Afghans Face Down Hunger As They Suffer From the Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic
April 29, 2020
Three Afghans share their stories of getting help from WFP. They’re the reason funding is needed to survive the pandemic.
WFP News
Topic: Emergencies
As Zimbabweans Go Hungry, Here’s How Coronavirus Is Making Everything Even Worse – Especially for Women and Girls
April 24, 2020
A single mother in Zimbabwe struggles under the threat of coronavirus: her crops are failing, her children are out of school and food is increasingly scarce. Here’s how WFP is helping.
UN Humanitarian Agencies Appeal for $15 Million for Joint COVID-19 Response for Sahrawi Refugees in Algeria
April 23, 2020
Coronavirus has exacerbated the lives of refugees who’ve been living in the Sahara Desert for the past 45 years. Here’s our appeal, and how we plan to help.
WFP Chief Warns of Hunger Pandemic As COVID-19 Spreads: Statement to UN Security Council
April 21, 2020
On April 21, WFP ED David Beasley addressed the UN Security Council, asking them to act quickly to prevent COVID-19 from pushing millions of people into famine.
The Three Waves of Hunger: The Devastating Ripple Effects of COVID-19
April 21, 2020
Chase Sova, WFP USA sr. director of public policy and research, draws on a new WFP report to explain how COVID-19 is expected to double global hunger by the end of 2020.
First UN Solidarity Flight Departs Addis Ababa Carrying Vital COVID-19 Medical Supplies to All African Nations
April 14, 2020
The Government of Ethiopia and WFP opened a new hub inside Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport from which COVID-19 supplies, equipment and humanitarian workers will be transported by air across Ethiopia and Africa.
How WFP Classifies Crises and Why COVID-19 Is at the Top
April 14, 2020
On March 30, WFP officially classified the COVID-19 crisis as an L3 emergency. But what, exactly, does this mean?
COVID-19: ‘Children on the Frontline’
April 10, 2020
Two World Food Programme nutrition experts talk about how to protect the most vulnerable people – children – during the Coronavirus pandemic
Urgent International Support Needed to Prevent Millions of Desperate Zimbabweans Plunging Deeper Into Hunger
April 8, 2020
“The COVID pandemic risks even wider and deeper desperation,” said Eddie Rowe, WFP’s Country Director. “We must all do our utmost to prevent this tragedy turning into a catastrophe.”
UN Response Depot Pivotal in Dealing With COVID-19 in Latin America and Caribbean
April 7, 2020
The United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Panama has already airlifted more than eight tons of supplies, including COVID-19 kits, to 24 countries.
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