Iranian Refugees Volunteer to Produce Masks for COVID-19 Efforts
April 1, 2020
Iran has been one of the countries hit hardest by COVID-19. In that context, 70 refugees have come forward to give back to their community.
WFP News
Topic: Emergencies
Food Stocks and Medical Supplies: How WFP Is Rising to the Challenge of COVID-19
March 23, 2020
WFP is prepositioning food, delivering medical equipment, providing emergency food rations, and using its global logistics network to help the world’s most vulnerable populations cope with COVID-19.
World Food Programme Gears Up to Support Children Left Without Meals Due to COVID-19 School Closures
March 20, 2020
WFP is gearing up to ensure that children across the global still have access to school meals even while schools are closed due to Coronavirus.
COVID-19 and the 5 Major Threats it Poses to Global Food Security
March 16, 2020
Less than 20 percent of people living in low-income countries have access to social protections of any kind, and even fewer have access to food-based safety nets.
COVID-19 Outbreak: How WFP Is Preparing to Help Families
March 15, 2020
A statement from WFP USA about its response to Coronavirus, which is crossing borders and threatening populations that are already vulnerable and hungry.
Statement From WFP USA Regarding Coronavirus
March 12, 2020
Right now, WFP’s primary focus is continuing to fulfill its mission to get lifesaving food to millions of people around the world while protecting the safety and health of its staff.
UNICEF, WFP Chiefs Wrap Up Two-Day Visit to Syria, See Impact of Conflict on Children and Families
March 5, 2020
The dangerous escalation in Northwest Syria is leaving one third of the Syrian people food insecure, 1 in 3 children out of school, and over half of all health facilities non-functional.
The Aftermath of Drought: They Used to Eat Three Meals a Day, Now They Only Eat One
March 3, 2020
Have you ever experienced drought? It’s hard to imagine the scenes that have become a part of daily life for the 7.7 million Zimbabweans who are struggling to find enough food.
An Aid Worker’s Firsthand Account of the Crisis in Syria: “No one would do such a thing”
February 26, 2020
Families are arriving by the thousands at already over-crowded camps and they need everything — blankets, medicine, tents and, of course, food.
Locusts in East Africa: A Race Against Time
February 25, 2020
The locust upsurge affecting East Africa is a graphic and shocking reminder of this region’s vulnerability. Yet as ancient as this scourge is, its scale today is unprecedented in modern times.
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