One year after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, WFP continues to help communities to rebuild their lives and be better prepared for future disasters
Cargill has made a $10 million grant to World Food Program USA in support of WFP’s response to the global hunger crisis, escalated by the collateral impact of the Ukrainian war.
When the war broke out in Ukraine, Nina fled her home with nothing. Now, she is working as a program associate with WFP. Read her story, in her own words. Â
WFP began distributing food vouchers to pregnant women in Colombo, marking the start of its emergency response in the country as part of the United Nations Humanitarian Needs and Priorities Plan.
WFP’s Emergency Coordinator in Ukraine Matthew Hollingworth weighs in on the war’s impacts, the challenges ahead and why this emergency is different than others he has worked in.
WFP is working with Uber Technologies Inc, a global mobility and delivery platform, to transport emergency assistance to people in need in urban areas across Ukraine through the use of a custom-built version of Uber’s platform.
Through the United Nations Food Programme (WFP) and a network of local NGOs, refugees and host families in Moldova can register for cash assistance. Across Moldova, WFP is also providing three meals per day to Ukrainian families.
As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins, the soaring cost of food staples in import-dependent Middle Eastern and North African countries is creating ever greater challenges for millions of families.
One month into the conflict in Ukraine, WFP is providing emergency food assistance to 1 million people in the country and has built systems able to deliver food at scale to communities in need.
The fallout from the war in Ukraine will spread across the globe. WFP is working to minimize the effects of rising food and energy prices triggered by the conflict while scaling up operations inside Ukraine to assist over 3M people.
