Destroyed Homes, Destroyed Dreams: Gazans End a Grim Year
January 10, 2025
The U.N. World Food Programme’s Emergency Communications Head Jonathan Dumont recently visited the Gaza Strip — here’s what he saw.
WFP News
Topic: Understanding Hunger
Food and Nutrition Crisis Deepens Across Sudan as Famine Identified in Additional Areas
December 24, 2024
Four months after famine was first confirmed in Zamzam camp in Sudan’s North Darfur state, more areas in North Darfur and the Western Nuba mountains have been identified as experiencing famine conditions.
New U.N. Report Warns of Conflict-Induced Famine and Catastrophic Hunger in 5 Major Hotspots Alongside the Looming La Niña Climate Threat in Others
October 31, 2024
Acute food insecurity is set to increase in both magnitude and severity across 22 countries and territories, according to a new United Nations report.
Hunger in Haiti Reaches Historic High With 1 in 2 Haitians Now in Acute Hunger
September 30, 2024
Haiti today marks another grim milestone, as the number of people facing acute hunger has now reached half of the country’s population, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis.
World Food Program USA Statement on Conflict in Lebanon
September 25, 2024
World Food Program USA is deeply concerned by the escalating conflict in Lebanon. We are closely monitoring the unfolding situation and stand ready to support the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)’s response.
WFP Ramps up Response in Flood-Hit West Africa as Region Grapples With Record Levels of Acute Hunger
September 17, 2024
Torrential rains have unleashed catastrophic floods in West and Central Africa, affecting over 4 million people in 14 countries, WFP today warns.
Remarks as Delivered by WFP Assistant Executive Director Stephen Omollo at the Security Council Session on Sudan
August 6, 2024
WFP Assistant Executive Director Stephen Omollo addresses the United Nations Security Council on the crisis in Sudan.
Famine Confirmed in Sudan’s North Darfur, Confirming U.N. Agencies Worst Fears
August 1, 2024
After more than 15 months of war in Sudan, a catastrophic combination of conflict, displacement and humanitarian access constraints has resulted in famine in a camp sheltering hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Sudan’s North Darfur Region.
United Nations Report: Hunger Numbers Stubbornly High for Three Consecutive Years as Global Crises Deepen
July 24, 2024
Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published today by five United Nations specialized agencies.
WFP Response to New IPC Food Security Assessment on Gaza
June 25, 2024
The latest food security assessment on Gaza confirms WFP’s concerns about the ongoing levels of severe hunger across the Gaza Strip and shows the critical importance of sustained access to all areas of Gaza.
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