New Guidelines Provide a Roadmap for Safe Reopening of Schools
April 30, 2020
School closures “could do lasting damage,” says WFP’s executive director. The futures of more than a billion students worldwide are at stake.
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Futures of 370 Million Children in Jeopardy As School Closures Deprive Them of School Meals – UNICEF and WFP
April 29, 2020
Millions of kids could go hungry during the pandemic without school meals. WFP wants to help.
UN Humanitarian Agencies Appeal for $15 Million for Joint COVID-19 Response for Sahrawi Refugees in Algeria
April 23, 2020
Coronavirus has exacerbated the lives of refugees who’ve been living in the Sahara Desert for the past 45 years. Here’s our appeal, and how we plan to help.
Global Report on Food Crises Reveals Scope of Food Crises as COVID-19 Poses New Risks to Vulnerable Countries
April 21, 2020
A new report finds that rates of acute hunger worldwide are the highest they’ve been since the report’s inception.
WFP Chief Warns of Hunger Pandemic As COVID-19 Spreads: Statement to UN Security Council
April 21, 2020
On April 21, WFP ED David Beasley addressed the UN Security Council, asking them to act quickly to prevent COVID-19 from pushing millions of people into famine.
COVID-19 Will Double Number of People Facing Food Crises Unless Swift Action Is Taken
April 21, 2020
Today, WFP released a report announcing that COVID-19 could push more than a quarter of a billion into hunger by the end of 2020.
WFP USA Exceeds $5 Million Goal for the United Nations World Food Programme’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Through Generous Private Sector Support
April 17, 2020
WFP received major contributions received from individuals, foundations and corporate partners, including UPS, Bank of America, Mars, Cargill, and Herbalife Nutrition to support WFP’s COVID-19 response efforts globally.
First UN Solidarity Flight Departs Addis Ababa Carrying Vital COVID-19 Medical Supplies to All African Nations
April 14, 2020
The Government of Ethiopia and WFP opened a new hub inside Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport from which COVID-19 supplies, equipment and humanitarian workers will be transported by air across Ethiopia and Africa.
WFP Launches Ethiopian Government-Supported Air Hub for COVID-19 Response
April 14, 2020
The first United Nations “Solidarity Flight” is scheduled to leave Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, today – from there, the aircraft will transport the vital medical cargo to all countries in Africa, where supplies are desperately needed to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Urgent International Support Needed to Prevent Millions of Desperate Zimbabweans Plunging Deeper Into Hunger
April 8, 2020
“The COVID pandemic risks even wider and deeper desperation,” said Eddie Rowe, WFP’s Country Director. “We must all do our utmost to prevent this tragedy turning into a catastrophe.”
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