Special Interest: Climate Change
Three consecutive years of flooding in South Sudan have destroyed homes, harvests and acres of land. Coupled with drought, violence and high food prices, communities are being pushed to their limit.
WFP remains at the forefront of the humanitarian response in Lebanon, currently assisting one in every three people across a country that is now reeling under the impact of local and global crises.
Thanks to a recently introduced law on funding for people with disabilities, WFP is working with a local government in Kenya to support people with disabilities like 8-year-old Ikran.
Women and girls continue to face the brunt of the climate crisis that exacerbates inequalities, jeopardizes their food security and spurs migration, warns WFP on International Women’s Day.
As climate extremes become more frequent and intense, women and girls need to be front and center in the creation and implementation of climate change solutions.
The United Nations World Food Programme is working with partner Michael Kors to ensure children in Madagascar stay in school and receive the nutrition they need to thrive.
Tropical Cyclone Emnati, which made landfall in Madagascar on Wednesday, threatens food security and is an example of how weather extremes will trigger runaway humanitarian needs if we do not tackle the climate crisis.
Our food systems are important tools for achieving social justice by providing equal opportunity, health and well-being to all people, especially those furthest behind. At its core, food security is a question of human dignity and about our sustainability as a planet.
A total of 45 million people are teetering on the edge of famine with overall global needs for humanitarian assistance on a clear upward trend and are now higher than ever.
Cyclone Batsirai made landfall in Madagascar on Saturday evening with wind gusts of 146 mph. At least six people are confirmed dead and nearly 50,000 are displaced.
Take a look at some of the key things to watch out for in 2022 that could influence the state of the climate crisis and the direction we are heading in.
Restoring ecosystems as natural shields against the effects of extreme weather is one of the best ways to protect both people and planet. In Madagascar, WFP is using plants to combat the dunes burying entire villages in sand.