World Food Program USA welcomes the appointment of Luke J. Lindberg as Executive Director of the World Food Programme.
Renewed fighting in Yemen is driving displacement and hunger. WFP is scaling up aid, but severe funding shortfalls could hamper the response.
This is a transcription of what was said by Matthew Hollingworth, WFP’s assistant executive director for programme operations.
WFP is scaling up emergency assistance, delivering aid and logistics support to communities cut off by damaged roads and infrastructure.
WFP is cutting food assistance in the West Bank due to severe funding shortages, even as food needs have more than doubled since 2023.
WFP has launched an emergency response in Myanmar as monsoon floods threaten to push vulnerable communities deeper into hunger.
WFP is expanding emergency food assistance after the August 10 earthquake, supporting survivors in some of the country’s hardest-hit areas.
UNHCR and WFP warn that funding shortfalls could cut lifesaving food and nutrition assistance for 650,000+ refugees and asylum seekers.
Our hearts go out to all those affected by the powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Colombia on August 10, causing severe damage to buildings and forcing evacuations.
WFP warns that El Niño could worsen food insecurity through 2027, threatening vulnerable communities and driving greater hunger worldwide.
