It’s been four months since Letemariam Lakaw gave birth to her baby boy on the floor of their room in Hitsats, a former refugee camp in Ethiopia’s Tigray region that now houses tens of thousands of families displaced by conflict.
“There were days where we didn’t eat any food the whole day and night.
The health system continues to be systematically degraded, with catastrophic consequences. As of 19 February, only 12 out of 36 hospitals with inpatient capacity are still functioning, and only partially. There have been more than 370 attacks on health care in Gaza since 7 October.
Diseases are rampant. Famine is looming. Water is at a trickle.
The opening featured a powerful statement from WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain, marking the occasion with a commitment to innovation as a key driver in addressing the world's pressing challenges.
"We stand at a pivotal moment in the fight against hunger.
The humanitarian situation in Yemen is dire and worsening, with over 18 million people, including 14 million women and children, affected by conflict, climate change, recurring disease and critical economic conditions.
More than 50 trucks carrying an estimated 4,800 metric tons of World Food Programme (WFP) food and nutrition assistance – enough for around 500,000 people – are stuck in various locations across Sudan, unable to move towards their final destinations due to flooded and impassable roads.The rainy season is exacerbating the already devastating situation in Sudan, as floods force more people fro
Through this funding, WFP will provide families with food baskets comprising rice, pulses and cooking oil, to meet half their monthly food needs for a period of two months.
The winning projects from Colombia, Cuba, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Peru, developed innovative and disruptive solutions to combat hunger in the region.
Overarching evaluation questions focused on: (i) Have literacy rates of school-age children improved over the duration of the programme? (ii) Has the use of health and dietary practices increased? (iii) What is the level of community involvement and participation in decision-making in school governance mechanisms?
This factsheet reflects on the critical role of WFP and national governments in anticipating severe weather events and protecting vulnerable communities from the impacts of climate change.
