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“The recent conflict has caused significant destruction and increased the suffering of Gaza’s population that has already been grappling with hefty challenges with little prospect for breakthrough,” said WFP Representative and Country Director Samer AbdelJaber.

When the going gets tough, WFP gets going.

In April 2021, WFP reached 350,000 vulnerable households affected by conflicts in border areas with food or cash assistance. In April-May 2021, WFP interviewed over 1,600 of them to find out about their food security situation and compared the results with previous assessments conducted before the start of the current political crisis.

A predominately agro-based economy, Malawi relies on agricultural production for its macro-economic growth.

This donation comes at a critical time when families in the Gaza Strip are coping with exacerbating deterioration in food insecurity, unemployment, and poverty due to the recent escalation in conflict.   WFP’s Cash-Based Transfer (CBT) through electronic vouchers has proven again to be a rapid and effective tool to deliver vital food assistance to people who were subject to displacement

The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range in the north of Colombia is the sacred homeland of the Arhuaco Indigenous people, and recognized by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve to promote sustainable development. In the foothills of this imposing mountain range – the highest in a tropical zone – is the municipality of Pueblo Bello.

With a smile on her face, Adama Baldé greets the bell that marks the morning meal. Using a cane, the 14-year-old visually impaired girl makes her way to the school canteen behind the Bengala Branca school in Guinea Bissau’s capital, where dishes of steaming rice and sauce are being served. "This meal gives me strength and improves my concentration in class,” says Adama as she sits on a c

The take-home food distributions began on July 6 and will run through the month, covering more than 300 schools in all Karamoja’s nine districts.

Eswatini has made progress in economic growth and sustainability since 2010. However, it is estimated that 29 percent of the population are facing severe acute food insecurity and urgently require humanitarian assistance. The prevalence of food insecurity and malnutrition remains a pressing concern across the country.