Special Interest: Conflict
For people who have lost or fled their homes, one of the most pressing needs at the moment is food. WFP has started providing emergency assistance for more than 51,000 people in north Gaza in response to the recent escalation of conflict.
One year after the COVID-19 pandemic, the outlook for 2021 is grim. Conflict, economic shocks and climate change continue to drive hunger.
Our worst fears are coming true. Life-threatening hunger is up, chronic hunger is up and extreme poverty is up. Millions are on the verge of famine due to conflict. How will we respond?
Meet Nenad Grkovic, a former United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) beneficiary during a civil war who later dedicated his career to saving and changing lives through innovative logistics solutions.
It’s been over a decade since the conflict in Syria began, and today families are barely hanging on. Meet Syrian women and girls who are doing whatever it takes to survive.
People have scattered in many different directions since the recent attacks in Palma, Cabo Delgado Province. They’ve had to flee leaving behind all their belongings and families have been separated.
Girls and boys, men and women are being starved by conflict, inequality, climate, and COVID-19. But there is no place for famine in the 21st century, and history will judge us all by the actions we take today.
Millions of families in West and Central Africa are growing more hungry and desperate by the day as food prices skyrocket. Even when food is available, families simply cannot afford it.
Seven incredible women share their experiences of extreme hardship during Ramadan in war-torn Yemen.
One in three people in the DRC are suffering from acute hunger. This makes the central African country home to the highest number of people in urgent need of food security assistance in the world.
Superstar Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, has just given $1 million dollars to the United Nations World Food Programme. "I encourage those who can to please give as well,” he said.
WFP is working around the clock to assist people in need following the latest outbreak of violence in northern Mozambique and aims to reach up to 50,000 people affected by the attacks.