To Bee or Not to Bee in Kyrgyzstan
May 17, 2021
“Bee master” Ryskulbek’s dream of earning money from honey became reality after he made a beeline for a WFP training course in May of 2020.
WFP News
Topic: Logistics
How Blockchain Is Helping WFP Fight Against the Coronavirus in Bangladesh
May 14, 2021
Blockchain is helping people in the largest refugee camp in the world get quicker, easier, more straightforward access to the lifesaving assistance they need.
To Untangle America’s Complex Border Challenges, We Must First Tame Climate Change and Hunger
May 13, 2021
There are no easy solutions to untangle America’s complex border challenges, but there are remedies that can alleviate vulnerable people’s need to migrate. They begin with understanding what truly drives the hunger that prompts so many people to leave their homes.
Southern Madagascar: Government and UN Sound the Alarm on Famine Risk, Urge Action
May 11, 2021
With each day that passes, more lives are at stake as hunger tightens its grip in southern Madagascar. Years of poor harvests driven by drought upon drought, and weather-related damages to fishing, have pushed people to the brink.
Acute Food Insecurity Soars to Five-Year High Warns Global Report on Food Crises
May 5, 2021
One year after the COVID-19 pandemic, the outlook for 2021 is grim. Conflict, economic shocks and climate change continue to drive hunger.
WFP and Tajik Government Sign a MOU on Climate Change Adaptation
May 4, 2021
This MoU will pave the way for wide ranging bilateral cooperation towards our common goal of improving food security in Tajikistan, and help WFP raise awareness about climate change.
When Life Hands You Lemons: The Journey of Nenad Grkovic, WFP Beneficiary Turned Humanitarian Worker
May 1, 2021
Meet Nenad Grkovic, a former United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) beneficiary during a civil war who later dedicated his career to saving and changing lives through innovative logistics solutions.
Southern Madagascar on Brink of Famine, Warns WFP
April 29, 2021
We have witnessed heartbreaking scenes of severely malnourished children and starving families. We need the money and resources now to help the people of Madagascar.
What Bettina Stix, Amazon’s Director of ‘Right Now Needs’ and Disaster Relief, Has to Say About Hurricanes
April 27, 2021
We sat down with Bettina Stix, Amazon’s Director of Right Now Needs and Disaster Relief, to learn more about Amazon’s priorities in their humanitarian work and what inspired their partnership with the U.N. World Food Programme.
Aerial Assessments Help Timor-Leste Recover Following the Worst Floods in 40 Years
April 23, 2021
Torrential rains and flash floods from Cyclone Seroja hit the Timor-Leste in early April, leaving crops destroyed in six municipalities. WFP and its partners distributed life-saving relief materials to families affected by the floods within 48 hours.
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