Somalia on the brink again as window to push back hunger shrinks
May 16, 2026
A summary of remarks from WFP Assistant Executive Director Matthew Hollingworth on the ongoing crisis in Somalia.
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Topic: Conflict
Joint News Release – WFP/FAO/UNICEF: Risk of Famine Persists as Nearly 19.5 Million People Face Acute Food Insecurity in Sudan
May 15, 2026
Conflict, displacement and restricted humanitarian access leave more than 825,000 children at risk of death from severe malnutrition in 2026.
Afghan women and children pay the price as crises converge and funding shrinks
May 14, 2026
Mothers and children in Afghanistan are hardest hit by a growing malnutrition crisis, as multiple crises converge.
Lebanon: New IPC analysis shows conflict escalation pushing nearly a quarter of population into acute food insecurity
April 29, 2026
A sharp escalation in violence has reversed recent food security gains in Lebanon and pushed the country back into crisis.
Hunger intensifies in South Sudan as 7.8 million people face high acute food insecurity and 2.2 million children suffer acute malnutrition
April 28, 2026
This was originally posted on wfp.org Conflict and displacement drive worsening crisis, with risk of famine in hardest-hit areas; nearly 700,000 children in danger of
Acute food insecurity and malnutrition remain alarmingly high as crises deepen, UN, EU and partners warn in new report
April 24, 2026
Acute food insecurity and malnutrition levels remain high, according to the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2026, released today.
New contribution from the United States strengthens WFP’s emergency response in Haiti
April 22, 2026
Through the support of the United States, WFP will deliver emergency food assistance to at least 390,000 people over the next 18 months.
WFP urges support to protect gains in fight against entrenched food insecurity in Haiti
April 17, 2026
WFP is calling for support to protect fragile gains in the fight against hunger and to foster stability in the struggling Caribbean nation.
Three years of war: Sudan’s people abandoned and hungry
April 14, 2026
After three years of war, millions of people are left without access to food, shelter or sanitation, WFP warned today.
Funding shortfalls put lifelines at risk for Sudanese refugees in Chad
April 9, 2026
More than a million Sudanese refugees in Chad face immediate and life-threatening cuts to food, water, shelter, protection and health care.
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