Conflict Archives - Page 37 of 40 - World Food Program USA

Mother visits WFP-supported nutrition clinic in Al Kalakla, Jabal Awila

Families in Sudan Pushed to the Brink Amidst Brutal Conflict and Famine as WFP Resources Dry Up

WFP is struggling to keep lifesaving emergency operations running. Sudan’s shows no signs of slowing down.

WFP Scales up Operations in Gaza as Ceasefire Passes 100 Days

One hundred days into the ceasefire, the World Food Programme (WFP) has significantly expanded its lifesaving operations across the Gaza Strip, reaching more than 1 million people each month.

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A young Syrian girl works in a farm to help support her family

“God help us, for we knew the worst too young”

December 11, 2019

The Mt. Lebanon famine killed 200,000 people between 1915 and 1918. The situation in Syria today looks eerily similar.

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.

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.