Every route to get food assistance to thousands of families in #Gaza is critical.
Progress achieved after the ceasefire risks being lost without more consistent and unrestrained access.
Every route to get food assistance to thousands of families in #Gaza is critical.
Progress achieved after the ceasefire risks being lost without more consistent and unrestrained access.
WFP is mobilizing one of its most complex emergency responses in years, as conflict in the Middle East escalates.
β‘οΈ This is how WFP is ensuring urgently needed food keeps moving despite hugely disrupted supply chains. https://ow.ly/zU3F50YqtMn
β οΈHunger in #Afghanistan is worsening. Border insecurity with Pakistan and Iran is deepening one of the worldβs worst hunger crises.
With critical funding gaps, WFP is already forced to turn away 3 of every 4 children who need lifeβsaving treatment for acute malnutrition. https://ow.ly/M9BR50Yp0SB
WFP teams are on the ground and ready to scale up operations across the Middle East.
WFP's Regional Director, Samer AbdelJaber, explains the humanitarian situation is changing rapidly, as displacement grows and supply routes come under strain. https://ow.ly/PaMI50YozpB
"Every day is a lottery."
Four years into the full-scale war in #Ukraine, life in frontline communities is a daily fight for survival.
With few shops open and drones hovering all day, many cannot safely access stores to buy food & basic necessities.
π Somalia is on the brink of a major humanitarian emergency.
βͺοΈA new report projects 6.5 million people face crisis levels of hunger or worse by March - driven by a national drought emergency.
βͺοΈWithout immediate new funding, WFPβs assistance will be almost completely exhausted by April.
#Haiti: A boat loaded with food arrived in Cap-HaΓ―tien for WFPβs emergency response.
With half the population facing food insecurity, WFP is scaling up local purchases from farmers β 70% of school meals already procured locally β while completing with imports to meet urgent needs.
New evidence indicates that famine conditions are intensifying in the most vulnerable areas of #Sudan.
π¨WFP and partners are calling for urgent international support and unimpeded access to help prevent catastrophic hunger from spreading further. https://ow.ly/alPF50YiP4X
#Somalia: Families who survived the last drought emergency now face another crisis.
WFP is ready to deliver, but without immediate funding, humanitarian assistance will grind to a halt when communities need it most. https://ow.ly/qsTn50YiMe2
π¨Somaliaβs nutrition lifeline is shrinking - fast.
π΄ At the largest camp for displaced families in Dollow, WFP-backed mobile centres provide critical support to treat and prevent malnutrition.
WFPβs Ridwan explains why scaling up nutrition assistance for women and children cannot wait. ‡οΈ
π Lifeβsaving emergency food and nutrition assistance in #Somalia is at imminent risk of grinding to a halt.
The country is facing one of the most complex hunger crises in recent years, with a quarter of the population facing crisis-levels of food insecurity or worse.
π https://ow.ly/I8gh50YiFRB
WFP is scaling up to reach the growing number of people fleeing conflict in #SouthSudanβs Jonglei state.
These life-saving food distributions, transported along river routes, come as increasing insecurity hampers humanitarian efforts and threatens to drive up hunger.
β‘οΈhttps://ow.ly/5qRg50Yi1Rr
Smart, responsible technology paves the way for more equitable humanitarian response.
In #Mali, WFP is using AIβpowered photo deduplication to support fair, dignified assistanceβhelping remove duplicate records and use resources more efficiently.
πhttps://ow.ly/NR2G50YhYTP
π#Sudan: Critical humanitarian assistance has reached parts of South Kordofan - areas largely cut off from aid for more than two years.
WFP transported food to support nearly 70,000 people.
πRead more: https://ow.ly/a2nS50YhrWU
Quote from Tania Goosens, UN WFP Country Director in Madagascar, describing overwhelming destruction in cyclone-hit Tamatave and urgent food needs.
Families in #Madagascar are reeling from backβtoβback cyclones that have left hundreds of thousands in urgent need.
WFP is on the ground. Country Director Tania Goosens briefs on the situation and what's needed now. π https://ow.ly/UC1p50YgEKt
Across #Gaza, families like Abu Moussa's rely on humanitarian assistance to survive.
WFP reached more thanΒ 1.6 million peopleΒ withΒ food, cash, hot meals, bread, school snacks and nutrition support in January.
WFP warehouses and supply chains are lifelines - moving food and assistance to where itβs needed most.
Across mountains, rivers and valleys, we sharpen planning, boost efficiency and build local capacity so every dollar goes further.
Hear from WFP's Shiella in #Zimbabweπ
By river, rail, air or sea. WFP food assistance reaches the people who need it most.
Follow one bag of grain from a farm in #Uganda to refugee families in #SouthSudan β traveling by riverboat along the White Nile, with teams working every step of the way to get it there.
π#Gaza: WFP teams are raising sand barriers to stop floodwaters β helping prevent tents and possessions from being inundated and keeping a crucial aid route open.
WFP Engineer Mai explains ‡οΈ
Families displaced by conflict in northeastern #Nigeria have lost homes, land and livelihoods.
β οΈAnd now WFP assistance may run out in the next weeks.
WFP's Matthew Hollingworth explains the need for urgent support.
π΄ Conflict and insecurity in Jonglei, #SouthSudan have displaced thousands of families.
π΄ Nearly 60% of the population is already expected to face crisis levels of hunger during the upcoming lean season β when hunger is at its worst.
Watch as WFP's Tomson explainsπ
Every day, over 400,000 meals are served at 45 WFP-backed community kitchens across Gaza.
β οΈ Sustained access, flow of humanitarian and commercial goods, and a lasting ceasefire are essential to prevent Gaza from sliding back into catastrophic hunger.
πFloods have devastated communities in #Mozambique.
WFP acted early to help families prepare - and now weβre scaling up emergency food assistance for those displaced.
Watch WFPβs Claire Conan explain why urgent support is needed now. β¬οΈ
π#Mozambique: Through the water or from the air, WFP is using every means possible to reach nearly half a million people affected by floods.
Humanitarian needs in the country are skyrocketing. More resources are urgently needed. Learn more: https://ow.ly/5smL50Y64hM
π #SouthSudan: WFP is calling on all parties to urgently de-escalate and allow for the safe delivery of life-saving food assistance to hundreds of thousands of people.
Without action, entire communities will be left beyond the reach of the vital assistance they require.
π https://ow.ly/RQvU50Y5Pjn
Since the ceasefire, WFP has scaled up food, logistics and cash assistance in #Gaza. But winter conditions, displacement and destroyed homes mean needs remain immense.
Listen to WFP's Carl Skau on what must come next ‡οΈ
π΅ Every day, WFP supply chain is a lifeline β moving food and essential supplies to affected and some of the hardestβtoβreach places.
βοΈππ From trucks and ships to helicopters, teams work around the clock to make sure assistance reaches families when it matters most.
π wfp.org/supply-chain
π#Mozambique is facing the worst floods in two decades:
πΉThousands of families are displaced
πΉAccess to communities is cut off by flood waters
WFP teams are rapidly deploying, aiming to reach 375,000 of the worst-affected people in the coming days. But more support is urgent. ‡οΈ
In besieged areas across #Sudan, every WFP truck is a sign of hope. π¦π₯£ Saleh, a father from Kadugli, describes what it means when aid arrives: lives saved.
π As the brutal conflict continues, and without immediate additional funding, millions are at risk of being left without vital food assistance.
In #Gaza, there is hope - but the food security situation remains fragile.
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WFP's Carl Skau explains why life-saving assistance must continue at scale β at the same time as supporting people's livelihoods, nutritious diets, and their path toward self-sufficiency.