A group of Kenyan women sits in a circle one recent afternoon, a metal box in the middle. It looks like a toolbox except for three telltale locks. Pocket-sized record books lie strewn on the floor. Money changes hands – many times.
McCain takes up the vital role at a time when the unprecedented global food crisis is pushing millions of people deeper into hunger, with a particular impact on the lives of women and girls.
“Hunger puts more people- particularly women and children - at risk of sexual exploitation and abuse,” said McCain and stressed that "Seeking food or humanitarian assistance should never be a choice to sacr
The World Food Programme (WFP) is working around the clock to deliver food assistance to communities across Sudan facing acute hunger. WFP’s priority is providing vital aid across 14 areas in the country to people who have been left either in famine or at risk of slipping into famine after 500 days of relentless conflict.
This report commemorates the achievements of the World Food Programme (WFP) and its partners in the English- and -Dutch-speaking Caribbean over the past five years.
News, videos, stories, data sources and publications for media professionals, researchers and anyone wishing to know more about global hunger and how the World Food Programme (WFP) fights it.
Schools in Gaza are packed with families who’ve lost their homes and family members to the bombings that have displaced almost its entire population of 2.2 million people.
The same is true of Gaza’s remaining hospitals.
World Food Programme (2023). Regional Bureau for Eastern Africa – Protection and Accountability to Affected Population.
Annual Country Reports
Available at: Annual Country Reports 2023 | World Food Programme (wfp.org)
Following an unprecedented food crisis in 2022, Niger continues to face high levels of food insecurity, with two million people having experienced irregular access to safe and nutritious food over the last quarter of 2022, according to the November Cadre Harmonisé food security analysis.
The funds have been awarded to WFP’s Nepal office through a competitive process operated by USDA’s McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (McGovern-Dole), which has a long history of supporting Nepal’s efforts to promote food security and opportunities for education.This award will support a comprehensive five-year initiative (2023-2028) focused on improving&nbs