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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Hunger-Fighting CEO A-peels to Common Sense After Duct-Tape Banana Goes Viral

On the heels of Giving Tuesday, World Food Program USA has launched a social media campaign that takes aim at the viral duct tape banana.

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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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United Nations World Food Programme Appoints Antoni Porowski as Goodwill Ambassador 

WFP announced Antoni Porowski — culinary expert from the Emmy Award-winning Netflix series “Queer Eye,” New York Times bestselling author and executive producer and host of National Geographic’s upcoming docuseries “No Taste Like Home” — as their newest Goodwill Ambassador.

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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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WFP Awarded $110 Million from the United States Department of Agriculture for School Meals in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Laos and Rwanda

WFP welcomes four awards totaling $110 million from USDA to support critical school meals programs across Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Laos and Rwanda.

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Fall Update on WFP’s Response to the Global Hunger Crisis

World Food Program USA’s Fall Statement of Impact provides a snapshot of global hunger from May to September 2024 and how the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) responded to hunger crises around the world.

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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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WFP Welcomes G7 Commitment to Food Security and Nutrition, Especially in Africa

WFP today welcomed a renewed commitment by G7 Agriculture Ministers to work towards greater food security and better nutrition globally, noting that 309 million people face acute hunger caused by conflict, economic upheaval and the climate crisis.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Supports WFP’s School Meals Program in Haiti

Today, WFP welcomed a contribution of $8 million from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints towards WFP’s homegrown school meals program in Haiti.

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WFP Ramps up Response in Flood-Hit West Africa as Region Grapples With Record Levels of Acute Hunger

Torrential rains have unleashed catastrophic floods in West and Central Africa, affecting over 4 million people in 14 countries, WFP today warns.

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A Glimpse Into the Work of a Humanitarian in South Sudan

What motivates a humanitarian worker? Aachal Chand, head of nutrition for WFP in South Sudan, gives us a glimpse into what inspires her work.  

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