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Some 12.1 million people, more than 50% of the population, are currently food insecure and a further 2.9 million are at risk of sliding into hunger.

“It’s precisely in emergency contexts, where it is most crucial, that breastfeeding can be most challenging,” says Cindy McCain, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), as the organization marks World Breastfeeding Week.   “Women may be constantly on the move, on physically exhausting journeys. Conditions may be overcrowded, or traumatic.

You can help families in Gaza. DONATE NOW   Tuesday 24 October It’s already day 18 of this brutal war that has stripped away the life we love. I wish I could say my family and I have made it through so far – but have we really, if our loved ones were killed along the way? These past 18 days feel more like 18 years.

Ram Bibi and her parents are among nearly more than 7,300 refugee families from Afghanistan and Iraq residing inside 20 settlements across Iran. Cash assistance from the World Food Programme(WFP) facilitated by donors such as the European Union enables people to buy the foods they need, while in-kind foods such as flour enable families to make food.  Ram Bibi's family moved to Iran

As of Wednesday morning, WFP had reached nearly 64,000 people in urgent need of food assistance, providing ready-to-eat food rations, family food packages and hot meals.

Thanks to a contribution of US$6 million from KOICA, WFP in Egypt will be implementing a two-year programme to help improve the livelihoods of about 450,000 refugee and host community members in Greater Cairo, Alexandria Damietta, and Matrouh. The programme will develop the vocational skills of refugees and host community youth, focusing on marketable skills to help youth competitively seek emp

Syria: Millions at risk as violence rages   Thirteen years of brutal conflict. Survivors have nothing left - from their loved ones to their jobs and houses, everything is gone. Over 12 million Syrians – more than half the population – are in the grip of hunger.

USAID and WFP will partner with local governments and communities to strengthen their climate preparedness and risk reduction, as well as to mainstream climate adaptation practices to guarantee food security for vulnerable communities, especially smallholder farmers. Iraq’s agricultural sector is one of the main sources of income for farmers and the second largest contributor to the country’s G

Innoss’B, born Innocent Balume, is a dynamic and innovative artist from Goma, who has made a significant impact on African music. Recognized for his unique blend of Afrobeat, R&B and traditional Congolese rhythms, Innoss’B has earned international acclaim as a trailblazer in the music industry. "I believe in the power of music and culture to bring positive change.