WFP

The UN continues to provide humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, despite the political upheaval.
© WFP/Arete/Andrew Quilty

Taliban response to protests increasingly violent, warns OHCHR

10 September 2021
Human Rights

Peaceful protesters in many parts of Afghanistan have been met with an increasingly violent response by the new Taliban authorities over the past four weeks, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday, including the use of live ammunition, batons and whips. 

Food is distributed in Zelazle in northern Ethiopia, after a convoy reached the region on monday
© WFP/Claire Nevill

‘Unprecedented funding gap’ for 7 million facing hunger in Ethiopia: WFP 

7 September 2021
Humanitarian Aid

The World Food Programme (WFP) is facing an unprecedented funding gap of $426 million for its operation in Ethiopia, as the UN agency ramps up delivery to meet the needs of up to 12 million people this year. 

Goods donated after disaster in Vanuatu.
Vanuatu National Disaster Management Office

‘Don’t let your kindness go to waste’, urges WFP

20 November 2020
Interviews

Donating goods overseas after disasters can be unhelpful and even harmful, and with the Pacific Cyclone season now in full swing, the World Food Programme (WFP) has begun a campaign urging people to donate more responsibly.  

Julia Dean from the UN Country Team in Australia spoke to Jo Pilgrim, Director of WFP’s Pacific Multi-Country office in Fiji, and started by asking her what the most donated items were.  

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Two displaced women sit at a camp in Awaradi, Niger.
© UNOCHA/Eve Sabbagh

Violence, COVID-19, contribute to rising humanitarian needs in the Sahel

16 October 2020
Humanitarian Aid

A surge in armed violence, coupled with the economic and social fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, are contributing to worsening conditions for children in the Central Sahel, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Friday. 

Children in India eating micronutrient enriched food as part of a WFP programme (file)
WFP/Isheeta Sumra

The World Food Programme: a three-year experiment that became indispensable

9 October 2020
Humanitarian Aid

The need for the World Food Programme, the recipient of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, to exist is starker than ever. From conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to flooding in South Sudan, and the civil war in Yemen, man-made and natural disasters are leaving tens of millions of people unsure if they will have enough food for themselves and their families to survive on.

A child receiving food in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. COVID-19 risks undermining efforts to reduce hunger.
WFP/Saikat Mojumder

INTERVIEW: ‘Famine is preventable, if there is political will’

24 September 2020
Humanitarian Aid

The UN is warning of an impending hunger pandemic across the world, partly a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the World Food Programme (WFP) preparing to launch an unprecedented food aid operation, UN News spoke to WFP Assistant Executive-Director Valerie Guarnieri, on the devastating rise in hunger, and the scale of funding needed to feed those most vulnerable.

A deadly explosion at Beirut Port wreaks havoc throughout Lebanon's capital city.
© UNOCHA

News in Brief 14 August 2020

14 August 2020
News in Brief
  • UNDP to support economic recovery in Beirut
  • UN chief welcomes UAE-Israel deal to end West Bank annexations
  • WFP warns of food insecurity in DR Congo 
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Workers unload WFP food aid at the Karageusian Center in Beirut, Lebanon.
WFP/Ziad Rizkallah

Lebanon: WFP racing to help vulnerable, prevent food shortages

12 August 2020
Humanitarian Aid

The World Food Programme (WFP) is racing to prevent food shortages in Lebanon as the country continues to reel from the triple shock of the devastating blast in Beirut, economic meltdown and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medical supplies have been flown out of Fiji as part of the UN's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Pacific Ocean.
WFP/Allan Stephen

COVID-19: Humanitarian air service to fill ‘crucial gap’ in the Pacific

6 August 2020
Interviews

A new humanitarian air service launched on Thursday will boost COVID-19 response in the Pacific, according to Governments and the World Food Programme (WFP).

Julia Dean of the UN Country Team in Australia spoke to Jo Pilgrim, Director of WFP’s Pacific Multi-Country Office, who explained how the flights will fill a “crucial gap” during the pandemic.

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The UN is delivering vital medical supplies, to support COVID-19 response efforts in the Pacific.
WFP/Allan Stephen

New humanitarian air service boosts COVID-19 response in the Pacific

6 August 2020
Health

A flight carrying protective masks, ventilators and other essential medical supplies for COVID-19 response, landed in Papua New Guinea on Thursday, marking the start of a humanitarian air service for the Pacific region, Governments and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) have announced.