WFP has scaled up its emergency response in Akobo, South Sudan, delivering vital food and nutrition aid to people facing catastrophic hunger.
WFP is urgently scaling up its emergency response in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), working with the Government, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners to help contain the Ebola outbreak.
A summary of remarks from WFP Assistant Executive Director Matthew Hollingworth on the ongoing crisis in Somalia.
Conflict, displacement and restricted humanitarian access leave nearly 19.5 million people – two out of every five people in Sudan – facing crisis levels of acute food insecurity.
Mothers and children in Afghanistan are hardest hit by a growing malnutrition crisis, as multiple crises converge.
Critical funding shortfalls are forcing WFP to significantly scale back its operations in Syria.
A sharp escalation in violence has reversed recent food security gains in Lebanon and pushed the country back into crisis.
This was originally posted on wfp.org Conflict and displacement drive worsening crisis, with risk of famine in hardest-hit areas; nearly 700,000 children in danger of
Acute food insecurity and malnutrition levels remain high, according to the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2026, released today.
WFP is calling for support to protect fragile gains in the fight against hunger and to foster stability in the struggling Caribbean nation.
