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.
WFP today joined the government of Barbados and CDEMA to inaugurate the Caribbean’s newest disaster preparedness and response hub.
On the heels of World Football Day, WFP has named Jozy Altidore, renowned Haitian-American professional soccer player and philanthropist, as its newest High-Level Supporter.
WFP and its partners must also be allowed to distribute wheat flour and food packages directly to families – the most effective way to prevent widespread starvation.
A handful of bakeries in south and central Gaza, supported by the World Food Programme (WFP), have resumed bread production after dozens of trucks were finally able to collect cargo from the Kerem Shalom border crossing and deliver it overnight.
