World Food Program USA and Lions Clubs International Foundation announced today a new initiative to support cleaner, safer and more sustainable cooking solutions in 30 primary schools in Turkana County, northern Kenya, benefiting more than 8,000 children.Â
WFP is sounding the alarm over a deepening child malnutrition crisis in Afghanistan, warning that funding shortfalls are forcing lifesaving food and nutrition programs to be scaled back at the very moment they are needed most.
WFP warns that millions in Somalia are at risk of worsening hunger and malnutrition due to critical funding shortfalls.
Nearly 80 million more children are now receiving school meals through government-led programs than in 2020, according to the latest edition of The State of School Feeding Worldwide, a flagship biennial report released today by the World Food Programme (WFP).
Despite the dangerous conditions, WFP remains one of the few organizations on the ground delivering food into the Gaza Strip. That means your support sends food directly to people in Gaza who urgently need it.
Gaza faces the grave risk of famine as food consumption and nutrition indicators have reached their worst levels since the conflict began, according to data shared in the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Alert.
A new joint United Nations report warns that people in five hunger hotspots around the world face extreme hunger and risk of starvation and death in the coming months unless there is urgent humanitarian action.
The population in two counties in South Sudan are at risk of famine in the coming months, as conflict in Upper Nile state escalates.
WFP today joined the government of Barbados and CDEMA to inaugurate the Caribbean’s newest disaster preparedness and response hub.
On the heels of World Football Day, WFP has named Jozy Altidore, renowned Haitian-American professional soccer player and philanthropist, as its newest High-Level Supporter.
