This year, Americans are expected to spend over $16 billion on food, drinks, gear and party supplies for Super Bowl LVII. That would cover the majority of WFP’s funding needs for the entire year.Â
Over the last five years, a new report found that an estimated 378,000 people have made the arduous trek from their homes in Central America across the border into the United States.
Some 12.4 million people — almost 60 percent of the population — are now hungry and do not know where their next meal will come from. This is the highest number ever recorded in the history of Syria.
Maria’s family invested all their money in corn crops, then watched them wither away from drought. Now they’re struggling to put food on the table and praying for rain.
Somalia is once again on the brink of famine: A severe drought, rising food prices and violence has pushed the country to the edge.
Imagine cooking a meal without running water, electricity or even a countertop. Most of us wouldn’t know where to begin. And yet, millions of women around the world do it every day. See 10 of their kitchens.
More than 30,000 Ethiopians have crossed across into Sudan, fleeing conflict in their home region. We urgently need additional funding to save their lives.
A new report exposes the destructive impact of conflict, climate change and economic crises, now compounded by COVID-19, in driving up hunger.
With food prices skyrocketing in Libya during the pandemic, we’re scaling up to get locally produced, ready-to-eat food to the people who need it most.
The alarm bells are ringing loud and clear, and the world needs to open its eyes to the plight of desperate people before famine takes hold. And that famine is knocking on the door right before our eyes.
