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Seven earthquakes with magnitudes reaching 6.3 and multiple aftershocks have struck Herat Province in Western Afghanistan within eight days. Dozens of villages are affected, many of them entirely flattened with at least 1,400 people killed and more than 1,800 injured, according to official figures. The majority of victims are women and children.

From July 2023, ahead of the predicted 2023/2024 El Niño-induced drought, WFP activated its anticipatory action plans in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho, and Madagascar.

 *Updated on 18 June 2021Today, 41 million people around the world are on the brink of famine — and the slightest shock could tip them over the edge. The World Food Programme (WFP) is working around the clock to avert famine, but we urgently need US$5.5 billion to do this.

WFP’s Annual Performance Report (APR) is produced in line with General Rule VII.2 of the Organization and is the main annual accountability report that presents WFP’s achievements and challenges for the reporting year.

Hunger in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua has increased almost fourfold over the past two years - from 2.2 million people in 2018 to close to 8 million people in 2021 – a result of the economic crisis caused by COVID-19 and years of extreme climate events. Of this figure, 1.7 million people are in the ‘Emergency’ category of food insecurity and require urgent food assistance.

Market prices in Timor-Leste for cereals and non-cereal items have remained steady or slightly decreased since September. This observation is consistent with the FAO food price index (FFPI) of 135.9 captured in October, a figure virtually unchanged from September.

An average family in Lebanon now pays approximately 35 USD per person per month for staple food items like cooking oil, rice, and beans.

SANTIAGO, Chile. The new United Nations report Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2022 finds that 22.5% of the Latin America and the Caribbean population cannot afford a healthy diet. In the Caribbean this figure reaches 52%; in Mesoamerica, 27.8%; and in South America, 18.4%. The publication reports that 131.3 million people in the region could not afford a healthy diet in 2020.

“Considering the level of destruction and setbacks faced by those affected, we expect this to be a long and slow recovery,” said Miguel Barreto, WFP Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Good news comes with a catch in Haiti. Of course, it’s good news that the 19,200 people who faced ‘famine-like’ conditions in October no longer do. This was against the odds, with the World Food Programme (WFP) working with its implementing partners to reel people back from the brink, gaining access to Cité Soleil. Hunger levels remain extremely worrying however.