Special Interest: Food Security
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.
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.
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.
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.
Torrential rains have unleashed catastrophic floods in West and Central Africa, affecting over 4 million people in 14 countries, WFP today warns.
What motivates a humanitarian worker? Aachal Chand, head of nutrition for WFP in South Sudan, gives us a glimpse into what inspires her work.
WFP in Afghanistan welcomes a contribution of $280 million from the United States of America through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This funding will allow WFP to support more than 3 million people.
After more than 15 months of war in Sudan, a catastrophic combination of conflict, displacement and humanitarian access constraints has resulted in famine in a camp sheltering hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Sudan’s North Darfur Region.
Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published today by five United Nations specialized agencies.
World Food Program USA’s Spring Statement of Impact provides a snapshot of global hunger from January to May 2024.
Deep social inequality, violence and low wages are driving people into hunger in El Salvador. The U.N. World Food Programme is addressing these challenges and helping communities build long-term food security.
More than 30 million people across Southern Africa have been affected by a severe drought. Millions could be pushed into acute hunger unless support is urgently mobilized to scale before the next lean season, warn the United Nations and partners.