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New WFP chief Cindy McCain warns of funding crunch in fight against hunger

·April 6, 2023·1 min read

WFP estimates that more than 345 million people worldwide face crisis levels of food insecurity this year, an increase of almost 200 million since early 2020. Of these, 43 million are just one step away from famine. Ration cuts warning “Ration cuts are coming if we don’t have the money...

Haiti: Amid rising hunger levels, ‘world cannot wait for disaster before it acts’, WFP warns

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·March 27, 2023·2 min read

“Haiti can’t wait,” said Jean-Martin Bauer, World Food Programme (WFP) Country Director for the country. “We cannot wait for the scale of the problem to be expressed in deaths before the world responds, but that is where we are heading.” Half the population – 4.9 million people – are now...

School meals fuel young minds, but most vulnerable still missing out: WFP

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·March 22, 2023·2 min read

Amid the current global food crisis, with many families struggling to put food on the table, governments are increasingly seeing the value of these initiatives, according to the State of School-Feeding Worldwide report. Critical safety net School meals are a critical safety net for vulnerable children and households at a...

More than half of all Syrians going hungry: WFP

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·March 15, 2023·1 min read

Some 12.1 million Syrians are food insecure, while nearly three million more are at risk of sliding into hunger, the UN agency warned, highlighting the urgent need for increased humanitarian assistance. Malnutrition is also on the rise, with stunting rates among children at 28 per cent, according to recent data....

WFP chief describes ‘apocalyptic’ post-quake landscape in Syria, Türkiye

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·February 26, 2023·3 min read

“While the world has quickly mobilized in support of people here, the impact of this quake will be felt for months and years to come,” said WFP Executive Director David Beasley. During a visit to the Hatay region in southern Türkiye, he described “incomprehensible” devastation and an “apocalyptic” landscape. With...

Pope Francis in DR Congo: WFP highlights Africa’s biggest hunger crisis

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·February 2, 2023·2 min read

Millions of Congolese face severe food insecurity, particularly in the northeast, where fighting has uprooted millions of people. As part of his three-day DRC visit, the Pope is expected to meet families displaced by conflict in the east. This staggering number includes more than half a million uprooted from their homes...

Syria: WFP chief calls for action now, as hunger soars to 12 year high

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·January 30, 2023·3 min read

WFP Executive Director, David Beasley, said that if we don’t address this humanitarian crisis, “things are going to get worse than we can possibly imagine”. Following 12 years of brutal conflict, an economy crippled by runaway inflation, a currency that has collapsed to a record low and soaring food prices,...