The Shockwaves From Ukraine’s Trauma Is Worsening the Historic Crisis of Global Food Insecurity.

Hardly anything that happens on the battlefield stays on the battlefield. Every conflict sends its trauma and turmoil beyond places shattered by bombs. The conflict in Ukraine is no different.

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In the Wake of War: WFP Cash Assistance Is a Lifeline for Families Hosting Ukrainian Refugees in Moldova

Through the United Nations Food Programme (WFP) and a network of local NGOs, refugees and host families in Moldova can register for cash assistance. Across Moldova, WFP is also providing three meals per day to Ukrainian families.

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Hunger in West Africa Reaches Record High in a Decade as the Region Faces Crisis Exacerbated by Russia-Ukraine Conflict

The war in Ukraine is violently disrupting the global trade of food, fertilizers and oil products, with the already high prices of agricultural products reaching record highs not seen in West Africa since 2011.

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War in Ukraine Pushes Middle East and North Africa Deeper into Hunger as Food Prices Reach Alarming Highs

As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins, the soaring cost of food staples in import-dependent Middle Eastern and North African countries is creating ever greater challenges for millions of families.

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The ‘Year of Catastrophic Hunger’ Just Got More Catastrophic

The conflict in Ukraine puts enormous strain on a global humanitarian system already buckling under the pressure of 44 million people facing famine – numbers we haven’t seen since WWII, if ever.

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WFP Reaches 1 Million People With Lifesaving Food Support in Conflict-Stricken Ukraine

One month into the conflict in Ukraine, WFP is providing emergency food assistance to 1 million people in the country and has built systems able to deliver food at scale to communities in need.

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Soccer Unites in Global Appeal for the United Nations Response to Ukraine

UNHCR and WFP launch the Soccer for Ukraine Emergency Appeal to raise funds for refugees who have fled their homes and displaced people inside Ukraine.

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The War in Ukraine Is Triggering a Wave of Collateral Hunger Across the Globe as Food and Energy Prices Surge

The fallout from the war in Ukraine will spread across the globe. WFP is working to minimize the effects of rising food and energy prices triggered by the conflict while scaling up operations inside Ukraine to assist over 3M people.

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Ukraine Adds to Yemen’s Woes as Hunger Emergency Spreads and Lack of Funding Leaves Millions Vulnerable

Desperate levels of hunger in Yemen are set to become catastrophic as the Ukraine crisis pushes up food prices and a nearly $900M funding gap makes further cuts in food assistance more certain.

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Yemen: Acute Hunger at Unprecedented Levels as Funding Dries Up

Yemen’s already dire hunger crisis is teetering on the edge of outright catastrophe, with 17.4 million people now in need of food assistance.

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WFP Ramps up Food Operation for Ukraine and Warns the World’s Hungry Cannot Afford Another Conflict

As the emergency operation in Ukraine moved into high gear today, WFP expressed deep concern about the waning ability of families in embattled areas to find food and also warned that the crisis could have consequences well beyond Ukraine’s borders.

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WFP Scales up Response as Over 1 Million Ukrainians Flee Their Home Country and Become Refugees

Inside Ukraine, over the next four months, the U.N. World Food Programme will work to reach over 3 million people. Meanwhile, WFP is working UNHCR to assist 300,000 people outside Ukraine’s borders.

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