The exceptional prolonged drought between 2020 and 2022 in the Horn of Africa has left no time to recover from one failed rainfall season to the next, causing pastoral, agro-pastoral and farming communities to lose their livestock and crops.
Yoo has been a dedicated supporter of the organization and its causes for many years. In his new role as a WFP Chef Advocate, Tony Yoo will continue to lend his voice and platforms to help WFP open the hearts and minds of the Korean public and build a movement toward Zero Hunger.
Considered one of the best goalkeepers in the history of football Gianluigi Buffon played 176 matches for Italy’s national team – 80 of them as captain. In a stellar 20-year career he captained Italy’s leading football team Juventus and was named UEFA goalkeeper of the year five times.
“Cyclical violence in C.A.R. is destroying the lives of millions of people, many of whom are left destitute and hungry,” said Gian Carlo Cirri, WFP Representative in the Central African Republic.
“Providing food assistance to the most vulnerable families during these uncertain times is important,” said Peter Natiello, Mission Director for USAID Afghanistan.
“I’m almost 50 years old and never have I seen such hunger in this town,” says Duniya, from Danan town, in Ethiopia’s Somali region – an area firmly in the grip of the Horn of Africa drought. “We are pastoralists, dependent on livestock.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) would like to congratulate journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov on receiving this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
This award is a prestigious acknowledgement of the important role that Ms Ressa and Mr Muratov have played in promoting peace.
WFP, the 2020 Laureate, is delighted to pass the torch on, convinced that the world’s n
Afghanistan and Myanmar will receive AUD 21 million to help WFP meet the food needs of millions of people. In Afghanistan, economic distress due to COVID-19, conflict, and drought have pushed 14 million - 1 in 3 Afghans – into acute food insecurity. In Myanmar, the political crisis, job losses and the pandemic mean 3.4 million more people will struggle to put food on the table.