Special Interest: Emergency Response
Hoover was dubbed “The Great Humanitarian" for his efforts to feed the citizens of Belgium after World War I and prevent famine.
President Truman said of Europe, “Their most urgent need is food. If the peace should be lost because we failed to share our food with hungry people, there would be no more tragic example in all history of a peace needlessly lost.”
General MacArthur ordered an extensive child feeding program for Japan, including school meals. It would prove to be one of MacArthur's most important orders, even if it was lesser known.
Migrants, refugees and other forcibly displaced persons are among the most disadvantaged and disenfranchised groups, and are suffering some of the worst impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
According to new data, over 350,000 people are facing catastrophic hunger in Tigray region. This is the highest number of people classified in "Catastrophe" level of hunger in a single country in the last decade.
Alarming new data has today confirmed the magnitude of the hunger emergency gripping Tigray, where at least 4 million people face severe hunger and 350,000 of them are facing famine.
Today, 34 million people around the world are on the brink of famine — and the slightest shock could tip them over the edge.
WFP has started providing emergency food rations to people displaced from their homes in Goma by the sudden eruption of Nyiragongo volcano.
WFP has provided emergency food assistance to 1 million people since starting distributions in Northwestern and Southern zones of Tigray region in March.
Rohingya refugees are more vulnerable than at any point since 2017. Latest assessments show that 96 percent of all refugees are moderately to highly vulnerable and entirely reliant on humanitarian assistance.
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.