What’s WFP Doing at COP28?
November 28, 2023
WFP is at COP28 to call for urgent climate action to protect those on the frontlines of the climate crisis.
WFP News
News Type: News Release
Pause in Fighting Allows Delivery of Lifesaving Food Assistance in Gaza but More Access Is Needed, Says WFP
November 28, 2023
WFP delivered desperately needed food to more than 120,000 people in Gaza during the initial pause in fighting but has reiterated that the supplies it was able to provide were woefully inadequate to address the level of hunger seen by staff in the UN shelters and communities.
WFP Operations Risk Grinding to a Halt in Chad as Refugees Flee Darfur Killings
November 21, 2023
WFP is today warning of a looming halt to its food and nutrition assistance to 1.4 million crisis-affected populations in Chad – including newly arrived Sudanese refugees – due to funding constraints.
WFP Launches New Operating Model to Restart Food Distribution to Millions of Vulnerable Ethiopians
November 16, 2023
WFP is activating its revamped approach to operations in Ethiopia, a major step which will start to reach 3.2 million people with food assistance for the first time since June 2023.
Gaza Faces Widespread Hunger as Food Systems Collapse, Warns WFP
November 16, 2023
Nearly the entire population of Gaza is in desperate need of food assistance, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today.
From Drought to Floods: Climate Extremes Drive Somalia Hunger Crisis
November 14, 2023
Climate extremes will keep hunger in Somalia at record highs, warned WFP today, as deadly floods sweep the country, devastating deeply food-insecure communities who are still battling to recover from the country’s longest recorded drought.
WFP Chief and COP28 President Call for Urgent Climate Action to Reduce Rising Humanitarian Needs
November 10, 2023
Today, Cindy McCain, the executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), and Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, the president of the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP28), called for urgent action to scale up climate action in fragile and conflict-affected settings.
WFP Chief Makes Urgent Plea for Safe, Expanded Humanitarian Access to Gaza as Food Runs Out
November 6, 2023
WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain issued an urgent plea from the Rafah border crossing for safe, expanded humanitarian access to Gaza as humanitarian needs skyrocket and critical food supplies reach dangerously low levels.
Climate Crisis Drives Malnutrition in South Sudan to Unprecedented Levels in Flood-Affected Areas, WFP Warns
November 6, 2023
Children in flood-affected parts of South Sudan are expected to face extreme levels of malnutrition in the first half of 2024 as the climate crisis tightens its grip on the country, WFP warned today.
World Food Program USA Applauds New USDA Funding to Address Global Hunger Crisis
November 2, 2023
United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide an additional $1 billion to help address critical global hunger needs.
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