The World Food Programme is rushing food to affected communities in eastern Afghanistan, following a powerful, 6.0 magnitude earthquake late Sunday, August 31 that killed hundreds of people and injured or otherwise affected thousands more.
We are deeply saddened by the tragic earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan the evening of August 31, leaving hundreds dead and thousands injured. The World Food Programme (WFP) is on the ground supporting affected communities.
Safe, unfettered humanitarian access to reach the most vulnerable families is the top priority right now, World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain
WFP continues to bring convoys of food aid into Gaza virtually every day but dire operating conditions prevent the delivery of lifesaving supplies at the scale needed to push back escalating starvation.
One year since famine was first confirmed in Sudan’s Zamzam camp in North Darfur, WFP warns that the families trapped inside the besieged state capital, El Fasher, face starvation.
Gaza faces the grave risk of famine as food consumption and nutrition indicators have reached their worst levels since the conflict began, according to data shared in the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Alert.
An estimated 8.2% of the global population experienced hunger in 2024, down from 8.5% in 2022. However, progress was not consistent across the globe, according to this year’s The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report.
WFP welcomes the news that Israel is prepared to implement humanitarian pauses, and that designated humanitarian corridors will be created, to facilitate the safe movement of U.N. convoys delivering emergency food supplies and other aid to people in Gaza.
The World Food Programme (WFP) continues to deliver lifesaving food assistance inside Gaza as the fear of starvation intensifies.
WFP will be forced to suspend all emergency food and nutrition aid for 1.3 million people in northeast Nigeria at the end of July. This is due to critical funding shortfalls which come at a time of escalating violence and record levels of hunger.
