
Countdown to Catastrophe Begins in Yemen as Funding for Food Assistance Dwindles
Food prices have more than doubled across much of Yemen over the past year, leaving more than half of the country in need of food assistance.

Food prices have more than doubled across much of Yemen over the past year, leaving more than half of the country in need of food assistance.

Globally, we already have 283 million people marching towards starvation. The world cannot afford to let another conflict drive the numbers of hungry people even higher.

As Ukraine descends into conflict, the United Nations World Food Programme stands ready to deploy in support of affected populations. Staff could be on the ground in 72 hours to assist civilians.

A total of 45 million people are teetering on the edge of famine with overall global needs for humanitarian assistance on a clear upward trend and are now higher than ever.

The number of people on the brink of starvation across the Sahel has increased almost tenfold over the past three years and displacement by almost 400%.

For World Radio Day, we’re taking a look at how the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)-led Emergency Telecommunications Cluster is connecting internally displaced persons to family members miles away. Â

Hunger is soaring across 20 hunger hotspots where conflict, economic shocks, natural disasters and limited humanitarian access are putting millions of lives at risk

Almost overnight, Asia’s most fragile economy collapsed. For millions of people, WFP’s emergency food assistance has been a lifeline amidst chaos and uncertainty.

A new food security assessment released by WFP shows that almost 40 percent of Tigrayans are suffering an extreme lack of food, after 15 months of conflict.

Over the last four months, Afghanistan has become the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Jane Ferguson gives a heartbreaking account of her recent visit to Kabul.