The world is facing a global hunger crisis with inadequate resources to respond, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned today.
In support of the World Food Programme’s emergency response in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, WFP Goodwill Ambassador Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye is donating $350,000 from his XO Humanitarian Fund.
A new joint report by FAO and WFP warns that acute food insecurity is deepening in 16 hunger hotspots, which could drive more into famine.
Two typhoons – Typhoon Tino and Super Typhoon Uwan – have impacted more than 8.3 million people in the Philippines, leaving communities reeling from back-to-back disasters.
The Philippines is bracing for a tropical cyclone to make landfall, a week after another cyclone struck the country.
South Sudan continues to face a severe food and nutrition crisis, which is threatening to deteriorate further.
World Food Program USA is honored to announce a generous donation from acclaimed singer-songwriter Elyanna to support the World Food Programme’s emergency response in Gaza.
In conflict hit locations in Sudan that have been largely cut off from humanitarian assistance or under siege, famine has now taken hold.
Three weeks into the ceasefire, WFP has distributed food packages to 1 million people in the Gaza Strip to push back hunger in the territory.
As the full extent of Hurricane Melissa’s destruction emerges, WFP is intensifying relief efforts in the hardest hit areas.
