Special Interest: Food Security
The world is at risk of yet another year of record hunger as the global food crisis continues to drive yet more people into worsening levels of severe hunger, warns the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
The latest Hunger Hotspots report calls for urgent humanitarian action to save lives and prevent famine in hotspot countries where severe hunger is expected to worsen from October 2022 to January 2023.
Each United Nations agency has a specific purpose and specialized roles. During emergencies, many come together and collaborate to provide comprehensive humanitarian assistance – including WFP.
WFP will use the Church’s funds to provide food and other critical assistance to 1.6 million of the most vulnerable people in nine countries including Afghanistan, Haiti and South Sudan.
In response to the looming threat of famine, WFP has scaled up to reach more people than ever before in Somalia – people like Mido.
A WFP-charted vessel departed today from the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Yuznhy (Pivdennyi) with wheat grain destined for the agency’s humanitarian response in Yemen.
Flooding and landslides caused by heavy monsoon rainfall have brought widespread destruction across Pakistan.
Since the start of the year, 9 million more people have slipped into severe hunger across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia – leaving 22 million people struggling to find enough food to eat.
Refugees and IDPs face some of the toughest challenges imaginable in their search for stability. One of the worst is hunger.
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.
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
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.