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Mother visits WFP-supported nutrition clinic in Al Kalakla, Jabal Awila

Families in Sudan Pushed to the Brink Amidst Brutal Conflict and Famine as WFP Resources Dry Up

WFP is struggling to keep lifesaving emergency operations running. Sudan’s shows no signs of slowing down.

WFP Scales up Operations in Gaza as Ceasefire Passes 100 Days

One hundred days into the ceasefire, the World Food Programme (WFP) has significantly expanded its lifesaving operations across the Gaza Strip, reaching more than 1 million people each month.

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World Food Program USA Statement on Pakistan Flooding

August 28, 2022

Following the Government of Pakistan’s request for support, the U.N. World Food Programme is rapidly expanding its food assistance to 500K people.

Horn of Africa ‘Cannot Wait’: WFP Scales up Assistance as Historic Drought Raises Famine Threat

August 23, 2022

Since the start of the year, 9 million more people have slipped into severe hunger across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia – leaving 22 million people struggling to find enough food to eat.

First WFP Vessel Leaves Ukraine, Boosting Efforts to Get Food Supplies to People Threatened by Famine

August 17, 2022

The first shipment of Ukrainian wheat grain bound for WFP’s humanitarian response left Ukraine’s Yuzhny port yesterday, marking another important milestone in getting Ukrainian grain back into global markets.

Cargill Grants $10 Million to World Food Program USA to Combat the World’s Growing Hunger Crisis

August 11, 2022

Cargill has made a $10 million grant to World Food Program USA in support of WFP’s response to the global hunger crisis, escalated by the collateral impact of the Ukrainian war.

World Food Program USA’s Barron Segar Named to The NonProfit Times Power & Influence Top 50 for Second Year in a Row

August 1, 2022

“This is Barron’s second consecutive year in the Top 50 for a reason,” said Paul Clolery, Vice President and Editorial Director of The NonProfit Times.

WFP Announces Football Star Son Heung-Min as Global Goodwill Ambassador

July 13, 2022

Son Heung-Min, a prominent English Premier League football player for Tottenham Hotspur, has been announced as the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) Global Goodwill Ambassador.

UN Report: Global Hunger Numbers Rose to as Many as 828 Million in 2021

July 6, 2022

A new United Nations report provides fresh evidence that the world is moving further away from its goal of ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030.

WFP Rushes Emergency Food Assistance to Earthquake-Hit Eastern Afghanistan

June 27, 2022

WFP has delivered emergency food assistance to 18,200 people affected by the devastating earthquake that struck the Paktika and Khost provinces of Afghanistan.

World Food Program USA Appoints Cargill and Kastner Executives to its Board of Directors

June 23, 2022

World Food Program USA today named Pilar Cruz, Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at Cargill, and Brandon Rochon, Chief Executive Officer of Kastner and Chief Creative Officer of Fluent Group, to its distinguished Board of Directors.