WFP News

Topic: Emergencies

Facebook Live from Nigeria

Many children in northeast Nigeria are suffering from malnutrition after losing access to food since fleeing the violent campaign of Boko Haram. Watch this Facebook live stream from an internally displaced persons camp outside Maiduguri to see how the World Food Programme (WFP) is screening and tackling malnutrition.

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Hunger as a Weapon of War

WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousins urges us to keep our eyes on Syria, because hundreds of thousands of inaccessible civilians are still shut off from humanitarian assistance.

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Reuniting After Escaping ISIS

On the front lines of war and hunger in Iraq, the military offensive to reclaim the city of Mosul from ISIS has caused tens of thousands of families to flee. Hear one aid worker’s account of how this displacement has led to an unlikely reunion with loved ones — and food — after years of separation and hunger.

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Fleeing South Sudan: The Story Behind the Story

One family’s move from South Sudan to Darfur in search of food has been told in a video that will be shared during this week’s U.N. General Assembly High Level Week, when world leaders come together to discuss migration and refugees. WFP’s Jonathan Dumont describes the day he met Apu Riang and his family as they made the long, desperate journey.

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