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.
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.
WFP in Afghanistan welcomes a contribution of $280 million from the United States of America through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This funding will allow WFP to support more than 3 million people.
Corinne Fleischer, WFP’s regional director for the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe, describes Gaza as “a terrible situation getting worse.”
WFP Assistant Executive Director Stephen Omollo addresses the United Nations Security Council on the crisis in Sudan.
After more than 15 months of war in Sudan, a catastrophic combination of conflict, displacement and humanitarian access constraints has resulted in famine in a camp sheltering hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Sudan’s North Darfur Region.
Here is a timeline of humanitarian aid challenges in Gaza throughout the conflict.