News releases | World Food Programme
Aug 29, 2024 · WASHINGTON, DC – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes four awards totaling US $110 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support critical school meals programmes across Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Laos, and Rwanda. The funding will benefit nearly half a million children and their communities in more than 1,600 ...
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WFP in numbers. 152 Million people estimated to have received assistance from WFP in 2023. 5K trucks 132 aircraft and 20 ships can be on the go on any given day. 21.4 million children estimated to have received nutritious meals, school snacks or take-home rations in 2023.
Global report on food crises: Number of people facing acute food ...
May 3, 2023 · ROME – The number of people experiencing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, with over a quarter of a billion facing acute hunger and people in seven countries on the brink of starvation, according to the latest Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC).
Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2024 | World Food Programme
Apr 23, 2024 · The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2024 confirms the enormity of the challenge of achieving the goal of ending hunger by 2030. In 2023, nearly 282 million people or 21.5 percent of the analysed population in 59 countries/territories faced high levels of acute food insecurity requiring urgent food and livelihood assistance.
Media and resources | World Food Programme
WFP’s work is grounded in solid data. In this section you will find our main data sources as well as publications and detailed reports about our activities. News, videos, stories, data sources and publications for media professionals, researchers and anyone wishing to know more about global hunger and how the World Food Programme (WFP) fights it.
A global food crisis | World Food Programme
A global food crisis. Photo credit. In 71 countries in the world. 309 million people are facing acute hunger. The scale of the current global hunger and malnutrition crisis is enormous. Millions of people are in the grips of catastrophic hunger – primarily in Gaza and Sudan but also in pockets of South Sudan, Mali and many other countries.
Ending hunger | World Food Programme
Across the globe in 2024, as many as 309 million people are facing acute levels of food insecurity in the 71 countries with WFP operations and where data is available. The World Food Programme (WFP) works to reach zero hunger by 2030, a target agreed by governments under the Sustainable Development Agenda and specifically Sustainable ...
New Gaza food security assessment sees famine risk persisting …
Oct 17, 2024 · JERUSALEM – The risk of famine will persist throughout Gaza this winter unless fighting stops and more humanitarian aid reaches families, according to a new food security assessment by experts from 16 UN agencies and NGOs. Twelve months of fighting have decimated livelihoods, drastically reduced food production and severely restricted both commercial and humanitarian supply lines, the report ...
UN Food Agency pauses deliveries to the North of Gaza
Oct 29, 2024 · The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. Follow us on X, formerly Twitter, via @wfp_media
Famine imminent in northern Gaza, new report warns
Mar 18, 2024 · The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. Follow us on X, formerly Twitter, via @wfp_media