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*Figures updated in February 2022
A staggering 44 million people in 38 countries are teetering on the brink of famine, with immediate action needed to avert huge loss of life. In Yemen and South Sudan over 100,000 people are already suffering famine or famine-like conditions, with conflict, insecurity and resulting displacement putting people at imminent r
Lightbulbs? Hold on, something’s off, I hear you say. That’s not the World Food Programme tagline you’ve heard before. What do lightbulbs have to do with the organization’s mission of ushering the world to end hunger by achieving peace?
Well, WFP Sustainability — that’s what.
Eradicating hunger, working to avert famine:that's WFP’s mission. It’s what we do.
Hosted by Italy, the Pre-Summit will be held in Rome from 26-28 July, with a vast programme and platform.
Earlier this month, the UN’s SOFI report (or The State of Food and Nutrition in the World 2021), confirmed the World Food Programme’s (WFP) worst fears — up to 811 million people went hungry last year as the combined effects of conflict, climate extremes and the coronavirus