Given the unique context and nature of the crisis in Ukraine, WFP and its partners will deploy solutions that build on the existing social protection systems, institutional capacities and market infrastructure to rapidly scale up assistance to meet the needs of up to 6 million displaced and conflict-affected people, contingent upon the availability of sustained funding.
WFP’s focus is to reach
The current situation results from a combination of factors including years of drought which have led to significant drops in food production and grazing land losses, and the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
This vital contribution – part of Ukraine's humanitarian “Grain from Ukraine” initiative launched by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy – arrives as prices of staple food in Nigeria have risen, pushing basic meals out of the reach of millions of vulnerable families across the country.
The shipment was made possible thanks to a collaborative effort from Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Luxembourg, N
Food insecurity now affects 9.3 million people in the countries where WFP has a presence in the region, according to recent surveys conducted by the organization. In a worst-case scenario, where the conflict in Ukraine continues unabated, the figure could rise to 13.3 million.
“Millions of people could be pushed into poverty and hunger if the conflict in Ukraine continues.
The World Food Programme (WFP) is working to minimize the knock-on effects of rising food and energy prices – triggered by the Ukraine conflict – on hunger around the world, while it looks to scale up operations within the country and reach 3.7 million people. “[As] hunger threatens Ukraine directly, the fallout from this war will spread across the globe.
Traditionally a month of festivities, when families gather over traditional foods to break their day-long fast, this year millions will be struggling to buy even the most basic foods for their families as the war in Ukraine has pushed food prices even higher than the troubling levels at the start of the year.
“We are extremely concerned about the millions of people in this region who are alread
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As part of its school feeding programme, WFP funds 30 percent of the cost of daily hot meals for children in 673 schools across Ukraine. Schools use the funds to improve the quality of the meals or to reduce the fees parents pay to school canteens.
ROME – The number of people experiencing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, with over a quarter of a billion facing acute hunger and people in seven countries on the brink of starvation, according to the latest Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC).
The annual report, produced by the Food Se