Special Interest: Conflict

WFP Food Deliveries to Northern Gaza Face Further Setbacks

Earlier today, with the help of the Royal Jordanian Air Force, U.N. World Food Programme food supplies for 20,000 people were dropped in northern Gaza. A massive relief operation requires more entry points into Gaza, including from the north, and the use of Ashdod port.

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WFP Deputy Chief Warns Security Council of Imminent Famine in Northern Gaza Unless Conditions Change

WFP Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau addressed the United Nations Security Council on February 27 on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

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Ukraine After 2 Years of War: How the Conflict Has Affected Civilians 

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Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: Civilians in Gaza in Extreme Peril While the World Watches On

More than three quarters of Gaza's population have been forced from their homes, many multiple times, and face severe shortages of food, water, sanitation and healthcare – the basic necessities to survive.

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United Nations Food Agency Pauses Deliveries to the North of Gaza

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is pausing deliveries of lifesaving food aid to northern Gaza until conditions are in place that allow for safe distributions.

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Children’s Lives Threatened by Rising Malnutrition in the Gaza Strip

A steep rise in malnutrition among children and pregnant and breastfeeding women in the Gaza Strip poses grave threats to their health, according to a comprehensive new analysis released by the Global Nutrition Cluster.

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WFP Ramps up Deliveries of Vital Food Assistance to Drought and Conflict-Affected Areas of Ethiopia

Since late 2023, WFP has activated more robust delivery mechanisms for its operations in Ethiopia, a significant step in assuring the delivery of critical food assistance to the hungriest populations affected by drought, flooding and conflict.

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WFP Calls for Urgent, Safe Access to Feed Millions in Sudan as Fighting Rages Across the Country

WFP urgently calls on Sudan’s warring parties to provide immediate guarantees for the safe and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian food assistance to conflict-hit parts of Sudan.

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What’s Happening in Yemen? An Explainer on the Conflict and Its Impact on Civilians

How are the Red Sea attacks and war in Yemen affecting hunger and humanitarian aid to civilians?

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Joint Statement by IASC Principals: We Cannot Abandon the People of Gaza

Withdrawing funds from UNRWA is perilous and would result in the collapse of the humanitarian system in Gaza, with far-reaching humanitarian and human rights consequences.

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Hunger’s Border: Why Aid Trucks Taking Humanitarian Gear and Food Into Gaza Face Long Waits

Bottlenecks at the Rafah crossing in Egypt are stopping the well-oiled wheels of the supply chain of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in its tracks.

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Statement From World Food Program USA President and CEO on Ongoing Conflict in Gaza

With the first month of 2024 coming to a close, I want to take this moment to reaffirm my commitment to the people of Gaza, and to people in conflict zones facing hunger around the world.

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