New Guidelines Provide a Roadmap for Safe Reopening of Schools
April 30, 2020
School closures “could do lasting damage,” says WFP’s executive director. The futures of more than a billion students worldwide are at stake.
WFP News
Topic: Health & Illness
This Is How Humanitarian Telecoms Hubs Are Racing to Beat COVID-19
April 30, 2020
Information is one of the most important weapons in a pandemic. Here’s how WFP tech hubs are scaling up to help.
How Innovation Can Help Solve Hunger During a Pandemic
April 29, 2020
As the COVID-19 spreads, innovation and technology is needed more to reach people in need. Bernhard Kowatsch, head of WFP’s Innovation Accelerator, explains how the program is working to support WFP’s pandemic response.
Futures of 370 Million Children in Jeopardy As School Closures Deprive Them of School Meals – UNICEF and WFP
April 29, 2020
Millions of kids could go hungry during the pandemic without school meals. WFP wants to help.
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.
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.
After Coronavirus Closed Schools in the Poorest, Most Vulnerable and Remote Part of Honduras, Teachers Got on Bikes to Deliver Food to Hungry Kids
April 23, 2020
WFP, UNICEF and the Honduran Government are helping teachers deliver food to out-of-school students on the remote Mosquito Coast – by bicycle.
Global Report on Food Crises Reveals Scope of Food Crises as COVID-19 Poses New Risks to Vulnerable Countries
April 21, 2020
A new report finds that rates of acute hunger worldwide are the highest they’ve been since the report’s inception.
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.
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