This is a transcription of what was said by Matthew Hollingworth, WFP’s assistant executive director for programme operations.
Refugees and asylum seekers in South Sudan face severe hunger as funding shortfalls threaten critical food and nutrition assistance.
Conflicts in the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea and the Black Sea are disrupting the movement of food, fuel and fertilizer, with devastating consequences across the world.
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 of rising hunger and displacement in El Obeid, Sudan, as growing needs threaten recent gains in famine prevention efforts.
WFP warns conflict is driving hunger in northern Nigeria to near decade-high levels as the country’s food crisis worsens.
WFP warns escalating violence in Sudan’s El Obeid could trigger displacement and worsen the country’s already catastrophic hunger crisis.
Pope Leo XIV urged action on hunger, calling food a fundamental human right and warning conflict is driving food insecurity worldwide.
New analysis from WFP shows that the fallout from the conflict is already having deep and long-lasting effects.
World Food Program USA’s Spring Statement of Impact provides a snapshot of global hunger from January to May 2026 and how WFP responded during tough times.
