedness measures across the region, and we can move fast.Â
Today, WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain announced her intent to step down from her role in three months to focus on her health.
WFP will cover the solutions that are transforming how humanitarian and development assistance is delivered.
WFP is sounding the alarm that its lifesaving emergency food and nutrition assistance in Somalia is at risk of stopping without new funding.
WFP is scaling up its emergency response to reach people forced to flee spiraling conflict in South Sudan’s Jonglei state.
