Fish farming, micro-irrigation and flood-control barriers: we’re working with communities in Malawi to make sure they can feed themselves and withstand climate shocks.
The Nobel recognition of the United Nations World Food Programme comes as famine again threatens millions of people, especially in four conflict-affected countries.
As the House and Senate continue to work towards agreement on another COVID-19 relief package, I urge members to support the inclusion of robust funding for international aid.
Levels of hunger across the country are reaching record high levels. But we have prevented famine in Yemen before, and we can do it again.
This fresh support from USAID comes at a crucial time when COVID-19 and disrupted food access is harming already vulnerable Iraqi families.
The money will enable WFP to feed about 841,000 children, which couldn’t come at a more critical time after COVID-19 closures.
More than 30,000 Ethiopians have crossed across into Sudan, fleeing conflict in their home region. We urgently need additional funding to save their lives.
In Nicaragua, some 80,000 families are at risk. We have shipped drinking water, storage containers, and 275 metric tons of rice, beans and vegetable oil in response.
Eta arrived at the worst time, making life harder for millions of people already hard hit by years of erratic weather and the socioeconomic crisis COVID-19 caused.
In an address this morning to the UN Security Council, WFP’s CEO David Beasley made an urgent appeal: “Don’t turn your backs on the people of Yemen.”
