Hunger is soaring across 20 hunger hotspots where conflict, economic shocks, natural disasters and limited humanitarian access are putting millions of lives at risk
Cyclone Batsirai made landfall in Madagascar on Saturday evening with wind gusts of 146 mph. At least six people are confirmed dead and nearly 50,000 are displaced.
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.
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WFP is serving hot meals today to 2,200 refugees affected by a large fire that damaged or destroyed at least 500 shelters in Camp 16 of the Kutupalong refugee settlement.
After more than a decade of conflict, life is harder than ever for many Syrian families. 2021 saw the country’s already high levels of hunger dramatically increase to a staggering 12.4 million people – the highest number ever recorded.
The WFP humanitarian guesthouse in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a feat of green engineering that may serve as a blueprint for similar initiatives elsewhere.
WFP staff in Yemen, the Central Sahel and Sudan share their thoughts on what peace would mean for families caught in the crossfires of hunger and conflict.
Since the start of the conflict in Syria, Jordan has shouldered the impact of a massive refugee influx across its borders and now hosts over 1 million Syrian refugees.
See how the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is strengthening family bonds for Nigerian refugees with disabilities.Â
