Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to register an alarming 269% rise in the number of people facing severe food insecurity compared to 2019.
Unhealthy diets, food insecurity, malnutrition and a pandemic mean tens of millions more people are hungry. Here’s what we need to do about it.
The programs are designed to reduce inequality and discrimination, protect people against unemployment, sickness or losses of income, and increase their economic autonomy.
“The frontline in the battle against the coronavirus is shifting from the rich world to the poor world,” said David Beasley, WFP’s Executive Director.
An estimated 9.3M Syrians are now food insecure – an increase of 1.4M people in the last six months alone – and food prices are 200% higher than last year.
WFP is moving huge volumes of supplies around the world to fight the pandemic. But without substantial funding, this work could come to a halt before the end of July.
As a board member, Martinez will support World Food Program USA’s mission around the world on behalf of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
The contribution will provide almost 100,000 people with $13 a month, enabling them to meet almost two-thirds of their daily food requirements.
Many refugees say they are only able to afford one meal a day. This joint project aims to reach 10,000 of the most vulnerable.
Middleton will officially join World Food Program USA on July 6 to lead its advocacy and policy operations, including serving as its Congressional liaison.
