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.
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We talk to WFP USA’s Erin Cochran about her recent trip to Uganda and how aid workers responded when an entire village in South Sudan fled for the border one night following a brutal attack by government forces.
As conflict rages in neighboring South Sudan, Uganda’s leaders are putting food and land at the center of their efforts to welcome refugees seeking safety. Hear a firsthand account of how the World Food Programme (WFP) is working on the front lines of hunger to help those impacted by war and famine.
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One of the most overlooked drivers of today’s unprecedented global refugee crisis is one we can all relate to: Food.
Senator Bob Dole challenges the international community to take action against the famines threatening multiple countries.
CBS's Scott Pelley reports from South Sudan, where 5 million people are struggling to put food on the table and 100,000 are facing starvation.
WFP USA CEO Rick Leach urges us to remember the countless displaced families across the world struggling with hunger.
Famine paints an unspeakable picture: Families desperate for food, children dying of hunger, an urgent need for life-saving aid. The recent declaration of famine in South Sudan reveals the tragic consequences of war—and how the gradual collapse of a country can drive people into starvation.
We talk to to Rose Ogola, a World Vision staffer in South Sudan, and Challiss McDonough, a WFP staffer, about the human toll of famine,
By clicking on the large yellow button, users can give from a day’s worth of meals—just 50 cents—to a year’s worth of food assistance.
At a time when the technology and tools to fight global hunger have never been stronger, such mass starvation is a paradox—and it is an obscenity and entirely preventable.