Programs: Emergencies
Hunger is often the first emergency when catastrophe strikes. That’s why the United Nations World Food Programme is among the first humanitarian organizations on the ground to help hungry families in crisis.
The risk of famine will persist throughout Gaza this winter unless fighting stops and more humanitarian aid reaches families.
There is an escalating humanitarian crisis in Syria in which is facing an influx of people fleeing the war in Lebanon.
The war that the world wanted to avoid in Lebanon is now happening and has already triggered a catastrophe.
The U.N. World Food Programme today warned that escalating violence in northern Gaza is having a disastrous impact on food security for thousands of Palestinian families.
World Food Program USA’s Fall Statement of Impact provides a snapshot of global hunger from May to September 2024 and how the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) responded to hunger crises around the world.
As we pass the one-year mark of the United Nations World Food Programme’s emergency response in Gaza and the West Bank, we at World Food Program USA look back at what the past 12 months have meant. We mourn the loss of life across the region and the tragic impact of conflict-driven hunger on the […]
Haiti today marks another grim milestone, as the number of people facing acute hunger has now reached half of the country’s population, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched an emergency operation to provide food assistance for up to 1 million people affected by the recent escalation of the conflict in Lebanon.
World Food Program USA is deeply concerned by the escalating conflict in Lebanon. We are closely monitoring the unfolding situation and stand ready to support the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)’s response.
Torrential rains have unleashed catastrophic floods in West and Central Africa, affecting over 4 million people in 14 countries, WFP today warns.
World Food Program USA President and CEO Barron Segar looks back on the hunger crises of 2023 and how WFP responded.
What motivates a humanitarian worker? Aachal Chand, head of nutrition for WFP in South Sudan, gives us a glimpse into what inspires her work.