Statement by WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain on tragic loss of staff members in Sudan

Statement by WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain on the loss of staff members in Sudan.

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What’s Happening in Syria? How the Civil War Is Worsening Hunger Among Civilians 

An abrupt end to the Syrian civil war, which has lasted over a decade and caused a humanitarian catastrophe and refugee crisis. How has it impacted civilians?

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WFP Scales up Food Aid Distributions in Crisis-Hit Syria

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up its food assistance programs to reach 2.8 million displaced and food-insecure people across all of Syria.

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WFP Reaches Half a Million People in Lebanon With Emergency Aid Amid Escalating Crisis

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has delivered emergency assistance to over half a million people in Lebanon since the escalation of the conflict began.

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New U.N. Report Warns of Conflict-Induced Famine and Catastrophic Hunger in 5 Major Hotspots Alongside the Looming La Niña Climate Threat in Others

Acute food insecurity is set to increase in both magnitude and severity across 22 countries and territories, according to a new United Nations report.

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Tens of Thousands Fleeing Conflict in Lebanon Face an Uncertain Future in Syria

The conflict in Lebanon has pushed tens of thousands of people across Lebanon’s eastern border into Syria.

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New Gaza Food Security Assessment Sees Famine Risk Persisting Amid Ongoing Fighting and Restricted Aid Operations

The risk of famine will persist throughout Gaza this winter unless fighting stops and more humanitarian aid reaches families.

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WFP Calls for International Support As the Crisis Deepens in Syria Amid Influx of Families Fleeing War in Lebanon

There is an escalating humanitarian crisis in Syria in which is facing an influx of people fleeing the war in Lebanon.

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Urgent Humanitarian Response Needed Amidst Escalating Conflict in Lebanon – WFP and UNICEF

The war that the world wanted to avoid in Lebanon is now happening and has already triggered a catastrophe.

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Critical Food Aid Lifelines Into Northern Gaza Severed

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.

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World Food Program USA Statement on One Year of Emergency Response in Gaza 

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 […]

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Hunger in Haiti Reaches Historic High With 1 in 2 Haitians Now in Acute Hunger

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.

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