Special Interest: Food Security
2023 was a year of immense growth and progress for World Food Program USA. Our teams worked tirelessly to spur support for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and help deliver food to communities facing extreme hunger.
The Food for Peace Program provides tens of millions of pounds of American commodities to WFP each year, supporting the U.S. farm economy while helping WFP respond to hunger emergencies around the world.
This holiday season, we would like to recognize and give thanks to several partners who have made generous donations to World Food Program USA in support of WFP’s innovation efforts this year.
On Wednesday, a 46-truck convoy, organized by WFP and JHCO carried more than 1,650,000 pounds of lifesaving food into Gaza, marking the first time a direct aid convoy from Jordan has reached the Gaza Strip since the upsurge in hostilities began on October 7.
Real-time monitoring capability equips WFP with crucial data, allowing for quick and accurate assessments of hunger levels in even the most isolated regions. This, in turn, enables a more effective response.
Parts of war-ravaged Sudan are at a high risk of slipping into catastrophic hunger conditions by next year’s lean season if WFP is unable to expand access and regularly deliver food assistance to people trapped in conflict hotspots.
WFP staff work resolutely every day to prevent starvation among Gazans, despite the fear for their lives and the many challenges.
Devastating floods threaten to worsen hunger across Eastern Africa as heavy rains lash a region that less than a year ago was in the grips of drought, warns WFP.
WFP announces the pause of General Food Distributions in areas of Yemen under the Sana'a Based Authorities' (SBA) control, driven by limited funding and the absence of an agreement with the authorities.
Last week’s temporary pause in hostilities between Hamas and Israel played a significant role in WFP's ability to deliver much needed food to more than 120,000 human beings and facilitated the entry of 7.6 metric tons of humanitarian assistance.
WFP is at COP28 to call for urgent climate action to protect those on the frontlines of the climate crisis.
WFP is today warning of a looming halt to its food and nutrition assistance to 1.4 million crisis-affected populations in Chad – including newly arrived Sudanese refugees – due to funding constraints.