World Food Programme

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2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. The UN World Food Programme saves lives in emergencies and uses food assistance to build a pathway to peace and stability.

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🆘 #Yemen: Escalating fighting has has displaced more than 149,000 people so far. WFP has reached over 70,000 people in major displacement hotspots and is preparing to support up to 1.5 million if needs rise. But food stocks are depleting rapidly. 🔗

Drawing on its presence in #Panama and its regional humanitarian logistics capabilities based in the country, WFP remains committed to supporting government-led efforts and stands ready to scale up its assistance as needs continue to emerge.

South Sudan has kept its doors open to families fleeing conflict. But as hunger rises and resources run thin, humanitarian support is under growing pressure.

WFP has run out of food in #Gaza as borders crossings remain closed. Two million people inside Gaza rely entirely on food assistance to survive. The situation is at breaking point. We need food to reach Gaza. We need access — now.

The suffering in #Gaza is unacceptable. This senseless violence must end.

The Global Report on Food Crises is out — and the data is alarming. Over the past decade: 🔺 Extreme hunger has DOUBLED worldwide 🔺 9x more people now face the most severe form of food insecurity 🔺 Food crises are lasting longer 🔗Learn more:

⚠️ A new report shows the global fallout from the Middle East crisis is pushing millions more people deeper into hunger. 🔴 +2.5M in Somalia 🔴 +2.3M in Afghanistan 🔴 +1.3M in Sri Lanka The impacts are expected to intensify in the coming months, even if the crisis de-escalates.

From Sudan to Gaza, food assistance was a lifeline for millions of families caught in conflict and crisis in 2025. A family food box. A hot meal. A vital source of nutrition. This work can continue thanks to the generosity of our donors. Every bit helps:

🔵 Every day, WFP supply chain is a lifeline — moving food and essential supplies to affected and some of the hardest‑to‑reach places. ✈️🚁🚚 From trucks and ships to helicopters, teams work around the clock to make sure assistance reaches families when it matters most. 🔗

The need for a longer-term ceasefire in #Gaza has never been greater. Hunger is spreading widely and people are growing increasingly desperate in their search food. We need more access. We need more supplies. We need lasting peace.

🔴 318 million people faced acute hunger in 2025 as conflict, climate extremes and economic shocks deepened crises around the world. Despite shrinking resources, WFP continued to respond in emergencies while finding smarter, faster ways to reach those most in need. 📖 Read our Annual Review:

Today WFP joins the UN family to mark a moment of silence to mourn, remember, and honour our colleagues who lost their lives in #Gaza. We are heartbroken. We will continue to remember their work and honour their memories.

🆘The destruction of the #NovaKakhovka dam has caused a humanitarian disaster, as thousands have lost their homes and access to drinking water and food. WFP is distributing ready-to eat foods with partner #Tarilka, delivering 7,000 rations in #Khersonska and #Mykolaivska so far.

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What makes a school meal “home-grown”? In #Burundi, WFP connects nutritious school meals with food from local farmers, helping children learn while supporting local livelihoods and food security. WFP's Marco Cavalcante explains ⬇️

🔵 Emergency food assistance saves lives. But long-term solutions to hunger begin within communities. In #Haiti, WFP is supporting farmers, rehabilitating irrigation canals and improving access to markets, creating livelihoods and strengthening local food production ⬇️

Flooded roads and destroyed bridges have left many communities completely isolated. To reach them, WFP Nepal is delivering food and relief items by air. 🚁 Aviation Officer Shahrukh shares how crews navigate rugged mountain terrain to serve people in need, wherever they are.

🚨WFP is being forced to halve its operation in the West Bank because of severe funding constraints. Today, an estimated 900,000 people are food insecure – with increased settler violence and displacement disrupting livelihoods, deepening hunger and pushing families further into crisis.

When the world needs it most, WFP delivers. Every day, WFP's supply chain moves food and essential supplies to some of the world's hardest-to-reach places. From trucks and ships to aircraft and boats, teams work around the clock to reach families when it matters most. 🌍🚚📦

The climate is changing. So are we. 🌏🌱 Learn about the solutions enabling communities on the frontlines of the climate emergency to adapt and prepare.

📍 #Nepal: WFP food assistance is reaching families affected by devastating floods. Sampurna explains how WFP Nepal is working with national and local authorities to deliver food and help scale the Government-led response. Help us reach more families:

#Sudan is still the world's largest hunger crisis. After an eight-day visit to the country, Acting Luke J. Lindberg Carl Skau shares what he witnessed and warns that funding shortfalls could force cuts to lifesaving assistance in the weeks ahead. We cannot keep failing the people of Sudan.

📍 In #Sudan, El Niño is making rainfall increasingly unpredictable. WFP is helping farmers access the information they need to plan ahead, protect their crops and prepare for the season.

📍 Malawi: School meals help children learn, concentrate and thrive. For many children and their families, these daily meals are a lifeline. Hear from students about what school meals mean to them ⬇️

In northern #Kenya, food grown by local farmers is helping WFP in Kenya provide school meals to thousands of learners at over 550 schools. As families recover from drought, reliable school meals help children stay ready to learn. 🥬✏️💙

School meals bridge the gap between hunger and education.🥘📚 Providing children with nutritious #SchoolMeals can lift entire communities out of poverty and onto the road to sustainable development.💙 WFP's George explains ⤵️

For Chandima, feeding schoolchildren every day is part of her life, carried out with love and devotion. With support from WFP and Michael Kors, farmers and caterers supply nutritious home-grown school meals to learners across 8 districts in Sri Lanka. 🥬🎒💙