Displacement & Migration Archives - Page 25 of 30

Andrés Gordillo in his canoe, navigating through the communities affected by flooding in the Los Espinos-Quevedo Community

El Niño Could Worsen Hunger This Summer. Here’s WFP’s Humanitarian Response.

For families already struggling to find enough food, weather shocks from El Niño can quickly lead to extreme hunger. That’s why WFP prepared and acted early to protect communities.

WFP Reaches More Than 100,000 People With Assistance Since Venezuela Earthquakes

A month after two powerful earthquakes struck north-central Venezuela, the World Food Programme (WFP) continues to provide food assistance to communities impacted by the devastation.

Lucy Hale

World-renowned actress and producer Lucy Hale advocates for Zero Hunger as a Goodwill Ambassador for the World Food Programme.

WFP Convoy Reaches Syrian Settlement Isolated from Aid

November 16, 2018

Recently, WFP broke through barriers to reach Rukban, an isolated Syrian settlement, with lifesaving food and supplies.

Rebuilding a Life in Lebanon

October 25, 2018

Conflict in Syria forced Hussein’s family to flee to Lebanon, where they are rebuilding a life at a refugee camp.

The Rohingya Refugee Crisis: One Year Later

September 19, 2018

More than 900,000 refugees still call Bangladesh home–one year after the majority fled escalating violence in western Myanmar.

Swipe for Life

August 15, 2018

WFP provides e-cards for displaced families, allowing them to purchase the kind of food they need with dignity and choice.

Halfway through the year, an alarming number of families have newly fled their homes for safety, making the World Food Programme’s (WFP) efforts to deliver food and nutrition assistance a matter of life and death.

Peak Rains in Bangladesh

July 20, 2018

Halfway through the year, a nonstop effort is underway to protect hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from the worst of the monsoon season.

Why Conflict and Hunger Have the World’s Attention

July 13, 2018

This past May, the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution officially recognizing the link between conflict and hunger for the first time

When food and music change lives

July 12, 2018

Mustafa Alsagheer sold his most prized possession to save his daughter’s life. But as health care bills mounted, his family’s livelihood was left hanging in the balance.