Food is best vaccine against chaos, insists UN World Food Programme head

Tens of millions more people are likely to go hungry this year because of the COVID-19 crisis, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday, as it announced plans for a massive boost to its global aid operation so it can reach them.

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WFP scales up support for millions who ‘cannot wait’ for food aid amid Horn of Africa drought

19 Aug 2022

As the threat of famine looms in the Horn of Africa, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Friday that it is scaling up operations to support millions going hungry who “cannot wait” for assistance.

First Person: I know what it’s like to go hungry as a child

26 Mar 2022

An agronomist working for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Haiti tells UN News that, like the people she helps today, she remembers what it’s like to go hungry as a child.

Worsening drought in Horn of Africa puts up to 20 million at risk: WFP

19 Apr 2022

Up to 20 million people could go hungry this year as delayed rains worsen extreme drought in the Horn of Africa region amid a shortfall in humanitarian aid, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.