WFP warns that millions of Sudanese refugees who have fled to neighboring countries risk plunging deeper into hunger and malnutrition as critical funding shortages force drastic cuts to lifesaving food assistance.
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WFP continues to deliver lifesaving food assistance inside Gaza despite deteriorating security, limited access and growing desperation of communities in need of food assistance.
WFP began airdropping emergency food assistance to thousands of families in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, where surging conflict has pushed some communities to the brink of famine.
A new joint United Nations report warns that people in five hunger hotspots around the world face extreme hunger and risk of starvation and death in the coming months unless there is urgent humanitarian action.
The population in two counties in South Sudan are at risk of famine in the coming months, as conflict in Upper Nile state escalates.
WFP continues to call for better operating conditions so that food can reach families consistently, fairly, and safely – wherever they are across the Gaza Strip.
Laurent Bukera, WFP Sudan representative and country director, speaks on the hunger crisis in Sudan and the urgent need to scale up the humanitarian response.
World Food Programme Regional Director in Latin America and the Caribbean Lola Castro speaks on the hunger crisis in Haiti.
WFP has consistently warned of alarming and deteriorating conditions on the ground, and the risks imposed by limiting humanitarian aid to hungry people in desperate need of assistance.
