The Women and Girls Uprooted by Boko Haram
December 10, 2019
With their homes destroyed and their husbands killed, the women and children who fled Boko Haram in Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon have nowhere to turn.
WFP News
Topic: Conflict
Burkina Faso at Epicentre of Dramatic Humanitarian Crisis Gripping Central Sahel
November 19, 2019
WFP warns of an escalating humanitarian crisis driven by widespread violence and the long-term impact of climate change that has gripped Burkina Faso and neighboring countries in the Central Sahel region of West Africa.
WFP Scaling Up to Reach More Vulnerable People in the Conflict-Affected Northeast of Syria
October 29, 2019
WFP has so far provided emergency food assistance to more than 300,000 people in Syria as a result of recent military operations in the northeast of the country.
WFP Brings Vital Humanitarian Supplies to Civilians Trapped on Yemeni Frontline
October 22, 2019
This is only the second time in over a year that WFP has been able to reach Durayhimi City, which lies about 12 miles south of the port city of Hodeidah.
WFP Provides Vital Assistance to Fleeing Syrians and Calls for Safe Routes for Humanitarian Deliveries
October 14, 2019
WFP has so far provided immediate food assistance to more than 70,000 people fleeing towns in northeastern Syria as military operations continue.
WFP Welcomes Progress on Key Accountability Measures With Sana’a Authorities
August 9, 2019
WFP will resume food distributions for the 850,000 people in Sana’a City who have not received food rations from WFP for the last two months.
WFP Scales Up Assistance in Eastern DRC as Conflict Flares
July 2, 2019
DRC is the world’s second largest hunger crisis after Yemen, with 13 million people food insecure – 5 million of which are children who are acutely malnourished.
World Food Programme Begins Partial Suspension of Aid in Yemen
June 20, 2019
The decision was taken as a last resort after lengthy negotiations stalled on an agreement to prevent the diversion of food away from some of the most vulnerable people in Yemen.
The Ripple Effect of Global Instability and the Humanitarian Response
January 23, 2019
A haunting photo of an emaciated 7-year-old girl, Amal Hussain, pushed Yemen into the spotlight in 2018.
The Private Sector Can Play a Role in Easing World Hunger
October 6, 2018
Mark Kennedy, chairman of the Economic Club of Minnesota, and Rick Leach, WFP USA CEO, explain how the private sector and charities can work together.
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