WFP Chief Makes Urgent Plea for Safe, Expanded Humanitarian Access to Gaza as Food Runs Out

WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain issued an urgent plea from the Rafah border crossing for safe, expanded humanitarian access to Gaza as humanitarian needs skyrocket and critical food supplies reach dangerously low levels.

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Climate Crisis Drives Malnutrition in South Sudan to Unprecedented Levels in Flood-Affected Areas, WFP Warns

Children in flood-affected parts of South Sudan are expected to face extreme levels of malnutrition in the first half of 2024 as the climate crisis tightens its grip on the country, WFP warned today.

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Diary From Gaza: ‘There’s no time to mourn anyone or anything’

One WFP employee describes the horror, the grief, her dreams for a better future, and why her work must go on in the face of it all.

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With Conflict Entering Fourth Week, WFP Warns of Growing Hunger and Desperation in Gaza

Thousands of civilians on Sunday morning stormed a UN-run warehouse in Gaza’s middle area, where WFP is storing some food commodities.

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Increased Violence in the Capital Drives Tens of Thousands of Haitians From Their Homes, Leaving Them Reliant on Food Aid

An uptick in violence in Port-au-Prince since mid-August has driven approximately 40,000 people from their homes in several neighborhoods of the capital, exacerbating an already complex humanitarian crisis.

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Food Lifeline for Desperate Families in Gaza at Risk Without Fuel, WFP Says

The catastrophic conditions facing hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza risk getting worse still, due to severe fuel shortages which threaten to bring food and other humanitarian operations to a standstill.

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WFP Calls for Safe Access to Reach People in Gaza in Urgent Need

WFP is stockpiling 310 metric tons of food at the Gaza border ready for dispatch to people in desperate need – as soon as humanitarian access is granted.  

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WFP Appeals for Sustained Access to Gaza to Provide Food Lifeline

As humanitarian supplies converged on Egypt’s border with Gaza, WFP renewed its call for sustained humanitarian access to Gaza.

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WFP Provides Critical Food Lifeline to People in Gaza and West Bank

“The situation is devastating,” said Samer Abdeljaber, WFP Palestine Country Director. “We are on the ground doing everything we can."

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WFP Sounds Alarm on Food Security Amid Conflict in Israel and Palestine, Urges Immediate Humanitarian Access

WFP calls on all parties to uphold the principles of humanitarian law to safeguard the lives and well-being of civilians, including access to food.

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World Food Program USA Statement on Afghanistan Earthquake

WFP has worked in Afghanistan since 1963, providing food assistance and resilience support to vulnerable communities impacted by conflict, natural disasters and economic instability.

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Fall Impact Report: An Update on WFP’s Response to the Global Hunger Crisis

World Food Program USA’s Fall 2023 Impact Report provides a snapshot of the global hunger crisis and how the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) continues to respond.

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