WFP to Provide School Meals in Venezuela
April 19, 2021
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reached an agreement to commence operations in Venezuela with the priority of serving the most vulnerable children.
WFP News
Topic: Children
Explosive Mix of Soaring Food Prices and Conflict Drives up Hunger by a Third Across West Africa
April 16, 2021
Millions of families in West and Central Africa are growing more hungry and desperate by the day as food prices skyrocket. Even when food is available, families simply cannot afford it.
United States Funding Helps WFP Reach Millions of People in South Sudan
April 16, 2021
This funding from our biggest donor, USAID, comes at a very critical time when funding is scarce and needs are enormous. Rising food insecurity in South Sudan has pushed 60 percent of the population into hunger and poverty.
Philanthropist and Advocate Rima Fakih Slaiby Appointed to World Food Program USA Board of Directors
April 15, 2021
Mrs. Slaiby rose to prominence in 2010 when she became the first and only immigrant, Arab woman to be crowned Miss USA. Today she is an advocate for a range of humanitarian issues focusing on children, including health care, education and global hunger.
Scale of Acute Hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo “Staggering,” FAO, WFP Warn
April 6, 2021
One in three people in the DRC are suffering from acute hunger. This makes the central African country home to the highest number of people in urgent need of food security assistance in the world.
WFP Chief Congratulates Sudanese Government and Rebel Group on Steps Towards Peace
March 29, 2021
WFP Executive Director David Beasley congratulated leaders of Sudan and one of the country’s rebel groups for agreeing to principles to resolve their conflict including that freedom of religion would be guaranteed to all Sudanese in a civil, democratic federal state.
WFP Appeals for $600 Million as Hungry Syrians Hang by a Thread After 10 Years of Conflict
March 29, 2021
The Syrian people need their support more than ever before. WFP is appealing for the funds it needs to provide urgent food assistance to millions of Syrians who are facing the worst humanitarian conditions since the start of the conflict.
WFP Seeks $170 Million to Respond to Food Security Emergency in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
March 24, 2021
WFP has sent emergency food to people in Tigray but urgently needs $170M to meet critical food and nutrition gaps over the next six months.
WFP Response to Devastating Fire in Rohingya Refugee Camp in Cox’s Bazar
March 24, 2021
The World Food Programme is working tirelessly to assist people in need following the devastating fire outbreak that tore through four settlements in the Kutupalong Mega Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Frontline staff in the camps reported horrific scenes of devastation, destruction and despair.
Funds From the U.S. Enable WFP to Meet Growing Needs of DRC Refugees in Zambia
March 23, 2021
This funding from the United States – $610,000 – arrives at a critical time. The influx of DRC refugees in Zambia has been steadily increasing throughout 2020, pushing up the need for food and nutrition assistance.
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