We are deeply saddened by the tragic earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan the evening of August 31, leaving hundreds dead and thousands injured. The World Food Programme (WFP) is on the ground supporting affected communities.
WFP continues to bring convoys of food aid into Gaza virtually every day but dire operating conditions prevent the delivery of lifesaving supplies at the scale needed to push back escalating starvation.
One year since famine was first confirmed in Sudan’s Zamzam camp in North Darfur, WFP warns that the families trapped inside the besieged state capital, El Fasher, face starvation.
Despite the dangerous conditions, WFP remains one of the few organizations on the ground delivering food into the Gaza Strip. That means your support sends food directly to people in Gaza who urgently need it.
Gaza faces the grave risk of famine as food consumption and nutrition indicators have reached their worst levels since the conflict began, according to data shared in the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Alert.
WFP welcomes the news that Israel is prepared to implement humanitarian pauses, and that designated humanitarian corridors will be created, to facilitate the safe movement of U.N. convoys delivering emergency food supplies and other aid to people in Gaza.
The World Food Programme (WFP) continues to deliver lifesaving food assistance inside Gaza as the fear of starvation intensifies.
WFP will be forced to suspend all emergency food and nutrition aid for 1.3 million people in northeast Nigeria at the end of July. This is due to critical funding shortfalls which come at a time of escalating violence and record levels of hunger.
WFP has reached over 2 million people with lifesaving assistance in South Sudan so far this year. However, a severe funding shortfall threatens ongoing support, placing millions at risk of losing aid.
WFP urgently calls on the international community and all parties to advocate for, and facilitate, the delivery of lifesaving food aid to starving populations inside Gaza – safely, securely, wherever families are, and without obstruction.
