First WFP Vessel Leaves Ukraine, Boosting Efforts to Get Food Supplies to People Threatened by Famine

The first shipment of Ukrainian wheat grain bound for WFP's humanitarian response left Ukraine’s Yuzhny port yesterday, marking another important milestone in getting Ukrainian grain back into global markets.

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One Year Later: WFP Continues to Help Haitian Communities Recover From a Devastating Earthquake

One year after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, WFP continues to help communities to rebuild their lives and be better prepared for future disasters

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In Syria, WFP Cash Grants Ignite One Young Student’s Ambition While Boosting His Family’s Health

Cash-based assistance from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is helping to keep young students like Issa in the classroom while boosting their families’ health.  

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Cargill Grants $10 Million to World Food Program USA to Combat the World’s Growing Hunger Crisis

Cargill has made a $10 million grant to World Food Program USA in support of WFP’s response to the global hunger crisis, escalated by the collateral impact of the Ukrainian war.

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How Much Would It Cost to End World Hunger?

We know what it takes to end world hunger, and we know what it costs. We simply need the collective will to make it happen.

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What’s Happening in Sri Lanka? Your Top 4 Questions on the Economic Crisis, Protests and Hunger

This a significant moment in Sri Lanka’s history. The country is currently experiencing its worst economic crisis since 1948.

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On the Heels of WFP’s Red Alert, United Nations Report Confirms Global Hunger Is at Record Levels and Rising

State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022 warns that 828 million people are hungry as war in Ukraine sends food, fuel and fertilizers prices rocketing.  

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WFP Announces Football Star Son Heung-Min as Global Goodwill Ambassador

Son Heung-Min, a prominent English Premier League football player for Tottenham Hotspur, has been announced as the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) Global Goodwill Ambassador.

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UN Report: Global Hunger Numbers Rose to as Many as 828 Million in 2021

A new United Nations report provides fresh evidence that the world is moving further away from its goal of ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030.

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WFP Rapidly Deploys Food and Logistics Equipment to Earthquake-Hit Eastern Afghanistan

WFP has rapidly deployed food and logistics equipment to support communities devastated by the June 22 earthquake that struck near the city of Khost.

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WFP Launches Emergency Response in Sri Lanka Amid Escalating Food Crisis

WFP began distributing food vouchers to pregnant women in Colombo, marking the start of its emergency response in the country as part of the United Nations Humanitarian Needs and Priorities Plan.

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WFP Forced to Suspend Food Assistance in South Sudan as Funds Dry up and Nation Faces Hungriest Year Since Independence

Almost one-third of the acutely food insecure South Sudanese the WFP planned to support this year will be left without humanitarian food assistance due to critical funding shortages, heightening the risk of starvation for 1.7 million people.

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